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Estimated employment50
Mean wage$18.13
Entry wage$12.19
10th percentile wage$11.03
50th percentile wage$15.21
90th percentile wage$24.53
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Primary Metal Manufacturing50100%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Primary Metal Manufacturing5015.21
Pourers and Casters, Metal (51-4052)
Operate hand-controlled mechanisms to pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds to produce castings or ingots.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$15.21 $18.67  -$3.46
2015$14.73+3.3%$18.08 +3.3%-$3.35
2014$14.39+2.3%$17.67 +2.3%-$3.27
2013$14.12+1.9%$17.33 +1.9%-$3.21
2012$13.89+1.7%$17.05 +1.7%-$3.15
2011$13.66+1.6%$16.77 +1.6%-$3.10
2010$13.52+1.1%$16.59 +1.1%-$3.07
2009$13.28+1.8%$16.30 +1.8%-$3.02
2008$12.93+2.7%$15.88 +2.7%-$2.94
2007$12.64+2.3%$15.51 +2.3%-$2.87
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$15.21 $21.45  -$6.24
2015$14.73+3.3%$20.85 +2.9%-$6.12
2014$14.39+2.3%$20.40 +2.2%-$6.01
2013$14.12+1.9%$19.99 +2.1%-$5.87
2012$13.89+1.7%$19.65 +1.7%-$5.76
2011$13.66+1.6%$19.34 +1.6%-$5.67
2010$13.52+1.1%$19.02 +1.7%-$5.49
2009$13.28+1.8%$18.76 +1.4%-$5.47
2008$12.93+2.7%$18.28 +2.6%-$5.34
2007$12.64+2.3%$17.69 +3.3%-$5.05
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Connecticut $15.21 50
Highest Employment
Connecticut $15.21 50

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016

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