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Northwest WDA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment110
Mean wage$16.81
Entry wage$10.89
10th percentile wage$9.42
50th percentile wage$17.01
90th percentile wage$26.04
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing11097.7%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing110$17.05
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders (51-9121)
Set up, operate, or tend machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products including food, glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Exclude "Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal and Plastic" (51-4193) and "Painters, Transportation Equipment" (51-9122).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$17.01 $17.54  -$0.53
2015$16.47+3.3%$16.98 +3.3%-$0.51
2014$16.10+2.3%$16.60 +2.3%-$0.50
2013$15.79+1.9%$16.29 +1.9%-$0.49
2012$15.53+1.7%$16.01 +1.7%-$0.48
2011$15.28+1.6%$15.76 +1.6%-$0.47
2010$15.12+1.1%$15.59 +1.1%-$0.47
2009$14.85+1.8%$15.32 +1.8%-$0.46
2008$14.47+2.7%$14.92 +2.7%-$0.45
2007$14.13+2.3%$14.57 +2.3%-$0.44
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.01 $19.32  -$2.31
2015$16.47+3.3%$18.78 +2.9%-$2.30
2014$16.10+2.3%$18.38 +2.2%-$2.28
2013$15.79+1.9%$18.01 +2.1%-$2.21
2012$15.53+1.7%$17.70 +1.7%-$2.16
2011$15.28+1.6%$17.42 +1.6%-$2.13
2010$15.12+1.1%$17.13 +1.7%-$2.01
2009$14.85+1.8%$16.90 +1.4%-$2.04
2008$14.47+2.7%$16.46 +2.6%-$1.99
2007$14.13+2.3%$15.94 +3.3%-$1.80
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
Eastern $20.03 70
North Central $18.65 290
Northwest $17.01 110
South Central $15.93 340
Southwest $15.34 120
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
South Central $15.93 340
North Central $18.65 290
Southwest $15.34 120
Northwest $17.01 110
Eastern $20.03 70
Wages in other areas
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