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Eastern Workforce Investment Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment90
Mean wage17.65
Entry wage13.79
10th percentile wage12.82
50th percentile wage17.57
90th percentile wage23.21
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing90100.0%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Manufacturing9017.65
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders (51-9041)
Set up, operate, or tend machines, such as glass forming machines, plodder machines, and tuber machines, to shape and form products, such as glassware, food, rubber, soap, brick, tile, clay, wax, tobacco, or cosmetics. Exclude "Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders" (51-9196) and "Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders" (51-6042).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$17.65 $21.60  -$3.95
2014$17.53+.7%$21.46 +.7%-$3.92
2013$17.13+2.3%$20.97 +2.3%-$3.83
2012$16.81+1.9%$20.57 +1.9%-$3.76
2011$16.53+1.7%$20.23 +1.7%-$3.69
2010$16.27+1.6%$19.91 +1.6%-$3.64
2009$16.09+1.1%$19.69 +1.1%-$3.60
2008$15.81+1.8%$19.35 +1.8%-$3.53
2007$15.40+2.7%$18.84 +2.7%-$3.44
2006$15.04+2.3%$18.41 +2.3%-$3.36
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.65 $24.58  -$6.93
2014$17.53+.7%$24.38 +.8%-$6.84
2013$17.13+2.3%$23.86 +2.2%-$6.72
2012$16.81+1.9%$23.38 +2.1%-$6.56
2011$16.53+1.7%$22.98 +1.7%-$6.44
2010$16.27+1.6%$22.62 +1.6%-$6.34
2009$16.09+1.1%$22.23 +1.7%-$6.14
2008$15.81+1.8%$21.93 +1.4%-$6.12
2007$15.40+2.7%$21.37 +2.6%-$5.97
2006$15.04+2.3%$20.69 +3.3%-$5.64

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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Best Pay
South Central 20.65 10
North Central 20.38 100
Southwest 18.90 190
Eastern 17.65 90
Northwest 16.38  
Highest Employment
Southwest 18.90 190
North Central 20.38 100
Eastern 17.65 90
South Central 20.65 10
Northwest 16.38  
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