Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Area	Employment^** Total	Hourly Wage			Annual
Area	Employment^** Total	Mean	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Entry	Experienced
Kansas City^*	250	12.43	6.70	15.29	25,851	13,936	31,809
Central Region^*	450	10.04	6.71	11.71	20,893	13,964	24,357
Northeast Region^*	110	9.25	7.63	10.06	19,232	15,863	20,916
Ozark Region^*	200	9.39	6.70	10.74	19,538	13,928	22,342
South Central Region^*	330	9.84	7.23	11.14	20,468	15,041	23,182
Southeast Region^*	540	8.19	6.09	9.24	17,035	12,665	19,220
Southwest Region^*	930	9.90	6.82	11.44	20,598	14,195	23,800
St. Charles^*	50	11.06	6.31	13.43	23,005	13,132	27,942
St. Louis City^*	260	10.38	6.29	12.42	21,588	13,094	25,836
St. Louis County^*	320	11.13	6.85	13.27	23,154	14,243	27,610
West Central Region^*	440	11.26	6.64	13.57	23,415	13,803	28,220
Jefferson/Franklin Consortium^*	30	7.61	6.39	8.22	15,833	13,288	17,106

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	5,260	5,960	700	13.31	208	NA
Kansas City MSA	780	880	100	12.82	30	NA
St Louis MSA	1,060	1,160	100	9.43	38	NA
Central Region^*	700	770	70	10.00	24	NA
Northeast Region^*	290	310	20	6.90	10	NA
Northwest Region^*	320	340	20	6.25	8	NA
Ozark Region^*	340	400	60	17.65	16	NA
South Central Region^*	510	580	70	13.73	19	NA
Southeast Region^*	690	790	100	14.49	28	NA
Southwest Region^*	740	850	110	14.86	31	NA
West Central Region^*	460	460		.00	13	NA