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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$18.30
Entry wage$14.60
10th percentile wage$13.36
50th percentile wage$17.36
90th percentile wage$24.30
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing$17.36
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders (51-9023)
Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients. Exclude "Food Batchmakers" (51-3092).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$17.36 $19.27  -$1.91
2015$16.81+3.3%$18.66 +3.3%-$1.84
2014$16.43+2.3%$18.24 +2.3%-$1.80
2013$16.12+1.9%$17.89 +1.9%-$1.77
2012$15.85+1.7%$17.59 +1.7%-$1.74
2011$15.60+1.6%$17.31 +1.6%-$1.71
2010$15.43+1.1%$17.12 +1.1%-$1.69
2009$15.16+1.8%$16.83 +1.8%-$1.66
2008$14.76+2.7%$16.39 +2.7%-$1.62
2007$14.42+2.3%$16.01 +2.3%-$1.58
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.36 $22.98  -$5.62
2015$16.81+3.3%$22.34 +2.9%-$5.52
2014$16.43+2.3%$21.86 +2.2%-$5.43
2013$16.12+1.9%$21.42 +2.1%-$5.30
2012$15.85+1.7%$21.05 +1.7%-$5.20
2011$15.60+1.6%$20.72 +1.6%-$5.12
2010$15.43+1.1%$20.37 +1.7%-$4.94
2009$15.16+1.8%$20.10 +1.4%-$4.93
2008$14.76+2.7%$19.58 +2.6%-$4.81
2007$14.42+2.3%$18.96 +3.3%-$4.53
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
Norwich-NL $22.29 30
Bridgeport $17.36  
New Haven $17.29 220
Hartford $16.81 260
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $16.81 260
New Haven $17.29 220
Norwich-NL $22.29 30
Bridgeport $17.36  
Wages in other areas
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