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Eastern WDA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment70
Mean wage$18.82
Entry wage$13.11
10th percentile wage$11.03
50th percentile wage$20.03
90th percentile wage$24.62
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing70100%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing70$20.03
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$20.03 $20.50  -$0.47
2015$19.39+3.3%$19.85 +3.3%-$0.45
2014$18.96+2.3%$19.40 +2.3%-$0.44
2013$18.60+1.9%$19.03 +1.9%-$0.43
2012$18.29+1.7%$18.72 +1.7%-$0.42
2011$17.99+1.6%$18.42 +1.6%-$0.42
2010$17.80+1.1%$18.22 +1.1%-$0.41
2009$17.49+1.8%$17.90 +1.8%-$0.41
2008$17.03+2.7%$17.43 +2.7%-$0.39
2007$16.64+2.3%$17.03 +2.3%-$0.39
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$20.03 $20.53  -$0.50
2015$19.39+3.3%$19.96 +2.9%-$0.56
2014$18.96+2.3%$19.53 +2.2%-$0.57
2013$18.60+1.9%$19.14 +2.1%-$0.53
2012$18.29+1.7%$18.81 +1.7%-$0.51
2011$17.99+1.6%$18.51 +1.6%-$0.51
2010$17.80+1.1%$18.20 +1.7%-$0.40
2009$17.49+1.8%$17.95 +1.4%-$0.46
2008$17.03+2.7%$17.49 +2.6%-$0.46
2007$16.64+2.3%$16.94 +3.3%-$0.29
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 $20.03 70
North Central $18.65 290
Northwest $17.01 110
South Central $15.93 340
Southwest $15.34 120
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
South Central $15.93 340
North Central $18.65 290
Southwest $15.34 120
Northwest $17.01 110
Eastern $20.03 70
Wages in other areas
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