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North Central Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment320
Mean wage$18.56
Entry wage$14.90
10th percentile wage$13.60
50th percentile wage$17.85
90th percentile wage$24.95
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing28088.6%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing28017.85
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and 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, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic" (51-4193) and "Painters, Transportation Equipment" (51-9122).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$17.85 $19.59 -$1.74
2016$17.22+3.7%$18.89+3.7%-$1.67
2015$16.81+2.4%$18.44+2.4%-$1.63
2014$16.42+2.3%$18.03+2.3%-$1.60
2013$16.11+1.9%$17.69+1.9%-$1.57
2012$15.85+1.7%$17.39+1.7%-$1.54
2011$15.59+1.6%$17.11+1.6%-$1.51
2010$15.42+1.1%$16.93+1.1%-$1.50
2009$15.15+1.8%$16.63+1.8%-$1.47
2008$14.76+2.7%$16.20+2.7%-$1.43
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.85 $22.43 -$4.57
2016$17.22+3.7%$21.71+3.3%-$4.49
2015$16.81+2.4%$21.26+2.1%-$4.45
2014$16.42+2.3%$20.80+2.2%-$4.37
2013$16.11+1.9%$20.38+2.1%-$4.27
2012$15.85+1.7%$20.03+1.7%-$4.18
2011$15.59+1.6%$19.72+1.6%-$4.12
2010$15.42+1.1%$19.39+1.7%-$3.96
2009$15.15+1.8%$19.13+1.4%-$3.97
2008$14.76+2.7%$18.64+2.6%-$3.87
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
Eastern $20.1170
North Central $17.85320
South Central $16.43340
Northwest $14.5160
Southwest $14.32120
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
South Central $16.43340
North Central $17.85320
Southwest $14.32120
Eastern $20.1170
Northwest $14.5160
Wages in other areas
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