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Estimated employment250
Mean wage$16.84
Entry wage$10.34
10th percentile wage$9.56
50th percentile wage$16.57
90th percentile wage$26.91
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing24097.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing240$16.44
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders (51-9032)
Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material. Exclude "Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders" (51-7041 through 51-7042), "Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal and Plastic" (51-4031), and "Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders" (51-6062).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$16.57 $17.31  -$0.74
2015$16.04+3.3%$16.76 +3.3%-$0.71
2014$15.68+2.3%$16.38 +2.3%-$0.70
2013$15.38+1.9%$16.07 +1.9%-$0.68
2012$15.13+1.7%$15.80 +1.7%-$0.67
2011$14.89+1.6%$15.55 +1.6%-$0.66
2010$14.72+1.1%$15.38 +1.1%-$0.65
2009$14.47+1.8%$15.11 +1.8%-$0.64
2008$14.09+2.7%$14.72 +2.7%-$0.62
2007$13.77+2.3%$14.38 +2.3%-$0.61
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$16.57 $20.98  -$4.41
2015$16.04+3.3%$20.39 +2.9%-$4.34
2014$15.68+2.3%$19.96 +2.2%-$4.27
2013$15.38+1.9%$19.55 +2.1%-$4.16
2012$15.13+1.7%$19.22 +1.7%-$4.09
2011$14.89+1.6%$18.92 +1.6%-$4.03
2010$14.72+1.1%$18.60 +1.7%-$3.87
2009$14.47+1.8%$18.35 +1.4%-$3.87
2008$14.09+2.7%$17.88 +2.6%-$3.78
2007$13.77+2.3%$17.31 +3.3%-$3.53
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 $24.36 280
Danbury $17.15  
New Haven $16.57 250
Bridgeport $16.27  
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $24.36 280
New Haven $16.57 250
Bridgeport $16.27  
Danbury $17.15  
Wages in other areas
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