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Estimated employment970
Mean wage$18.34
Entry wage$12.04
10th percentile wage$10.19
50th percentile wage$17.59
90th percentile wage$27.82
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing30030.9%
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing20020.9%
Paper Manufacturing15015.1%
Printing and Related Support Activities504.9%
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing21.91
Printing and Related Support Activities5020.61
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing20016.38
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing30016.16
Paper Manufacturing15015.68
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders (51-9032)
Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material. Exclude "Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders" (51-7041 through 51-7042), "Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal and Plastic" (51-4031), and "Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders" (51-6062).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$17.59 $18.67  -$1.08
2015$17.03+3.3%$18.08 +3.3%-$1.04
2014$16.65+2.3%$17.67 +2.3%-$1.02
2013$16.33+1.9%$17.33 +1.9%-$1.00
2012$16.06+1.7%$17.05 +1.7%-$0.98
2011$15.80+1.6%$16.77 +1.6%-$0.97
2010$15.63+1.1%$16.59 +1.1%-$0.95
2009$15.36+1.8%$16.30 +1.8%-$0.94
2008$14.96+2.7%$15.88 +2.7%-$0.91
2007$14.62+2.3%$15.51 +2.3%-$0.89
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.59 $21.45  -$3.86
2015$17.03+3.3%$20.85 +2.9%-$3.81
2014$16.65+2.3%$20.40 +2.2%-$3.75
2013$16.33+1.9%$19.99 +2.1%-$3.66
2012$16.06+1.7%$19.65 +1.7%-$3.58
2011$15.80+1.6%$19.34 +1.6%-$3.53
2010$15.63+1.1%$19.02 +1.7%-$3.38
2009$15.36+1.8%$18.76 +1.4%-$3.39
2008$14.96+2.7%$18.28 +2.6%-$3.31
2007$14.62+2.3%$17.69 +3.3%-$3.07
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.
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Connecticut $17.59 970
Highest Employment
Connecticut $17.59 970

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016

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