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Estimated employment70
Mean wage$20.49
Entry wage$15.71
10th percentile wage$14.33
50th percentile wage$19.91
90th percentile wage$27.73
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Paper Manufacturing2027.7%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Paper Manufacturing2021.21
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operator/Tender (51-9191)
Operate or tend bonding machines that use adhesives to join items for further processing or to form a completed product. Processes include joining veneer sheets into plywood; gluing paper; or joining rubber and rubberized fabric parts, plastic, simulate
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$19.91 $19.03  $0.88
2016$19.20+3.7%$18.35 +3.7%$0.85
2015$18.75+2.4%$17.92 +2.4%$0.83
2014$18.32+2.3%$17.51 +2.3%$0.81
2013$17.97+1.9%$17.18 +1.9%$0.79
2012$17.68+1.7%$16.89 +1.7%$0.78
2011$17.39+1.6%$16.62 +1.6%$0.77
2010$17.20+1.1%$16.44 +1.1%$0.76
2009$16.90+1.8%$16.16 +1.8%$0.75
2008$16.46+2.7%$15.74 +2.7%$0.73
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$19.91 $22.06  -$2.15
2016$19.20+3.7%$21.36 +3.3%-$2.15
2015$18.75+2.4%$20.91 +2.1%-$2.16
2014$18.32+2.3%$20.46 +2.2%-$2.14
2013$17.97+1.9%$20.05 +2.1%-$2.07
2012$17.68+1.7%$19.70 +1.7%-$2.02
2011$17.39+1.6%$19.39 +1.6%-$2.00
2010$17.20+1.1%$19.07 +1.7%-$1.86
2009$16.90+1.8%$18.81 +1.4%-$1.90
2008$16.46+2.7%$18.33 +2.6%-$1.86

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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