Figure 22: Wages by Industry Gulf Coast Texas Workforce Development Board, <strong>20</strong>08All IndustriesEstimatedEmployeesMeanWage ($)All industries 2,613,580 $44,665Management <strong>of</strong> Companiesand Enterprises$21.4722,4<strong>20</strong> $78,122$37.56Utilities 18,110 $64,485$31.00Mining 91,480 $70,237$33.77Pr<strong>of</strong>essional, Scientific, and187,080 $71,674$34.46Technical ServicesPublic Administration 115,0<strong>20</strong> $48,760$23.44Information 38,290 $55,072$26.48119,940 $47,963$23.06Transportation andWarehousingFinance and Insurance 90,140 $55,225$26.55Construction <strong>20</strong>1,040 $44,549$21.42Wholesale Trade 143,370 $50,671$24.36Manufacturing 241,460 $47,629$22.90Educational Services 259,550 $47,061$22.6352,9<strong>20</strong> $38,353$18.44Real Estate and Rental andLeasingHealth Care and Social272,440 $46,050Assistance$22.14Administrative and Support178,090 $34,483and Waste Management and$16.58Remediation ServicesAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing1,1<strong>20</strong> $28,085and Hunting$13.50Other Services (except Public66,960 $32,979Administration)$15.86Retail Trade 274,800 $27,731Arts, Entertainment, andRecreationAccommodation and FoodServices$13.3329,230 $27,330$13.14210,130 $<strong>20</strong>,094$9.66Entry Wage($)$18,411$8.85$31,178$14.99$30,161$14.50$29,944$14.40$28,311$13.61$27,401$13.17$25,592$12.30$24,599$11.83$23,982$11.53$23,407$11.25$22,271$10.71$22,063$10.61$21,865$10.51$19,098$9.18$18,542$8.91$16,729$8.04$16,421$7.89$16,156$7.77$16,135$7.76$15,621$7.51$15,162$7.29ExperiencedWage ($)$57,792$27.78$101,595$48.84$81,647$39.25$90,383$43.45$93,355$44.88$59,440$28.58$69,811$33.56$59,645$28.68$70,846$34.06$55,119$26.50$64,870$31.19$60,412$29.04$59,660$28.68$47,980$23.07$59,804$28.75$43,360$<strong>20</strong>.85$33,917$16.31$41,391$19.90$33,529$16.12$33,184$15.95$22,560$10.85MedianWage$33,449$16.08$62,381$29.99$52,772$25.37$52,785$25.38$56,531$27.18$41,006$19.71$47,094$22.64$42,166$<strong>20</strong>.27$39,737$19.10$35,341$16.99$37,511$18.03$37,043$17.81$44,925$21.60$29,226$14.05$34,185$16.43$25,562$12.29$21,467$10.32$25,014$12.03$<strong>20</strong>,859$10.03$19,214$9.24$16,588$7.98Source: Texas Workforce Commission www.tracer2.com*The median is a more useful measure when the data is not evenly distributed – as with salaries in organizations where mostpeople will be in the lower to middle pay groups and fewer will be at the top. When average is used the number is skewed dueto outliers.38
Employment by IndustryThe employment by industry percentages in Figure 23 indicate the top three industries in the Gulf CoastWorkforce Development Board area are : 30% all other industries (representing a sum <strong>of</strong> all industriesnot labeled here), retail trade at 11%, educational services at 10%, and health care and social services,also 10% <strong>of</strong> employment. Fort Bend County ranks in the top 3% in the nation for employment growthand its share <strong>of</strong> employment in the Houston CMSA has increased from 3.28% in 1980 to 14.49% as <strong>of</strong><strong>20</strong>05. 11Figure 23: Employment by Industry, Gulf Coast WDA8%Employment ByIndustry8%30%9%11%7%ConstructionManufacturingRetail TradePr<strong>of</strong>essional, Scientific, and TechnicalServicesAdministrative andSupport and WasteManagement and Remediation ServicesEducational ServicesHealth Care and Social Assistance10%10%7%Accomodation andFood ServicesAll Other IndustriesSource: Texas Workforce Commission www.tracer2.com11 Fort Bend County in Association withCDS MarketResearch, Copyright <strong>20</strong>08 Knudson LP. <strong>20</strong>07. “Fort BendCounty Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master <strong>Plan</strong> Update <strong>20</strong>07.”Appendix A, Page 39
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