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Eastern WDA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment120
Mean wage$16.38
Entry wage$12.99
10th percentile wage$12.32
50th percentile wage$15.72
90th percentile wage$22.31
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing120100%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing120$15.72
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$15.72 $20.50  -$4.78
2015$15.22+3.3%$19.85 +3.3%-$4.62
2014$14.88+2.3%$19.40 +2.3%-$4.52
2013$14.60+1.9%$19.03 +1.9%-$4.43
2012$14.35+1.7%$18.72 +1.7%-$4.36
2011$14.12+1.6%$18.42 +1.6%-$4.29
2010$13.97+1.1%$18.22 +1.1%-$4.24
2009$13.73+1.8%$17.90 +1.8%-$4.17
2008$13.37+2.7%$17.43 +2.7%-$4.06
2007$13.06+2.3%$17.03 +2.3%-$3.97
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$15.72 $20.53  -$4.81
2015$15.22+3.3%$19.96 +2.9%-$4.73
2014$14.88+2.3%$19.53 +2.2%-$4.65
2013$14.60+1.9%$19.14 +2.1%-$4.53
2012$14.35+1.7%$18.81 +1.7%-$4.45
2011$14.12+1.6%$18.51 +1.6%-$4.38
2010$13.97+1.1%$18.20 +1.7%-$4.23
2009$13.73+1.8%$17.95 +1.4%-$4.22
2008$13.37+2.7%$17.49 +2.6%-$4.12
2007$13.06+2.3%$16.94 +3.3%-$3.87
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
North Central $22.08 350
Northwest $17.42 70
South Central $16.57 250
Southwest $16.24 170
Eastern $15.72 120
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $22.08 350
South Central $16.57 250
Southwest $16.24 170
Eastern $15.72 120
Northwest $17.42 70
Wages in other areas
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