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Estimated employment280
Mean wage$22.45
Entry wage$16.00
10th percentile wage$14.78
50th percentile wage$24.36
90th percentile wage$29.42
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing26093.5%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing260$24.69
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$24.36 $19.16  $5.20
2015$23.59+3.3%$18.55 +3.3%$5.04
2014$23.05+2.3%$18.13 +2.3%$4.92
2013$22.62+1.9%$17.79 +1.9%$4.83
2012$22.24+1.7%$17.49 +1.7%$4.75
2011$21.88+1.6%$17.21 +1.6%$4.67
2010$21.65+1.1%$17.03 +1.1%$4.62
2009$21.27+1.8%$16.73 +1.8%$4.54
2008$20.72+2.7%$16.29 +2.7%$4.42
2007$20.24+2.3%$15.92 +2.3%$4.32
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$24.36 $22.30  $2.06
2015$23.59+3.3%$21.68 +2.9%$1.91
2014$23.05+2.3%$21.21 +2.2%$1.84
2013$22.62+1.9%$20.78 +2.1%$1.83
2012$22.24+1.7%$20.43 +1.7%$1.81
2011$21.88+1.6%$20.11 +1.6%$1.78
2010$21.65+1.1%$19.77 +1.7%$1.88
2009$21.27+1.8%$19.50 +1.4%$1.77
2008$20.72+2.7%$19.00 +2.6%$1.71
2007$20.24+2.3%$18.40 +3.3%$1.84
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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