| Northwest WDA (1Q 2016) |
| All Industry |
| Estimated employment | 350 |
| Mean wage | $22.54 |
| Entry wage | $17.53 |
| 10th percentile wage | $14.48 |
| 50th percentile wage | $23.10 |
| 90th percentile wage | $29.23 |
 | | Top Employing Industries |
| Industry | Employment / Percent |
| Manufacturing | 350 | 100% |
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| Top Paying Industries |
| Industry | Employment / Median Wage |
| Manufacturing | 350 | $23.10 |
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| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders (51-9196) |
| Set up, operate, or tend paper goods machines that perform a variety of functions, such as converting, sawing, corrugating, banding, wrapping, boxing, stitching, forming, or sealing paper or paperboard sheets into products. |
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| Mean Wage History |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
Occupational Group | Difference |
| Current | $23.10 | | $17.54 |
| $5.56 | | 2015 | $22.37 | +3.3% | $16.98 |
+3.3% | $5.38 | | 2014 | $21.86 | +2.3% | $16.60 |
+2.3% | $5.26 | | 2013 | $21.45 | +1.9% | $16.29 |
+1.9% | $5.16 | | 2012 | $21.09 | +1.7% | $16.01 |
+1.7% | $5.08 | | 2011 | $20.75 | +1.6% | $15.76 |
+1.6% | $4.99 | | 2010 | $20.53 | +1.1% | $15.59 |
+1.1% | $4.94 | | 2009 | $20.17 | +1.8% | $15.32 |
+1.8% | $4.85 | | 2008 | $19.64 | +2.7% | $14.92 |
+2.7% | $4.73 | | 2007 | $19.19 | +2.3% | $14.57 |
+2.3% | $4.62 |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
All Occupations | Difference |
| Current | $23.10 | | $19.32 |
| $3.78 | | 2015 | $22.37 | +3.3% | $18.78 |
+2.9% | $3.59 | | 2014 | $21.86 | +2.3% | $18.38 |
+2.2% | $3.48 | | 2013 | $21.45 | +1.9% | $18.01 |
+2.1% | $3.44 | | 2012 | $21.09 | +1.7% | $17.70 |
+1.7% | $3.39 | | 2011 | $20.75 | +1.6% | $17.42 |
+1.6% | $3.33 | | 2010 | $20.53 | +1.1% | $17.13 |
+1.7% | $3.40 | | 2009 | $20.17 | +1.8% | $16.90 |
+1.4% | $3.27 | | 2008 | $19.64 | +2.7% | $16.46 |
+2.6% | $3.18 | | 2007 | $19.19 | +2.3% | $15.94 |
+3.3% | $3.26 |
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| Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016 |
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