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Estimated employment40
Mean wage19.83
Entry wage12.50
10th percentile wage11.60
50th percentile wage16.87
90th percentile wage28.84
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Manufacturing19.82
Pourers and Casters, Metal (51-4052)
Operate hand-controlled mechanisms to pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds to produce castings or ingots.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$19.83 $20.15  -$0.32
2014$19.70+.7%$20.02 +.7%-$0.31
2013$19.25+2.3%$19.56 +2.3%-$0.31
2012$18.89+1.9%$19.19 +1.9%-$0.30
2011$18.57+1.7%$18.87 +1.7%-$0.29
2010$18.28+1.6%$18.57 +1.6%-$0.29
2009$18.08+1.1%$18.37 +1.1%-$0.29
2008$17.76+1.8%$18.05 +1.8%-$0.28
2007$17.30+2.7%$17.58 +2.7%-$0.27
2006$16.90+2.3%$17.18 +2.3%-$0.27
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$19.83 $26.98  -$7.15
2014$19.70+.7%$26.76 +.8%-$7.06
2013$19.25+2.3%$26.19 +2.2%-$6.93
2012$18.89+1.9%$25.66 +2.1%-$6.77
2011$18.57+1.7%$25.22 +1.7%-$6.64
2010$18.28+1.6%$24.82 +1.6%-$6.54
2009$18.08+1.1%$24.41 +1.7%-$6.32
2008$17.76+1.8%$24.08 +1.4%-$6.31
2007$17.30+2.7%$23.46 +2.6%-$6.15
2006$16.90+2.3%$22.71 +3.3%-$5.80

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 2015

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