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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$17.10
Entry wage$13.35
10th percentile wage$12.64
50th percentile wage$17.15
90th percentile wage$22.35
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing$17.15
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$17.15 $18.47  -$1.32
2015$16.61+3.3%$17.88 +3.3%-$1.27
2014$16.23+2.3%$17.48 +2.3%-$1.24
2013$15.92+1.9%$17.15 +1.9%-$1.22
2012$15.66+1.7%$16.86 +1.7%-$1.20
2011$15.41+1.6%$16.59 +1.6%-$1.18
2010$15.24+1.1%$16.41 +1.1%-$1.17
2009$14.97+1.8%$16.13 +1.8%-$1.15
2008$14.58+2.7%$15.71 +2.7%-$1.12
2007$14.25+2.3%$15.35 +2.3%-$1.09
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.15 $19.47  -$2.32
2015$16.61+3.3%$18.93 +2.9%-$2.31
2014$16.23+2.3%$18.52 +2.2%-$2.29
2013$15.92+1.9%$18.15 +2.1%-$2.22
2012$15.66+1.7%$17.84 +1.7%-$2.17
2011$15.41+1.6%$17.56 +1.6%-$2.14
2010$15.24+1.1%$17.26 +1.7%-$2.02
2009$14.97+1.8%$17.03 +1.4%-$2.05
2008$14.58+2.7%$16.59 +2.6%-$2.00
2007$14.25+2.3%$16.06 +3.3%-$1.81
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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