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Estimated employment110
Mean wage$18.46
Entry wage$13.62
10th percentile wage$12.99
50th percentile wage$17.36
90th percentile wage$25.49
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing11097.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing11017.29
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (51-9023)
Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients. Exclude "Food Batchmakers" (51-3092).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$17.36 $19.38  -$2.02
2016$16.74+3.7%$18.69 +3.7%-$1.94
2015$16.34+2.4%$18.25 +2.4%-$1.90
2014$15.97+2.3%$17.83 +2.3%-$1.85
2013$15.67+1.9%$17.50 +1.9%-$1.82
2012$15.41+1.7%$17.20 +1.7%-$1.79
2011$15.16+1.6%$16.93 +1.6%-$1.76
2010$15.00+1.1%$16.74 +1.1%-$1.74
2009$14.74+1.8%$16.45 +1.8%-$1.71
2008$14.35+2.7%$16.02 +2.7%-$1.67
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.36 $23.51  -$6.15
2016$16.74+3.7%$22.76 +3.3%-$6.01
2015$16.34+2.4%$22.28 +2.1%-$5.93
2014$15.97+2.3%$21.81 +2.2%-$5.83
2013$15.67+1.9%$21.37 +2.1%-$5.69
2012$15.41+1.7%$21.00 +1.7%-$5.58
2011$15.16+1.6%$20.67 +1.6%-$5.50
2010$15.00+1.1%$20.32 +1.7%-$5.32
2009$14.74+1.8%$20.05 +1.4%-$5.30
2008$14.35+2.7%$19.53 +2.6%-$5.17
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
Norwich-New London$18.94 
New Haven$18.90250
Hartford$17.75130
Bridgeport-Stamford$17.36110
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven$18.90250
Hartford$17.75130
Bridgeport-Stamford$17.36110
Norwich-New London$18.94 
Wages in other areas
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