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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$18.57
Entry wage$15.83
10th percentile wage$15.25
50th percentile wage$17.62
90th percentile wage$23.22
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing$17.62
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders (51-9023)
Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients. Exclude "Food Batchmakers" (51-3092).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$17.62 $19.17  -$1.55
2015$17.06+3.3%$18.56 +3.3%-$1.50
2014$16.67+2.3%$18.14 +2.3%-$1.46
2013$16.36+1.9%$17.80 +1.9%-$1.43
2012$16.09+1.7%$17.50 +1.7%-$1.41
2011$15.83+1.6%$17.22 +1.6%-$1.39
2010$15.66+1.1%$17.03 +1.1%-$1.37
2009$15.39+1.8%$16.74 +1.8%-$1.35
2008$14.98+2.7%$16.30 +2.7%-$1.31
2007$14.64+2.3%$15.93 +2.3%-$1.28
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.62 $23.35  -$5.73
2015$17.06+3.3%$22.70 +2.9%-$5.63
2014$16.67+2.3%$22.21 +2.2%-$5.53
2013$16.36+1.9%$21.76 +2.1%-$5.40
2012$16.09+1.7%$21.39 +1.7%-$5.30
2011$15.83+1.6%$21.05 +1.6%-$5.22
2010$15.66+1.1%$20.70 +1.7%-$5.04
2009$15.39+1.8%$20.42 +1.4%-$5.03
2008$14.98+2.7%$19.90 +2.6%-$4.91
2007$14.64+2.3%$19.26 +3.3%-$4.62
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 $19.18 180
Southwest $17.62  
Northwest $17.23 90
South Central $16.93 250
North Central $16.81 260
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $16.81 260
South Central $16.93 250
Eastern $19.18 180
Northwest $17.23 90
Southwest $17.62  
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