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Southwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment210
Mean wage$21.97
Entry wage$14.86
10th percentile wage$13.32
50th percentile wage$22.71
90th percentile wage$29.81
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing210100.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing210$22.71
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$22.71 $20.19 $2.52
2018$22.49+1.0%$19.99+1.0%$2.50
2017$21.85+2.9%$19.42+2.9%$2.42
2016$21.19+3.1%$18.84+3.1%$2.35
2015$20.61+2.8%$18.33+2.8%$2.29
2014$20.12+2.4%$17.89+2.4%$2.23
2013$19.67+2.3%$17.49+2.3%$2.18
2012$19.30+1.9%$17.16+1.9%$2.14
2011$18.98+1.7%$16.87+1.7%$2.11
2010$18.67+1.6%$16.60+1.6%$2.07
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$22.71 $24.99 -$2.28
2018$22.49+1.0%$24.77+.9%-$2.27
2017$21.85+2.9%$24.02+3.1%-$2.16
2016$21.19+3.1%$23.37+2.8%-$2.18
2015$20.61+2.8%$22.84+2.3%-$2.22
2014$20.12+2.4%$22.36+2.1%-$2.23
2013$19.67+2.3%$21.88+2.2%-$2.21
2012$19.30+1.9%$21.44+2.1%-$2.14
2011$18.98+1.7%$21.07+1.7%-$2.09
2010$18.67+1.6%$20.74+1.6%-$2.07
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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