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Eastern Workforce Development Area (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment30
Mean wage$17.32
Entry wage$12.78
10th percentile wage$11.66
50th percentile wage$17.17
90th percentile wage$21.37
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing30100%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing30$17.17
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. Includes dairy processing equipment operators. Excludes Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders" (51-9011).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$17.17 $22.18  -$5.01
2019$16.48+4.2%$21.28 +4.2%-$4.80
2018$16.01+2.9%$20.68 +2.9%-$4.67
2017$15.52+3.1%$20.05 +3.1%-$4.52
2016$15.10+2.8%$19.51 +2.8%-$4.40
2015$14.74+2.4%$19.05 +2.4%-$4.30
2014$14.41+2.3%$18.61 +2.3%-$4.20
2013$14.14+1.9%$18.26 +1.9%-$4.12
2012$13.90+1.7%$17.96 +1.7%-$4.05
2011$13.68+1.6%$17.67 +1.6%-$3.99
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.17 $23.16  -$5.99
2019$16.48+4.2%$22.22 +4.2%-$5.74
2018$16.01+2.9%$21.54 +3.1%-$5.53
2017$15.52+3.1%$20.97 +2.8%-$5.44
2016$15.10+2.8%$20.49 +2.3%-$5.38
2015$14.74+2.4%$20.06 +2.1%-$5.31
2014$14.41+2.3%$19.63 +2.2%-$5.22
2013$14.14+1.9%$19.23 +2.1%-$5.09
2012$13.90+1.7%$18.90 +1.7%-$5.00
2011$13.68+1.6%$18.61 +1.6%-$4.92
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 2020
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Northwest $17.8410
Eastern $17.1730
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Eastern $17.1730
Northwest $17.8410
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