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Southwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment120
Mean wage$15.05
Entry wage$11.10
10th percentile wage$10.21
50th percentile wage$14.32
90th percentile wage$21.57
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing120100.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing12014.32
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$14.32 $19.26  -$4.94
2016$13.81+3.7%$18.57 +3.7%-$4.76
2015$13.48+2.4%$18.13 +2.4%-$4.65
2014$13.18+2.3%$17.72 +2.3%-$4.54
2013$12.93+1.9%$17.39 +1.9%-$4.45
2012$12.71+1.7%$17.10 +1.7%-$4.38
2011$12.51+1.6%$16.82 +1.6%-$4.31
2010$12.37+1.1%$16.64 +1.1%-$4.26
2009$12.16+1.8%$16.35 +1.8%-$4.19
2008$11.84+2.7%$15.93 +2.7%-$4.08
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$14.32 $23.83  -$9.51
2016$13.81+3.7%$23.07 +3.3%-$9.25
2015$13.48+2.4%$22.59 +2.1%-$9.10
2014$13.18+2.3%$22.10 +2.2%-$8.92
2013$12.93+1.9%$21.66 +2.1%-$8.72
2012$12.71+1.7%$21.29 +1.7%-$8.57
2011$12.51+1.6%$20.95 +1.6%-$8.44
2010$12.37+1.1%$20.60 +1.7%-$8.22
2009$12.16+1.8%$20.32 +1.4%-$8.16
2008$11.84+2.7%$19.80 +2.6%-$7.95
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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