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Estimated employment130
Mean wage$18.79
Entry wage$14.64
10th percentile wage$13.56
50th percentile wage$17.75
90th percentile wage$25.40
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing13098.3%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing13017.68
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$17.75 $19.63  -$1.88
2016$17.12+3.7%$18.93 +3.7%-$1.81
2015$16.71+2.4%$18.48 +2.4%-$1.77
2014$16.33+2.3%$18.06 +2.3%-$1.72
2013$16.02+1.9%$17.72 +1.9%-$1.69
2012$15.76+1.7%$17.43 +1.7%-$1.66
2011$15.50+1.6%$17.15 +1.6%-$1.64
2010$15.34+1.1%$16.96 +1.1%-$1.62
2009$15.07+1.8%$16.67 +1.8%-$1.59
2008$14.68+2.7%$16.23 +2.7%-$1.55
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.75 $23.02  -$5.27
2016$17.12+3.7%$22.28 +3.3%-$5.16
2015$16.71+2.4%$21.82 +2.1%-$5.10
2014$16.33+2.3%$21.35 +2.2%-$5.01
2013$16.02+1.9%$20.92 +2.1%-$4.89
2012$15.76+1.7%$20.56 +1.7%-$4.80
2011$15.50+1.6%$20.24 +1.6%-$4.73
2010$15.34+1.1%$19.90 +1.7%-$4.56
2009$15.07+1.8%$19.63 +1.4%-$4.55
2008$14.68+2.7%$19.13 +2.6%-$4.44
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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