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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$19.18
Entry wage$13.10
10th percentile wage$11.68
50th percentile wage$18.92
90th percentile wage$28.02
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing$18.95
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operator/Tender (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, Operator/Tender, Metal/Plastic" (51-4193) and "Painters, Transportation Equipment" (51-9122).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$18.92 $18.54 $0.38
2018$18.74+1.0%$18.36+1.0%$0.38
2017$18.20+2.9%$17.84+2.9%$0.37
2016$17.65+3.1%$17.30+3.1%$0.35
2015$17.17+2.8%$16.83+2.8%$0.34
2014$16.77+2.4%$16.43+2.4%$0.34
2013$16.39+2.3%$16.06+2.3%$0.33
2012$16.08+1.9%$15.75+1.9%$0.32
2011$15.81+1.7%$15.49+1.7%$0.32
2010$15.56+1.6%$15.24+1.6%$0.31
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$18.92 $21.14 -$2.22
2018$18.74+1.0%$20.95+.9%-$2.21
2017$18.20+2.9%$20.32+3.1%-$2.11
2016$17.65+3.1%$19.77+2.8%-$2.11
2015$17.17+2.8%$19.32+2.3%-$2.14
2014$16.77+2.4%$18.92+2.1%-$2.14
2013$16.39+2.3%$18.51+2.2%-$2.12
2012$16.08+1.9%$18.14+2.1%-$2.06
2011$15.81+1.7%$17.83+1.7%-$2.01
2010$15.56+1.6%$17.55+1.6%-$1.99
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 2019
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Southwest $22.71210
Eastern $21.23100
Northwest $18.92 
North Central $18.31470
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $18.31470
Southwest $22.71210
South Central $16.78200
Eastern $21.23100
Wages in other areas
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