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Estimated employment270
Mean wage$19.04
Entry wage$13.80
10th percentile wage$12.42
50th percentile wage$18.54
90th percentile wage$26.99
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing25092.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing250$18.43
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$18.54 $19.16  -$0.61
2015$17.95+3.3%$18.55 +3.3%-$0.60
2014$17.55+2.3%$18.13 +2.3%-$0.58
2013$17.21+1.9%$17.79 +1.9%-$0.57
2012$16.93+1.7%$17.49 +1.7%-$0.56
2011$16.66+1.6%$17.21 +1.6%-$0.55
2010$16.47+1.1%$17.03 +1.1%-$0.55
2009$16.19+1.8%$16.73 +1.8%-$0.54
2008$15.77+2.7%$16.29 +2.7%-$0.52
2007$15.40+2.3%$15.92 +2.3%-$0.51
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$18.54 $22.30  -$3.76
2015$17.95+3.3%$21.68 +2.9%-$3.72
2014$17.55+2.3%$21.21 +2.2%-$3.66
2013$17.21+1.9%$20.78 +2.1%-$3.57
2012$16.93+1.7%$20.43 +1.7%-$3.50
2011$16.66+1.6%$20.11 +1.6%-$3.45
2010$16.47+1.1%$19.77 +1.7%-$3.29
2009$16.19+1.8%$19.50 +1.4%-$3.31
2008$15.77+2.7%$19.00 +2.6%-$3.23
2007$15.40+2.3%$18.40 +3.3%-$2.99
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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