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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$16.53
Entry wage$12.11
10th percentile wage$10.90
50th percentile wage$15.95
90th percentile wage$23.42
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing$15.95
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4032)
Set up, operate, or tend drilling machines to drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work pieces.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$15.95 $19.16  -$3.21
2015$15.44+3.3%$18.55 +3.3%-$3.10
2014$15.09+2.3%$18.13 +2.3%-$3.03
2013$14.81+1.9%$17.79 +1.9%-$2.98
2012$14.56+1.7%$17.49 +1.7%-$2.93
2011$14.33+1.6%$17.21 +1.6%-$2.88
2010$14.17+1.1%$17.03 +1.1%-$2.85
2009$13.93+1.8%$16.73 +1.8%-$2.80
2008$13.56+2.7%$16.29 +2.7%-$2.72
2007$13.25+2.3%$15.92 +2.3%-$2.66
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$15.95 $22.30  -$6.35
2015$15.44+3.3%$21.68 +2.9%-$6.23
2014$15.09+2.3%$21.21 +2.2%-$6.11
2013$14.81+1.9%$20.78 +2.1%-$5.97
2012$14.56+1.7%$20.43 +1.7%-$5.86
2011$14.33+1.6%$20.11 +1.6%-$5.77
2010$14.17+1.1%$19.77 +1.7%-$5.59
2009$13.93+1.8%$19.50 +1.4%-$5.57
2008$13.56+2.7%$19.00 +2.6%-$5.43
2007$13.25+2.3%$18.40 +3.3%-$5.14
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.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $15.95  
Bridgeport $14.64 40
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport $14.64 40
Hartford $15.95  
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