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Estimated employment30
Mean wage$15.21
Entry wage$11.07
10th percentile wage$9.82
50th percentile wage$14.08
90th percentile wage$23.13
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing3099.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing3014.08
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and 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.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$14.08 $19.38  -$5.30
2016$13.58+3.7%$18.69 +3.7%-$5.11
2015$13.26+2.4%$18.25 +2.4%-$4.98
2014$12.96+2.3%$17.83 +2.3%-$4.87
2013$12.71+1.9%$17.50 +1.9%-$4.78
2012$12.50+1.7%$17.20 +1.7%-$4.70
2011$12.30+1.6%$16.93 +1.6%-$4.62
2010$12.17+1.1%$16.74 +1.1%-$4.57
2009$11.95+1.8%$16.45 +1.8%-$4.49
2008$11.64+2.7%$16.02 +2.7%-$4.38
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$14.08 $23.51  -$9.43
2016$13.58+3.7%$22.76 +3.3%-$9.17
2015$13.26+2.4%$22.28 +2.1%-$9.02
2014$12.96+2.3%$21.81 +2.2%-$8.85
2013$12.71+1.9%$21.37 +2.1%-$8.65
2012$12.50+1.7%$21.00 +1.7%-$8.50
2011$12.30+1.6%$20.67 +1.6%-$8.37
2010$12.17+1.1%$20.32 +1.7%-$8.15
2009$11.95+1.8%$20.05 +1.4%-$8.09
2008$11.64+2.7%$19.53 +2.6%-$7.89
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 2017
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$16.32 
Bridgeport-Stamford$14.0830
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford$14.0830
Hartford$16.32 
Wages in other areas
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