DWS News

June 06, 2007 
Contact: Curt Stewart 801.526.4315

New Wage Data Available from DWS

The latest wage data covering nearly 600 Utah occupations is now available from the Department of Workforce Services (DWS). The wage data is available in two forms: wage tables online at http://jobs.utah.gov/opencms/wi/regions/local.html and a searchable database online at http://jobs.utah.gov/jsp/wi/utalmis/gotoOccwage.do.

Abbreviated summaries of the information for the major occupations are available in the wage tables, alphabetized by occupational title, and broken out into ten geographic areas:

• Statewide
• The Salt Lake City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) – Salt Lake, Tooele, Summit
• The Ogden-Clearfield MSA - Weber, Davis, Morgan
• The Provo-Orem MSA – Utah, Juab
• The Logan MSA - Cache County
• The St. George MSA – Washington County
• Box Elder and Rich counties
• Central Rural counties - Millard, Sanpete, Sevier, Piute, Wayne
• Southwest Rural Counties – Beaver, Iron, Garfield, Kane
• Eastern Rural counties - Wasatch, Duchesne, Daggett, Uintah, Carbon, Emery, Grand, San Juan

“Wage information is of critical importance to both employers and workers,” says Stephen Maas, director of DWS’s Workforce Development and Information Division. “Employers need wage data to ensure their wages are competitive so they can maintain a competent workforce. Workers and potential workers need it to help them in their career decisions.”

Some occupational wages are published only at the statewide level, due to a large enough sample being necessary to obtain valid statistics. Similarly, some counties are combined to provide a large enough sample for statistical validity. Wages for many occupations in Utah vary widely and are dependent upon market demand and the level of skill and training required.

Wage data comes from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey, conducted annually by the Utah Department of Workforce Services.

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