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Estimated employment50
Mean wage$15.05
Entry wage$9.67
10th percentile wage$9.38
50th percentile wage$13.16
90th percentile wage$26.48
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing5095.1%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing50$13.16
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$13.16 $16.60  -$3.44
2015$12.74+3.3%$16.07 +3.3%-$3.33
2014$12.45+2.3%$15.71 +2.3%-$3.25
2013$12.22+1.9%$15.41 +1.9%-$3.19
2012$12.02+1.7%$15.16 +1.7%-$3.14
2011$11.82+1.6%$14.91 +1.6%-$3.09
2010$11.69+1.1%$14.75 +1.1%-$3.05
2009$11.49+1.8%$14.49 +1.8%-$3.00
2008$11.19+2.7%$14.12 +2.7%-$2.92
2007$10.93+2.3%$13.79 +2.3%-$2.85
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$13.16 $18.24  -$5.08
2015$12.74+3.3%$17.73 +2.9%-$4.98
2014$12.45+2.3%$17.35 +2.2%-$4.89
2013$12.22+1.9%$17.00 +2.1%-$4.78
2012$12.02+1.7%$16.71 +1.7%-$4.69
2011$11.82+1.6%$16.45 +1.6%-$4.62
2010$11.69+1.1%$16.17 +1.7%-$4.47
2009$11.49+1.8%$15.95 +1.4%-$4.45
2008$11.19+2.7%$15.54 +2.6%-$4.35
2007$10.93+2.3%$15.05 +3.3%-$4.11
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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