Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Area	Employment^** Total	Hourly Wage			Annual
Area	Employment^** Total	Mean	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Entry	Experienced
Kansas City^*	22,060	24.38	13.98	29.58	50,712	29,083	61,527
Central Region^*	6,200	20.37	12.47	24.33	42,378	25,940	50,597
Northeast Region^*	990	19.19	11.47	23.05	39,919	23,861	47,948
Northwest Region^*	1,620	19.47	11.39	23.51	40,498	23,696	48,899
Ozark Region^*	4,860	20.37	11.67	24.72	42,370	24,264	51,423
South Central Region^*	960	18.49	11.03	22.23	38,467	22,940	46,231
Southeast Region^*	2,260	19.49	11.09	23.69	40,536	23,076	49,266
Southwest Region^*	1,960	19.08	10.82	23.21	39,694	22,508	48,286
St. Charles^*	1,930	19.84	11.25	24.13	41,260	23,410	50,185
St. Louis City^*	14,080	24.86	15.01	29.79	51,716	31,221	61,964
St. Louis County^*	27,810	24.20	14.08	29.26	50,338	29,282	60,865
West Central Region^*	1,170	20.28	11.41	24.72	42,185	23,736	51,410
Jefferson/Franklin Consortium^*	1,040	20.26	12.78	24.00	42,144	26,573	49,929

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	97,110	108,200	11,090	11.42	2,925	NA
Kansas City MSA	44,500	49,170	4,670	10.49	1,275	NA
St Louis MSA	53,790	57,700	3,910	7.27	1,415	NA
Central Region^*	7,240	8,110	870	12.02	227	NA
Northeast Region^*	1,540	1,630	90	5.84	39	NA
Northwest Region^*	2,150	2,300	150	6.98	40	NA
Ozark Region^*	4,350	5,050	700	16.09	154	NA
South Central Region^*	1,060	1,170	110	10.38	31	NA
Southeast Region^*	2,540	2,800	260	10.24	77	NA
Southwest Region^*	2,020	2,210	190	9.41	60	NA
West Central Region^*	1,840	1,930	90	4.89	45	NA