| Southwest WDA (1Q 2016) |
| All Industry |
| Estimated employment | N/A |
| Mean wage | $21.12 |
| Entry wage | $15.36 |
| 10th percentile wage | $13.14 |
| 50th percentile wage | $21.78 |
| 90th percentile wage | $28.46 |
 | | Top Employing Industries |
| Industry | Employment / Percent |
| Manufacturing | | |
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| Top Paying Industries |
| Industry | Employment / Median Wage |
| Manufacturing | | $21.84 |
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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 | $21.78 | | $19.17 |
| $2.61 | | 2015 | $21.09 | +3.3% | $18.56 |
+3.3% | $2.53 | | 2014 | $20.61 | +2.3% | $18.14 |
+2.3% | $2.47 | | 2013 | $20.22 | +1.9% | $17.80 |
+1.9% | $2.42 | | 2012 | $19.89 | +1.7% | $17.50 |
+1.7% | $2.38 | | 2011 | $19.57 | +1.6% | $17.22 |
+1.6% | $2.34 | | 2010 | $19.35 | +1.1% | $17.03 |
+1.1% | $2.32 | | 2009 | $19.02 | +1.8% | $16.74 |
+1.8% | $2.28 | | 2008 | $18.52 | +2.7% | $16.30 |
+2.7% | $2.22 | | 2007 | $18.10 | +2.3% | $15.93 |
+2.3% | $2.17 |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
All Occupations | Difference |
| Current | $21.78 | | $23.35 |
| -$1.57 | | 2015 | $21.09 | +3.3% | $22.70 |
+2.9% | -$1.60 | | 2014 | $20.61 | +2.3% | $22.21 |
+2.2% | -$1.60 | | 2013 | $20.22 | +1.9% | $21.76 |
+2.1% | -$1.54 | | 2012 | $19.89 | +1.7% | $21.39 |
+1.7% | -$1.50 | | 2011 | $19.57 | +1.6% | $21.05 |
+1.6% | -$1.48 | | 2010 | $19.35 | +1.1% | $20.70 |
+1.7% | -$1.34 | | 2009 | $19.02 | +1.8% | $20.42 |
+1.4% | -$1.40 | | 2008 | $18.52 | +2.7% | $19.90 |
+2.6% | -$1.37 | | 2007 | $18.10 | +2.3% | $19.26 |
+3.3% | -$1.16 |
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| Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016 |
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