Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (51-9032) in Connecticut

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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (51-9032) in Connecticut

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State of Connecticut (1Q 2023)
All Industry
Estimated Employment		450
Mean wage		$20.97
Entry wage		$17.12
10th percentile wage		$15.90
50th percentile wage		$20.86
90th percentile wage		$25.95

Top Employing Industries
Industry	Employment / Percent
Paper Manufacturing	190	41.7%
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	70	15.8%
Printing and Related Support Activities	60	13.1%
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	50	11.4%

Best Paying Industries
Industry	Employment / Median Wage
Primary Metal Manufacturing	10	$24.55
Paper Manufacturing	190	$21.76
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	50	$21.35
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	70	$20.86

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (51-9032)

Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material. Excludes Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4031), Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (51-6062), and Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (51-7040).


Median Wage History
Year	This Occupation		Compared to Occupational Group		Difference
Current	$20.86		$23.28		-$2.42
2022	$20.02	+4.2%	$22.34	+4.2%	-$2.32
2021	$18.97	+5.5%	$21.17	+5.5%	-$2.20
2020	$18.15	+4.5%	$20.25	+4.5%	-$2.10
2019	$17.56	+3.3%	$19.60	+3.3%	-$2.03
2018	$17.05	+3.0%	$19.02	+3.0%	-$1.97
2017	$16.53	+3.1%	$18.44	+3.1%	-$1.91
2016	$16.07	+2.8%	$17.94	+2.8%	-$1.86
2015	$15.63	+2.8%	$17.45	+2.8%	-$1.81
2014	$15.28	+2.3%	$17.05	+2.3%	-$1.77
Year	This Occupation		Compared to All Occupations		Difference
Current	$20.86		$25.76		-$4.90
2022	$20.02	+4.2%	$24.90	+3.4%	-$4.88
2021	$18.97	+5.5%	$23.56	+5.7%	-$4.59
2020	$18.15	+4.5%	$22.76	+3.5%	-$4.60
2019	$17.56	+3.3%	$22.11	+2.9%	-$4.54
2018	$17.05	+3.0%	$21.46	+3.0%	-$4.41
2017	$16.53	+3.1%	$20.85	+2.9%	-$4.32
2016	$16.07	+2.8%	$20.37	+2.4%	-$4.29
2015	$15.63	+2.8%	$19.85	+2.6%	-$4.21
2014	$15.28	+2.3%	$19.43	+2.2%	-$4.14

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2023

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.


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