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North Central WDA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment350
Mean wage$21.02
Entry wage$13.49
10th percentile wage$10.44
50th percentile wage$22.08
90th percentile wage$29.32
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing33095.4%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing330$22.53
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$22.08 $19.21  $2.87
2015$21.38+3.3%$18.60 +3.3%$2.78
2014$20.90+2.3%$18.18 +2.3%$2.72
2013$20.50+1.9%$17.84 +1.9%$2.66
2012$20.16+1.7%$17.54 +1.7%$2.62
2011$19.84+1.6%$17.26 +1.6%$2.58
2010$19.62+1.1%$17.07 +1.1%$2.55
2009$19.28+1.8%$16.77 +1.8%$2.51
2008$18.78+2.7%$16.34 +2.7%$2.44
2007$18.35+2.3%$15.96 +2.3%$2.38
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$22.08 $21.85  $0.23
2015$21.38+3.3%$21.24 +2.9%$0.14
2014$20.90+2.3%$20.78 +2.2%$0.11
2013$20.50+1.9%$20.37 +2.1%$0.13
2012$20.16+1.7%$20.02 +1.7%$0.14
2011$19.84+1.6%$19.70 +1.6%$0.13
2010$19.62+1.1%$19.37 +1.7%$0.25
2009$19.28+1.8%$19.11 +1.4%$0.17
2008$18.78+2.7%$18.62 +2.6%$0.16
2007$18.35+2.3%$18.02 +3.3%$0.32
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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