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Estimated employment310
Mean wage$16.55
Entry wage$11.75
10th percentile wage$10.80
50th percentile wage$15.89
90th percentile wage$24.86
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing310100%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing310$15.89
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$15.89 $17.31  -$1.42
2015$15.39+3.3%$16.76 +3.3%-$1.37
2014$15.04+2.3%$16.38 +2.3%-$1.34
2013$14.75+1.9%$16.07 +1.9%-$1.31
2012$14.51+1.7%$15.80 +1.7%-$1.29
2011$14.28+1.6%$15.55 +1.6%-$1.27
2010$14.12+1.1%$15.38 +1.1%-$1.26
2009$13.87+1.8%$15.11 +1.8%-$1.23
2008$13.51+2.7%$14.72 +2.7%-$1.20
2007$13.20+2.3%$14.38 +2.3%-$1.17
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$15.89 $20.98  -$5.09
2015$15.39+3.3%$20.39 +2.9%-$5.00
2014$15.04+2.3%$19.96 +2.2%-$4.91
2013$14.75+1.9%$19.55 +2.1%-$4.80
2012$14.51+1.7%$19.22 +1.7%-$4.71
2011$14.28+1.6%$18.92 +1.6%-$4.64
2010$14.12+1.1%$18.60 +1.7%-$4.47
2009$13.87+1.8%$18.35 +1.4%-$4.47
2008$13.51+2.7%$17.88 +2.6%-$4.36
2007$13.20+2.3%$17.31 +3.3%-$4.10
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
Wages in other areas
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