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Estimated employment40
Mean wage$16.51
Entry wage$11.71
10th percentile wage$10.50
50th percentile wage$14.64
90th percentile wage$26.30
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing40100%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing40$14.64
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$14.64 $19.27  -$4.63
2015$14.18+3.3%$18.66 +3.3%-$4.48
2014$13.85+2.3%$18.24 +2.3%-$4.38
2013$13.59+1.9%$17.89 +1.9%-$4.29
2012$13.37+1.7%$17.59 +1.7%-$4.22
2011$13.15+1.6%$17.31 +1.6%-$4.15
2010$13.01+1.1%$17.12 +1.1%-$4.11
2009$12.78+1.8%$16.83 +1.8%-$4.04
2008$12.45+2.7%$16.39 +2.7%-$3.93
2007$12.16+2.3%$16.01 +2.3%-$3.84
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$14.64 $22.98  -$8.34
2015$14.18+3.3%$22.34 +2.9%-$8.16
2014$13.85+2.3%$21.86 +2.2%-$8.00
2013$13.59+1.9%$21.42 +2.1%-$7.82
2012$13.37+1.7%$21.05 +1.7%-$7.68
2011$13.15+1.6%$20.72 +1.6%-$7.56
2010$13.01+1.1%$20.37 +1.7%-$7.36
2009$12.78+1.8%$20.10 +1.4%-$7.31
2008$12.45+2.7%$19.58 +2.6%-$7.13
2007$12.16+2.3%$18.96 +3.3%-$6.79
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 2016
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $15.95  
Bridgeport $14.64 40
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport $14.64 40
Hartford $15.95  
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