Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Area	Employment^** Total	Hourly Wage			Annual
Area	Employment^** Total	Mean	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Entry	Experienced
Kansas City^*	26,330	17.11	9.86	20.74	35,592	20,501	43,137
Central Region^*	17,590	17.47	9.16	21.63	36,342	19,050	44,988
Northeast Region^*	6,860	14.76	8.21	18.03	30,692	17,067	37,505
Northwest Region^*	6,570	15.08	9.28	17.97	31,356	19,311	37,379
Ozark Region^*	10,070	16.99	9.26	20.86	35,348	19,262	43,390
South Central Region^*	3,860	13.12	7.86	15.75	27,285	16,353	32,752
Southeast Region^*	8,770	14.14	8.31	17.06	29,413	17,290	35,474
Southwest Region^*	8,260	12.42	8.06	14.60	25,835	16,757	30,374
St. Charles^*	5,950	15.63	8.45	19.22	32,516	17,586	39,981
St. Louis City^*	9,210	18.65	10.11	22.91	38,784	21,037	47,657
St. Louis County^*	32,880	18.74	9.62	23.30	38,981	20,003	48,470
West Central Region^*	7,530	14.63	8.78	17.56	30,432	18,263	36,517
Jefferson/Franklin Consortium^*	5,590	15.03	9.63	17.73	31,265	20,026	36,885

Area	Employment ^**		Change 2000-2010		Annual Avg Openings	Long-term Outlook
Area	2000 Estimated	2010 Projected	Number	Percent	Annual Avg Openings	Long-term Outlook
Missouri	156,550	183,880	27,330	17.46	6,203	NA
Kansas City MSA	45,640	54,590	8,950	19.61	1,897	NA
St Louis MSA	77,940	90,920	12,980	16.65	2,993	NA
Central Region^*	18,430	21,820	3,390	18.39	763	NA
Northeast Region^*	5,740	6,640	900	15.68	218	NA
Northwest Region^*	6,270	7,210	940	14.99	141	NA
Ozark Region^*	9,930	12,520	2,590	26.08	477	NA
South Central Region^*	4,420	5,290	870	19.68	184	NA
Southeast Region^*	7,950	9,290	1,340	16.86	301	NA
Southwest Region^*	5,790	6,710	920	15.89	217	NA
West Central Region^*	6,470	7,560	1,090	16.85	259	NA