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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$17.94
Entry wage$15.09
10th percentile wage$13.87
50th percentile wage$17.83
90th percentile wage$22.91
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing$17.83
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners (51-4194)
Perform precision smoothing, sharpening, polishing, or grinding of metal objects.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$17.83 $19.16  -$1.32
2015$17.26+3.3%$18.55 +3.3%-$1.28
2014$16.87+2.3%$18.13 +2.3%-$1.25
2013$16.55+1.9%$17.79 +1.9%-$1.23
2012$16.28+1.7%$17.49 +1.7%-$1.21
2011$16.02+1.6%$17.21 +1.6%-$1.19
2010$15.84+1.1%$17.03 +1.1%-$1.18
2009$15.57+1.8%$16.73 +1.8%-$1.16
2008$15.16+2.7%$16.29 +2.7%-$1.13
2007$14.81+2.3%$15.92 +2.3%-$1.10
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.83 $22.30  -$4.47
2015$17.26+3.3%$21.68 +2.9%-$4.41
2014$16.87+2.3%$21.21 +2.2%-$4.33
2013$16.55+1.9%$20.78 +2.1%-$4.23
2012$16.28+1.7%$20.43 +1.7%-$4.14
2011$16.02+1.6%$20.11 +1.6%-$4.08
2010$15.84+1.1%$19.77 +1.7%-$3.92
2009$15.57+1.8%$19.50 +1.4%-$3.93
2008$15.16+2.7%$19.00 +2.6%-$3.83
2007$14.81+2.3%$18.40 +3.3%-$3.58
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
New Haven $21.70  
Hartford $17.83  
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $17.83  
New Haven $21.70  
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