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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$11.85
Entry wage$9.38
10th percentile wage$9.35
50th percentile wage$9.40
90th percentile wage$21.63
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing$9.40
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$9.40 $19.21  -$9.81
2015$9.10+3.3%$18.60 +3.3%-$9.49
2014$8.90+2.3%$18.18 +2.3%-$9.28
2013$8.73+1.9%$17.84 +1.9%-$9.10
2012$8.58+1.7%$17.54 +1.7%-$8.95
2011$8.44+1.6%$17.26 +1.6%-$8.81
2010$8.35+1.1%$17.07 +1.1%-$8.71
2009$8.21+1.8%$16.77 +1.8%-$8.56
2008$7.99+2.7%$16.34 +2.7%-$8.34
2007$7.81+2.3%$15.96 +2.3%-$8.15
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$9.40 $21.85  -$12.45
2015$9.10+3.3%$21.24 +2.9%-$12.13
2014$8.90+2.3%$20.78 +2.2%-$11.88
2013$8.73+1.9%$20.37 +2.1%-$11.63
2012$8.58+1.7%$20.02 +1.7%-$11.43
2011$8.44+1.6%$19.70 +1.6%-$11.25
2010$8.35+1.1%$19.37 +1.7%-$11.01
2009$8.21+1.8%$19.11 +1.4%-$10.90
2008$7.99+2.7%$18.62 +2.6%-$10.62
2007$7.81+2.3%$18.02 +3.3%-$10.21
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 $21.71 40
North Central $9.40  
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Eastern $21.71 40
North Central $9.40  
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