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Estimated employment80
Mean wage14.92
Entry wage11.01
10th percentile wage9.84
50th percentile wage14.85
90th percentile wage19.30
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing7096.0%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Manufacturing7015.10
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders (51-6062)
Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut textiles.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$14.92 $20.15  -$5.23
2014$14.82+.7%$20.02 +.7%-$5.19
2013$14.48+2.3%$19.56 +2.3%-$5.07
2012$14.21+1.9%$19.19 +1.9%-$4.98
2011$13.97+1.7%$18.87 +1.7%-$4.89
2010$13.75+1.6%$18.57 +1.6%-$4.81
2009$13.60+1.1%$18.37 +1.1%-$4.76
2008$13.36+1.8%$18.05 +1.8%-$4.68
2007$13.02+2.7%$17.58 +2.7%-$4.56
2006$12.72+2.3%$17.18 +2.3%-$4.45
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$14.92 $26.98  -$12.06
2014$14.82+.7%$26.76 +.8%-$11.93
2013$14.48+2.3%$26.19 +2.2%-$11.70
2012$14.21+1.9%$25.66 +2.1%-$11.44
2011$13.97+1.7%$25.22 +1.7%-$11.24
2010$13.75+1.6%$24.82 +1.6%-$11.07
2009$13.60+1.1%$24.41 +1.7%-$10.80
2008$13.36+1.8%$24.08 +1.4%-$10.71
2007$13.02+2.7%$23.46 +2.6%-$10.44
2006$12.72+2.3%$22.71 +3.3%-$9.99

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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