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Southwest WDA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment120
Mean wage$16.95
Entry wage$12.30
10th percentile wage$11.10
50th percentile wage$15.34
90th percentile wage$24.94
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing120100%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing120$15.34
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$15.34 $19.17  -$3.83
2015$14.85+3.3%$18.56 +3.3%-$3.70
2014$14.52+2.3%$18.14 +2.3%-$3.62
2013$14.24+1.9%$17.80 +1.9%-$3.55
2012$14.01+1.7%$17.50 +1.7%-$3.49
2011$13.78+1.6%$17.22 +1.6%-$3.44
2010$13.63+1.1%$17.03 +1.1%-$3.40
2009$13.39+1.8%$16.74 +1.8%-$3.34
2008$13.05+2.7%$16.30 +2.7%-$3.25
2007$12.75+2.3%$15.93 +2.3%-$3.18
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$15.34 $23.35  -$8.01
2015$14.85+3.3%$22.70 +2.9%-$7.84
2014$14.52+2.3%$22.21 +2.2%-$7.69
2013$14.24+1.9%$21.76 +2.1%-$7.52
2012$14.01+1.7%$21.39 +1.7%-$7.38
2011$13.78+1.6%$21.05 +1.6%-$7.27
2010$13.63+1.1%$20.70 +1.7%-$7.06
2009$13.39+1.8%$20.42 +1.4%-$7.02
2008$13.05+2.7%$19.90 +2.6%-$6.85
2007$12.75+2.3%$19.26 +3.3%-$6.51
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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