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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$16.86
Entry wage$12.62
10th percentile wage$11.70
50th percentile wage$16.27
90th percentile wage$23.47
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing$16.63
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$16.27 $19.27  -$3.00
2015$15.75+3.3%$18.66 +3.3%-$2.90
2014$15.40+2.3%$18.24 +2.3%-$2.83
2013$15.11+1.9%$17.89 +1.9%-$2.78
2012$14.85+1.7%$17.59 +1.7%-$2.73
2011$14.62+1.6%$17.31 +1.6%-$2.69
2010$14.46+1.1%$17.12 +1.1%-$2.66
2009$14.21+1.8%$16.83 +1.8%-$2.61
2008$13.84+2.7%$16.39 +2.7%-$2.55
2007$13.52+2.3%$16.01 +2.3%-$2.49
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$16.27 $22.98  -$6.71
2015$15.75+3.3%$22.34 +2.9%-$6.58
2014$15.40+2.3%$21.86 +2.2%-$6.46
2013$15.11+1.9%$21.42 +2.1%-$6.31
2012$14.85+1.7%$21.05 +1.7%-$6.19
2011$14.62+1.6%$20.72 +1.6%-$6.10
2010$14.46+1.1%$20.37 +1.7%-$5.91
2009$14.21+1.8%$20.10 +1.4%-$5.88
2008$13.84+2.7%$19.58 +2.6%-$5.74
2007$13.52+2.3%$18.96 +3.3%-$5.43
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 $24.36 280
Danbury $17.15  
New Haven $16.57 250
Bridgeport $16.27  
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $24.36 280
New Haven $16.57 250
Bridgeport $16.27  
Danbury $17.15  
Wages in other areas
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