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Eastern Workforce Development Area (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment20
Mean wage$16.98
Entry wage$11.53
10th percentile wage$11.06
50th percentile wage$16.83
90th percentile wage$20.33
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing20100.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing20$16.83
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$16.83 $22.08 -$5.25
2018$16.67+1.0%$21.87+1.0%-$5.19
2017$16.19+2.9%$21.24+2.9%-$5.05
2016$15.70+3.1%$20.60+3.1%-$4.89
2015$15.28+2.8%$20.04+2.8%-$4.76
2014$14.91+2.4%$19.57+2.4%-$4.65
2013$14.58+2.3%$19.12+2.3%-$4.54
2012$14.30+1.9%$18.76+1.9%-$4.46
2011$14.06+1.7%$18.45+1.7%-$4.38
2010$13.84+1.6%$18.15+1.6%-$4.31
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$16.83 $23.16 -$6.33
2018$16.67+1.0%$22.96+.9%-$6.28
2017$16.19+2.9%$22.26+3.1%-$6.06
2016$15.70+3.1%$21.66+2.8%-$5.95
2015$15.28+2.8%$21.17+2.3%-$5.88
2014$14.91+2.4%$20.72+2.1%-$5.80
2013$14.58+2.3%$20.28+2.2%-$5.70
2012$14.30+1.9%$19.87+2.1%-$5.57
2011$14.06+1.7%$19.53+1.7%-$5.46
2010$13.84+1.6%$19.22+1.6%-$5.38
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 
Wages in other areas
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