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South Central WDA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment250
Mean wage$16.84
Entry wage$10.34
10th percentile wage$9.56
50th percentile wage$16.57
90th percentile wage$26.90
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing24097.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing240$16.44
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$16.57 $17.86  -$1.29
2015$16.04+3.3%$17.29 +3.3%-$1.24
2014$15.68+2.3%$16.90 +2.3%-$1.22
2013$15.38+1.9%$16.58 +1.9%-$1.19
2012$15.13+1.7%$16.31 +1.7%-$1.17
2011$14.89+1.6%$16.04 +1.6%-$1.15
2010$14.72+1.1%$15.87 +1.1%-$1.14
2009$14.47+1.8%$15.59 +1.8%-$1.12
2008$14.09+2.7%$15.19 +2.7%-$1.09
2007$13.77+2.3%$14.84 +2.3%-$1.07
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$16.57 $20.85  -$4.28
2015$16.04+3.3%$20.27 +2.9%-$4.22
2014$15.68+2.3%$19.83 +2.2%-$4.15
2013$15.38+1.9%$19.43 +2.1%-$4.04
2012$15.13+1.7%$19.10 +1.7%-$3.97
2011$14.89+1.6%$18.80 +1.6%-$3.91
2010$14.72+1.1%$18.48 +1.7%-$3.75
2009$14.47+1.8%$18.23 +1.4%-$3.76
2008$14.09+2.7%$17.77 +2.6%-$3.67
2007$13.77+2.3%$17.20 +3.3%-$3.43
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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