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Estimated employment110
Mean wage17.10
Entry wage10.40
10th percentile wage9.30
50th percentile wage15.91
90th percentile wage26.79
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing11098.3%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Manufacturing11017.20
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders (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. Include dairy processing equipment operators. Exclude "Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders" (51-9011).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$17.10 $20.15  -$3.05
2014$16.99+.7%$20.02 +.7%-$3.02
2013$16.60+2.3%$19.56 +2.3%-$2.96
2012$16.29+1.9%$19.19 +1.9%-$2.90
2011$16.02+1.7%$18.87 +1.7%-$2.85
2010$15.76+1.6%$18.57 +1.6%-$2.81
2009$15.59+1.1%$18.37 +1.1%-$2.78
2008$15.32+1.8%$18.05 +1.8%-$2.73
2007$14.92+2.7%$17.58 +2.7%-$2.66
2006$14.58+2.3%$17.18 +2.3%-$2.59
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.10 $26.98  -$9.88
2014$16.99+.7%$26.76 +.8%-$9.77
2013$16.60+2.3%$26.19 +2.2%-$9.58
2012$16.29+1.9%$25.66 +2.1%-$9.37
2011$16.02+1.7%$25.22 +1.7%-$9.20
2010$15.76+1.6%$24.82 +1.6%-$9.06
2009$15.59+1.1%$24.41 +1.7%-$8.81
2008$15.32+1.8%$24.08 +1.4%-$8.75
2007$14.92+2.7%$23.46 +2.6%-$8.54
2006$14.58+2.3%$22.71 +3.3%-$8.13

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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