| South Central WDA (1Q 2016) |
| All Industry |
| Estimated employment | 420 |
| Mean wage | $16.38 |
| Entry wage | $11.66 |
| 10th percentile wage | $10.24 |
| 50th percentile wage | $15.13 |
| 90th percentile wage | $24.24 |
 | | Top Employing Industries |
| Industry | Employment / Percent |
| Manufacturing | 370 | 86.4% |
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| Top Paying Industries |
| Industry | Employment / Median Wage |
| Manufacturing | 370 | $15.09 |
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| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4031) |
| Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material. |
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| Mean Wage History |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
Occupational Group | Difference |
| Current | $15.13 | | $17.86 |
| -$2.73 | | 2015 | $14.65 | +3.3% | $17.29 |
+3.3% | -$2.64 | | 2014 | $14.32 | +2.3% | $16.90 |
+2.3% | -$2.58 | | 2013 | $14.05 | +1.9% | $16.58 |
+1.9% | -$2.53 | | 2012 | $13.81 | +1.7% | $16.31 |
+1.7% | -$2.49 | | 2011 | $13.59 | +1.6% | $16.04 |
+1.6% | -$2.45 | | 2010 | $13.44 | +1.1% | $15.87 |
+1.1% | -$2.42 | | 2009 | $13.21 | +1.8% | $15.59 |
+1.8% | -$2.38 | | 2008 | $12.87 | +2.7% | $15.19 |
+2.7% | -$2.32 | | 2007 | $12.57 | +2.3% | $14.84 |
+2.3% | -$2.26 |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
All Occupations | Difference |
| Current | $15.13 | | $20.85 |
| -$5.72 | | 2015 | $14.65 | +3.3% | $20.27 |
+2.9% | -$5.61 | | 2014 | $14.32 | +2.3% | $19.83 |
+2.2% | -$5.51 | | 2013 | $14.05 | +1.9% | $19.43 |
+2.1% | -$5.38 | | 2012 | $13.81 | +1.7% | $19.10 |
+1.7% | -$5.28 | | 2011 | $13.59 | +1.6% | $18.80 |
+1.6% | -$5.20 | | 2010 | $13.44 | +1.1% | $18.48 |
+1.7% | -$5.03 | | 2009 | $13.21 | +1.8% | $18.23 |
+1.4% | -$5.02 | | 2008 | $12.87 | +2.7% | $17.77 |
+2.6% | -$4.90 | | 2007 | $12.57 | +2.3% | $17.20 |
+3.3% | -$4.62 |
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| Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016 |
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