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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$16.57
Entry wage$12.13
10th percentile wage$10.93
50th percentile wage$15.91
90th percentile wage$23.45
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing$15.91
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4032)
Set up, operate, or tend drilling machines to drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work pieces.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$15.91 $19.21  -$3.30
2015$15.41+3.3%$18.60 +3.3%-$3.19
2014$15.06+2.3%$18.18 +2.3%-$3.12
2013$14.77+1.9%$17.84 +1.9%-$3.06
2012$14.53+1.7%$17.54 +1.7%-$3.01
2011$14.29+1.6%$17.26 +1.6%-$2.96
2010$14.14+1.1%$17.07 +1.1%-$2.93
2009$13.89+1.8%$16.77 +1.8%-$2.88
2008$13.53+2.7%$16.34 +2.7%-$2.80
2007$13.22+2.3%$15.96 +2.3%-$2.74
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$15.91 $21.85  -$5.94
2015$15.41+3.3%$21.24 +2.9%-$5.83
2014$15.06+2.3%$20.78 +2.2%-$5.72
2013$14.77+1.9%$20.37 +2.1%-$5.59
2012$14.53+1.7%$20.02 +1.7%-$5.49
2011$14.29+1.6%$19.70 +1.6%-$5.40
2010$14.14+1.1%$19.37 +1.7%-$5.23
2009$13.89+1.8%$19.11 +1.4%-$5.21
2008$13.53+2.7%$18.62 +2.6%-$5.08
2007$13.22+2.3%$18.02 +3.3%-$4.80
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
South Central $16.64 30
North Central $15.91  
Southwest $14.57 30
Northwest $13.21 20
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Southwest $14.57 30
South Central $16.64 30
Northwest $13.21 20
North Central $15.91  
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