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Estimated employment260
Mean wage$17.29
Entry wage$13.70
10th percentile wage$13.10
50th percentile wage$16.81
90th percentile wage$22.50
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing26099.3%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing260$16.78
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$16.81 $19.16  -$2.35
2015$16.28+3.3%$18.55 +3.3%-$2.27
2014$15.91+2.3%$18.13 +2.3%-$2.22
2013$15.61+1.9%$17.79 +1.9%-$2.18
2012$15.35+1.7%$17.49 +1.7%-$2.14
2011$15.10+1.6%$17.21 +1.6%-$2.11
2010$14.94+1.1%$17.03 +1.1%-$2.08
2009$14.68+1.8%$16.73 +1.8%-$2.05
2008$14.30+2.7%$16.29 +2.7%-$1.99
2007$13.97+2.3%$15.92 +2.3%-$1.95
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$16.81 $22.30  -$5.49
2015$16.28+3.3%$21.68 +2.9%-$5.39
2014$15.91+2.3%$21.21 +2.2%-$5.30
2013$15.61+1.9%$20.78 +2.1%-$5.17
2012$15.35+1.7%$20.43 +1.7%-$5.08
2011$15.10+1.6%$20.11 +1.6%-$5.00
2010$14.94+1.1%$19.77 +1.7%-$4.83
2009$14.68+1.8%$19.50 +1.4%-$4.82
2008$14.30+2.7%$19.00 +2.6%-$4.70
2007$13.97+2.3%$18.40 +3.3%-$4.42
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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