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Estimated employment290
Mean wage$16.36
Entry wage$11.88
10th percentile wage$10.72
50th percentile wage$15.45
90th percentile wage$23.66
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing8026.3%
Machinery Manufacturing308.8%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Machinery Manufacturing3022.30
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing8015.04
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4032)
Set up, operate, or tend drilling machines to drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work pieces.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$15.45 $18.67  -$3.22
2015$14.96+3.3%$18.08 +3.3%-$3.11
2014$14.62+2.3%$17.67 +2.3%-$3.04
2013$14.34+1.9%$17.33 +1.9%-$2.98
2012$14.11+1.7%$17.05 +1.7%-$2.93
2011$13.88+1.6%$16.77 +1.6%-$2.89
2010$13.73+1.1%$16.59 +1.1%-$2.86
2009$13.49+1.8%$16.30 +1.8%-$2.81
2008$13.14+2.7%$15.88 +2.7%-$2.73
2007$12.84+2.3%$15.51 +2.3%-$2.67
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$15.45 $21.45  -$6.00
2015$14.96+3.3%$20.85 +2.9%-$5.88
2014$14.62+2.3%$20.40 +2.2%-$5.78
2013$14.34+1.9%$19.99 +2.1%-$5.64
2012$14.11+1.7%$19.65 +1.7%-$5.54
2011$13.88+1.6%$19.34 +1.6%-$5.46
2010$13.73+1.1%$19.02 +1.7%-$5.28
2009$13.49+1.8%$18.76 +1.4%-$5.26
2008$13.14+2.7%$18.28 +2.6%-$5.13
2007$12.84+2.3%$17.69 +3.3%-$4.85
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.
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Best Pay
Connecticut $15.45 290
Highest Employment
Connecticut $15.45 290

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016

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