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Estimated employment10
Mean wage$18.32
Entry wage$12.84
10th percentile wage$11.89
50th percentile wage$17.84
90th percentile wage$24.97
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing1081.5%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing10$17.23
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$17.84 $18.96  -$1.12
2019$17.12+4.2%$18.19 +4.2%-$1.07
2018$16.63+2.9%$17.68 +2.9%-$1.04
2017$16.13+3.1%$17.14 +3.1%-$1.01
2016$15.69+2.8%$16.68 +2.8%-$0.98
2015$15.32+2.4%$16.28 +2.4%-$0.96
2014$14.97+2.3%$15.91 +2.3%-$0.93
2013$14.69+1.9%$15.61 +1.9%-$0.92
2012$14.44+1.7%$15.35 +1.7%-$0.90
2011$14.21+1.6%$15.11 +1.6%-$0.89
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.84 $21.91  -$4.07
2019$17.12+4.2%$21.02 +4.2%-$3.90
2018$16.63+2.9%$20.38 +3.1%-$3.74
2017$16.13+3.1%$19.83 +2.8%-$3.70
2016$15.69+2.8%$19.38 +2.3%-$3.68
2015$15.32+2.4%$18.98 +2.1%-$3.65
2014$14.97+2.3%$18.57 +2.2%-$3.59
2013$14.69+1.9%$18.20 +2.1%-$3.50
2012$14.44+1.7%$17.88 +1.7%-$3.43
2011$14.21+1.6%$17.60 +1.6%-$3.39
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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