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Estimated employment20
Mean wage$13.21
Entry wage$10.93
10th percentile wage$10.51
50th percentile wage$13.21
90th percentile wage$15.75
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing20100%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing20$13.21
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$13.21 $17.54  -$4.33
2015$12.79+3.3%$16.98 +3.3%-$4.19
2014$12.50+2.3%$16.60 +2.3%-$4.09
2013$12.26+1.9%$16.29 +1.9%-$4.02
2012$12.06+1.7%$16.01 +1.7%-$3.95
2011$11.87+1.6%$15.76 +1.6%-$3.88
2010$11.74+1.1%$15.59 +1.1%-$3.84
2009$11.53+1.8%$15.32 +1.8%-$3.78
2008$11.23+2.7%$14.92 +2.7%-$3.68
2007$10.98+2.3%$14.57 +2.3%-$3.59
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$13.21 $19.32  -$6.11
2015$12.79+3.3%$18.78 +2.9%-$5.98
2014$12.50+2.3%$18.38 +2.2%-$5.87
2013$12.26+1.9%$18.01 +2.1%-$5.74
2012$12.06+1.7%$17.70 +1.7%-$5.63
2011$11.87+1.6%$17.42 +1.6%-$5.55
2010$11.74+1.1%$17.13 +1.7%-$5.38
2009$11.53+1.8%$16.90 +1.4%-$5.36
2008$11.23+2.7%$16.46 +2.6%-$5.22
2007$10.98+2.3%$15.94 +3.3%-$4.96
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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