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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$17.93
Entry wage$15.09
10th percentile wage$13.87
50th percentile wage$17.83
90th percentile wage$22.91
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing$17.83
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners (51-4194)
Perform precision smoothing, sharpening, polishing, or grinding of metal objects.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$17.83 $19.21  -$1.38
2015$17.26+3.3%$18.60 +3.3%-$1.33
2014$16.87+2.3%$18.18 +2.3%-$1.30
2013$16.55+1.9%$17.84 +1.9%-$1.28
2012$16.28+1.7%$17.54 +1.7%-$1.25
2011$16.02+1.6%$17.26 +1.6%-$1.23
2010$15.84+1.1%$17.07 +1.1%-$1.22
2009$15.57+1.8%$16.77 +1.8%-$1.20
2008$15.16+2.7%$16.34 +2.7%-$1.17
2007$14.81+2.3%$15.96 +2.3%-$1.14
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.83 $21.85  -$4.02
2015$17.26+3.3%$21.24 +2.9%-$3.97
2014$16.87+2.3%$20.78 +2.2%-$3.91
2013$16.55+1.9%$20.37 +2.1%-$3.81
2012$16.28+1.7%$20.02 +1.7%-$3.73
2011$16.02+1.6%$19.70 +1.6%-$3.68
2010$15.84+1.1%$19.37 +1.7%-$3.52
2009$15.57+1.8%$19.11 +1.4%-$3.53
2008$15.16+2.7%$18.62 +2.6%-$3.45
2007$14.81+2.3%$18.02 +3.3%-$3.21
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 $42.20  
South Central $21.70  
North Central $17.83  
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Eastern $42.20  
North Central $17.83  
South Central $21.70  
Wages in other areas
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