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Eastern WDA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment40
Mean wage$21.42
Entry wage$16.13
10th percentile wage$14.57
50th percentile wage$21.71
90th percentile wage$28.58
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing2058.7%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing20$22.29
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders (51-9012)
Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Include dairy processing equipment operators. Exclude "Chemical Equipment Operators/Tenders" (51-9011).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$21.71 $20.50  $1.21
2015$21.02+3.3%$19.85 +3.3%$1.17
2014$20.55+2.3%$19.40 +2.3%$1.15
2013$20.16+1.9%$19.03 +1.9%$1.12
2012$19.82+1.7%$18.72 +1.7%$1.10
2011$19.50+1.6%$18.42 +1.6%$1.09
2010$19.29+1.1%$18.22 +1.1%$1.08
2009$18.96+1.8%$17.90 +1.8%$1.06
2008$18.46+2.7%$17.43 +2.7%$1.03
2007$18.04+2.3%$17.03 +2.3%$1.01
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$21.71 $20.53  $1.18
2015$21.02+3.3%$19.96 +2.9%$1.07
2014$20.55+2.3%$19.53 +2.2%$1.02
2013$20.16+1.9%$19.14 +2.1%$1.02
2012$19.82+1.7%$18.81 +1.7%$1.01
2011$19.50+1.6%$18.51 +1.6%$0.99
2010$19.29+1.1%$18.20 +1.7%$1.09
2009$18.96+1.8%$17.95 +1.4%$1.00
2008$18.46+2.7%$17.49 +2.6%$0.97
2007$18.04+2.3%$16.94 +3.3%$1.10
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
Eastern $21.71 40
North Central $9.40  
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Eastern $21.71 40
North Central $9.40  
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