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Estimated employment30
Mean wage$16.37
Entry wage$11.77
10th percentile wage$10.46
50th percentile wage$14.57
90th percentile wage$26.29
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing30100%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing30$14.57
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4032)
Set up, operate, or tend drilling machines to drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work pieces.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$14.57 $19.17  -$4.60
2015$14.11+3.3%$18.56 +3.3%-$4.45
2014$13.79+2.3%$18.14 +2.3%-$4.35
2013$13.53+1.9%$17.80 +1.9%-$4.27
2012$13.30+1.7%$17.50 +1.7%-$4.19
2011$13.09+1.6%$17.22 +1.6%-$4.13
2010$12.95+1.1%$17.03 +1.1%-$4.08
2009$12.72+1.8%$16.74 +1.8%-$4.01
2008$12.39+2.7%$16.30 +2.7%-$3.91
2007$12.11+2.3%$15.93 +2.3%-$3.82
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$14.57 $23.35  -$8.78
2015$14.11+3.3%$22.70 +2.9%-$8.58
2014$13.79+2.3%$22.21 +2.2%-$8.42
2013$13.53+1.9%$21.76 +2.1%-$8.23
2012$13.30+1.7%$21.39 +1.7%-$8.08
2011$13.09+1.6%$21.05 +1.6%-$7.96
2010$12.95+1.1%$20.70 +1.7%-$7.75
2009$12.72+1.8%$20.42 +1.4%-$7.69
2008$12.39+2.7%$19.90 +2.6%-$7.50
2007$12.11+2.3%$19.26 +3.3%-$7.15
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
South Central $16.64 30
North Central $15.91  
Southwest $14.57 30
Northwest $13.21 20
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Southwest $14.57 30
South Central $16.64 30
Northwest $13.21 20
North Central $15.91  
Wages in other areas
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