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Estimated employment410
Mean wage$17.36
Entry wage$11.28
10th percentile wage$10.25
50th percentile wage$16.20
90th percentile wage$27.03
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing19048%
Machinery Manufacturing205.8%
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing205.7%
Paper Manufacturing203.8%
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Machinery Manufacturing2019.87
Paper Manufacturing2019.39
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing2015.53
Miscellaneous Manufacturing15.48
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing19014.11
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
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$16.20 $18.67  -$2.47
2015$15.69+3.3%$18.08 +3.3%-$2.39
2014$15.33+2.3%$17.67 +2.3%-$2.33
2013$15.04+1.9%$17.33 +1.9%-$2.29
2012$14.79+1.7%$17.05 +1.7%-$2.25
2011$14.55+1.6%$16.77 +1.6%-$2.21
2010$14.40+1.1%$16.59 +1.1%-$2.19
2009$14.15+1.8%$16.30 +1.8%-$2.15
2008$13.78+2.7%$15.88 +2.7%-$2.10
2007$13.46+2.3%$15.51 +2.3%-$2.05
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$16.20 $21.45  -$5.25
2015$15.69+3.3%$20.85 +2.9%-$5.16
2014$15.33+2.3%$20.40 +2.2%-$5.07
2013$15.04+1.9%$19.99 +2.1%-$4.95
2012$14.79+1.7%$19.65 +1.7%-$4.85
2011$14.55+1.6%$19.34 +1.6%-$4.78
2010$14.40+1.1%$19.02 +1.7%-$4.61
2009$14.15+1.8%$18.76 +1.4%-$4.61
2008$13.78+2.7%$18.28 +2.6%-$4.50
2007$13.46+2.3%$17.69 +3.3%-$4.23
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 $16.20 410
Highest Employment
Connecticut $16.20 410

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016

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