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Estimated employment350
Mean wage$14.77
Entry wage$10.21
10th percentile wage$9.85
50th percentile wage$12.93
90th percentile wage$23.45
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing35099.5%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing35012.97
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4072)
Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$12.93 $19.63  -$6.70
2016$12.47+3.7%$18.93 +3.7%-$6.46
2015$12.17+2.4%$18.48 +2.4%-$6.30
2014$11.90+2.3%$18.06 +2.3%-$6.16
2013$11.67+1.9%$17.72 +1.9%-$6.04
2012$11.48+1.7%$17.43 +1.7%-$5.94
2011$11.29+1.6%$17.15 +1.6%-$5.85
2010$11.17+1.1%$16.96 +1.1%-$5.78
2009$10.98+1.8%$16.67 +1.8%-$5.68
2008$10.69+2.7%$16.23 +2.7%-$5.54
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$12.93 $23.02  -$10.09
2016$12.47+3.7%$22.28 +3.3%-$9.81
2015$12.17+2.4%$21.82 +2.1%-$9.64
2014$11.90+2.3%$21.35 +2.2%-$9.45
2013$11.67+1.9%$20.92 +2.1%-$9.24
2012$11.48+1.7%$20.56 +1.7%-$9.08
2011$11.29+1.6%$20.24 +1.6%-$8.94
2010$11.17+1.1%$19.90 +1.7%-$8.72
2009$10.98+1.8%$19.63 +1.4%-$8.65
2008$10.69+2.7%$19.13 +2.6%-$8.43
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
Bridgeport-Stamford$17.02240
Norwich-New London$16.8020
Danbury$15.99 
Hartford$12.93350
Waterbury $11.90160
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$12.93350
New Haven$11.05250
Bridgeport-Stamford$17.02240
Waterbury $11.90160
Norwich-New London$16.8020
Wages in other areas
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