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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$20.55
Entry wage$15.81
10th percentile wage$14.44
50th percentile wage$19.67
90th percentile wage$28.63
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing$19.67
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operator/Tender (51-9012)
Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Include dairy processing equipment operators. Exclude "Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders" (51-9011).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$19.67 $18.76 $0.91
2018$19.48+1.0%$18.58+1.0%$0.90
2017$18.92+2.9%$18.05+2.9%$0.88
2016$18.35+3.1%$17.50+3.1%$0.85
2015$17.86+2.8%$17.03+2.8%$0.83
2014$17.43+2.4%$16.62+2.4%$0.81
2013$17.04+2.3%$16.25+2.3%$0.79
2012$16.71+1.9%$15.94+1.9%$0.77
2011$16.44+1.7%$15.68+1.7%$0.76
2010$16.17+1.6%$15.42+1.6%$0.75
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$19.67 $21.96 -$2.29
2018$19.48+1.0%$21.77+.9%-$2.28
2017$18.92+2.9%$21.10+3.1%-$2.17
2016$18.35+3.1%$20.54+2.8%-$2.18
2015$17.86+2.8%$20.07+2.3%-$2.21
2014$17.43+2.4%$19.65+2.1%-$2.21
2013$17.04+2.3%$19.23+2.2%-$2.19
2012$16.71+1.9%$18.84+2.1%-$2.12
2011$16.44+1.7%$18.52+1.7%-$2.08
2010$16.17+1.6%$18.23+1.6%-$2.05
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
Northwest $24.8910
South Central $19.67 
Eastern $16.8320
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Eastern $16.8320
Northwest $24.8910
South Central $19.67 
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