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Estimated employment10
Mean wage$15.82
Entry wage$11.23
10th percentile wage$9.81
50th percentile wage$16.18
90th percentile wage$21.72
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Primary Metal Manufacturing10100%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Primary Metal Manufacturing1016.18
Pourers and Casters, Metal (51-4052)
Operate hand-controlled mechanisms to pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds to produce castings or ingots.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$16.18 $19.03  -$2.85
2016$15.60+3.7%$18.35 +3.7%-$2.74
2015$15.23+2.4%$17.92 +2.4%-$2.68
2014$14.89+2.3%$17.51 +2.3%-$2.62
2013$14.61+1.9%$17.18 +1.9%-$2.57
2012$14.36+1.7%$16.89 +1.7%-$2.53
2011$14.13+1.6%$16.62 +1.6%-$2.48
2010$13.98+1.1%$16.44 +1.1%-$2.46
2009$13.74+1.8%$16.16 +1.8%-$2.41
2008$13.38+2.7%$15.74 +2.7%-$2.35
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$16.18 $22.06  -$5.88
2016$15.60+3.7%$21.36 +3.3%-$5.75
2015$15.23+2.4%$20.91 +2.1%-$5.67
2014$14.89+2.3%$20.46 +2.2%-$5.57
2013$14.61+1.9%$20.05 +2.1%-$5.44
2012$14.36+1.7%$19.70 +1.7%-$5.34
2011$14.13+1.6%$19.39 +1.6%-$5.26
2010$13.98+1.1%$19.07 +1.7%-$5.08
2009$13.74+1.8%$18.81 +1.4%-$5.07
2008$13.38+2.7%$18.33 +2.6%-$4.95

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2017

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.
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