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Estimated employment210
Mean wage15.97
Entry wage12.31
10th percentile wage11.14
50th percentile wage16.06
90th percentile wage20.68
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing
Professional & Business Services
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Manufacturing16.19
Professional & Business Services15.33
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers (51-9123)
Paint, coat, or decorate articles, such as furniture, glass, plateware, pottery, jewelry, cakes, toys, books, or leather. Exclude "Artists and Related Workers" (27-1011 through 27-1019), "Designers" (27-1021 through 27-1029), "Photographic Process Workers" (51-9131), and "Etchers and Engravers" (51-9194).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$15.97 $20.15  -$4.18
2014$15.86+.7%$20.02 +.7%-$4.15
2013$15.50+2.3%$19.56 +2.3%-$4.05
2012$15.21+1.9%$19.19 +1.9%-$3.98
2011$14.96+1.7%$18.87 +1.7%-$3.91
2010$14.72+1.6%$18.57 +1.6%-$3.85
2009$14.56+1.1%$18.37 +1.1%-$3.81
2008$14.31+1.8%$18.05 +1.8%-$3.74
2007$13.93+2.7%$17.58 +2.7%-$3.64
2006$13.61+2.3%$17.18 +2.3%-$3.56
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$15.97 $26.98  -$11.01
2014$15.86+.7%$26.76 +.8%-$10.89
2013$15.50+2.3%$26.19 +2.2%-$10.68
2012$15.21+1.9%$25.66 +2.1%-$10.44
2011$14.96+1.7%$25.22 +1.7%-$10.26
2010$14.72+1.6%$24.82 +1.6%-$10.10
2009$14.56+1.1%$24.41 +1.7%-$9.84
2008$14.31+1.8%$24.08 +1.4%-$9.77
2007$13.93+2.7%$23.46 +2.6%-$9.52
2006$13.61+2.3%$22.71 +3.3%-$9.09

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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