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Estimated employment130
Mean wage$16.80
Entry wage$12.36
10th percentile wage$11.18
50th percentile wage$15.24
90th percentile wage$24.47
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing130100%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing130$15.24
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders (51-9121)
Set up, operate, or tend machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products including food, glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Exclude "Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal and Plastic" (51-4193) and "Painters, Transportation Equipment" (51-9122).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$15.24 $19.27  -$4.03
2015$14.76+3.3%$18.66 +3.3%-$3.90
2014$14.42+2.3%$18.24 +2.3%-$3.81
2013$14.15+1.9%$17.89 +1.9%-$3.74
2012$13.91+1.7%$17.59 +1.7%-$3.67
2011$13.69+1.6%$17.31 +1.6%-$3.62
2010$13.54+1.1%$17.12 +1.1%-$3.58
2009$13.31+1.8%$16.83 +1.8%-$3.51
2008$12.96+2.7%$16.39 +2.7%-$3.42
2007$12.66+2.3%$16.01 +2.3%-$3.34
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$15.24 $22.98  -$7.74
2015$14.76+3.3%$22.34 +2.9%-$7.58
2014$14.42+2.3%$21.86 +2.2%-$7.43
2013$14.15+1.9%$21.42 +2.1%-$7.26
2012$13.91+1.7%$21.05 +1.7%-$7.13
2011$13.69+1.6%$20.72 +1.6%-$7.02
2010$13.54+1.1%$20.37 +1.7%-$6.82
2009$13.31+1.8%$20.10 +1.4%-$6.78
2008$12.96+2.7%$19.58 +2.6%-$6.62
2007$12.66+2.3%$18.96 +3.3%-$6.29
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 $18.54 270
Norwich-NL $16.49 50
New Haven $15.89 310
Bridgeport $15.24 130
Waterbury $13.16 50
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven $15.89 310
Hartford $18.54 270
Bridgeport $15.24 130
Waterbury $13.16 50
Norwich-NL $16.49 50
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