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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$16.97
Entry wage$12.37
10th percentile wage$11.09
50th percentile wage$16.32
90th percentile wage$24.17
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing16.32
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4032)
Set up, operate, or tend drilling machines to drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work pieces.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$16.32 $19.63  -$3.31
2016$15.74+3.7%$18.93 +3.7%-$3.19
2015$15.37+2.4%$18.48 +2.4%-$3.11
2014$15.02+2.3%$18.06 +2.3%-$3.04
2013$14.73+1.9%$17.72 +1.9%-$2.98
2012$14.49+1.7%$17.43 +1.7%-$2.93
2011$14.26+1.6%$17.15 +1.6%-$2.89
2010$14.10+1.1%$16.96 +1.1%-$2.85
2009$13.86+1.8%$16.67 +1.8%-$2.81
2008$13.49+2.7%$16.23 +2.7%-$2.73
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$16.32 $23.02  -$6.70
2016$15.74+3.7%$22.28 +3.3%-$6.54
2015$15.37+2.4%$21.82 +2.1%-$6.45
2014$15.02+2.3%$21.35 +2.2%-$6.33
2013$14.73+1.9%$20.92 +2.1%-$6.18
2012$14.49+1.7%$20.56 +1.7%-$6.07
2011$14.26+1.6%$20.24 +1.6%-$5.98
2010$14.10+1.1%$19.90 +1.7%-$5.79
2009$13.86+1.8%$19.63 +1.4%-$5.77
2008$13.49+2.7%$19.13 +2.6%-$5.63
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 2017
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$16.32 
Bridgeport-Stamford$14.0830
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford$14.0830
Hartford$16.32 
Wages in other areas
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