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Northwest WDA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment70
Mean wage$17.24
Entry wage$13.38
10th percentile wage$12.33
50th percentile wage$17.42
90th percentile wage$22.52
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing70100%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing70$17.42
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$17.42 $17.54  -$0.12
2015$16.87+3.3%$16.98 +3.3%-$0.11
2014$16.49+2.3%$16.60 +2.3%-$0.11
2013$16.17+1.9%$16.29 +1.9%-$0.11
2012$15.90+1.7%$16.01 +1.7%-$0.10
2011$15.65+1.6%$15.76 +1.6%-$0.10
2010$15.48+1.1%$15.59 +1.1%-$0.10
2009$15.21+1.8%$15.32 +1.8%-$0.10
2008$14.81+2.7%$14.92 +2.7%-$0.10
2007$14.47+2.3%$14.57 +2.3%-$0.09
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.42 $19.32  -$1.90
2015$16.87+3.3%$18.78 +2.9%-$1.91
2014$16.49+2.3%$18.38 +2.2%-$1.89
2013$16.17+1.9%$18.01 +2.1%-$1.83
2012$15.90+1.7%$17.70 +1.7%-$1.79
2011$15.65+1.6%$17.42 +1.6%-$1.77
2010$15.48+1.1%$17.13 +1.7%-$1.64
2009$15.21+1.8%$16.90 +1.4%-$1.68
2008$14.81+2.7%$16.46 +2.6%-$1.64
2007$14.47+2.3%$15.94 +3.3%-$1.46
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
North Central $22.08 350
Northwest $17.42 70
South Central $16.57 250
Southwest $16.24 170
Eastern $15.72 120
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $22.08 350
South Central $16.57 250
Southwest $16.24 170
Eastern $15.72 120
Northwest $17.42 70
Wages in other areas
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