Wages


 
2012 Occupational Wage Rate Estimates
Samplings of selected hourly wage rates for the 
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota MSA  (Manatee & Sarasota Counties)
Job Classification Mean Entry Experience
All Occupations $19.45 $9.36 $24.50
Accountants and Auditors $31.91 $19.91 $37.91
Assemblers & Fabricators $11.69 $9.53 $12.76
Customer Service Representatives $14.34 $9.77 $16.62
Electricians $18.50 $10.76 $22.36
Engineers $36.12 $25.25 $41.55
Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $21.26 $15.66 $24.06
First-line Supervisors, Production $28.09 $18.83 $32.72
First-line Supervisors, Office $24.04 $15.31 $28.41
Graphic Designers $20.72 $13.48 $24.33
Health Technologists & Technicians $18.02 $13.13 $20.47
Industrial Engineers $30.92 $21.16 $35.80
Industrial Machinery Mechanics $19.43 $15.88 $21.20
Laborers & Material Movers $12.81 $8.98 $14.72
Machinists $18.91 $14.33 $21.21
Maintenance Workers, Machinery $18.96 $13.72 $21.58
Mechanical Engineers $31.33 $20.95 $36.52
Network and Computer Systems Administrators $35.71 $23.67 $41.73
Receptionists and Information Clerks $12.95 $9.45 $14.70
Secretaries $15.09 $11.21 $17.02
Shipping, Receiving & Traffic Clerks $14.17 $10.57 $15.98
Tool & Die Makers $21.09 $16.07 $23.59
Welders $18.21 $13.43 $20.60
Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics, Occupational Wages, May 2012
2011 Average Annual Wage for Manatee County     
$35,633         $17.13 per hour
2011 Average Annual Wage for North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota MSA 
$37,062        $17.82 per hour
Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Program, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.       Updated January 2013