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Estimated employment20
Mean wage$14.45
Entry wage$10.98
10th percentile wage$10.38
50th percentile wage$12.70
90th percentile wage$25.82
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing2099.8%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing2012.71
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operator/Tender (51-6064)
Set up, operate, or tend machines that wind or twist textiles; or draw out and combine sliver, such as wool, hemp, or synthetic fibers. Include slubber machine and drawing frame operators.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$12.70 $19.03  -$6.33
2016$12.25+3.7%$18.35 +3.7%-$6.10
2015$11.96+2.4%$17.92 +2.4%-$5.95
2014$11.69+2.3%$17.51 +2.3%-$5.82
2013$11.47+1.9%$17.18 +1.9%-$5.71
2012$11.27+1.7%$16.89 +1.7%-$5.61
2011$11.09+1.6%$16.62 +1.6%-$5.52
2010$10.97+1.1%$16.44 +1.1%-$5.46
2009$10.78+1.8%$16.16 +1.8%-$5.37
2008$10.50+2.7%$15.74 +2.7%-$5.23
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$12.70 $22.06  -$9.36
2016$12.25+3.7%$21.36 +3.3%-$9.10
2015$11.96+2.4%$20.91 +2.1%-$8.95
2014$11.69+2.3%$20.46 +2.2%-$8.77
2013$11.47+1.9%$20.05 +2.1%-$8.58
2012$11.27+1.7%$19.70 +1.7%-$8.43
2011$11.09+1.6%$19.39 +1.6%-$8.30
2010$10.97+1.1%$19.07 +1.7%-$8.09
2009$10.78+1.8%$18.81 +1.4%-$8.02
2008$10.50+2.7%$18.33 +2.6%-$7.82

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2017

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.
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