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Estimated employment250
Mean wage$21.66
Entry wage$13.69
10th percentile wage$12.46
50th percentile wage$18.90
90th percentile wage$36.54
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing25097.7%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing25018.72
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$18.90 $17.67  $1.23
2016$18.23+3.7%$17.04 +3.7%$1.19
2015$17.79+2.4%$16.64 +2.4%$1.16
2014$17.39+2.3%$16.26 +2.3%$1.13
2013$17.06+1.9%$15.95 +1.9%$1.11
2012$16.78+1.7%$15.69 +1.7%$1.09
2011$16.51+1.6%$15.44 +1.6%$1.07
2010$16.33+1.1%$15.27 +1.1%$1.06
2009$16.05+1.8%$15.00 +1.8%$1.04
2008$15.63+2.7%$14.61 +2.7%$1.02
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$18.90 $21.56  -$2.66
2016$18.23+3.7%$20.87 +3.3%-$2.64
2015$17.79+2.4%$20.43 +2.1%-$2.63
2014$17.39+2.3%$20.00 +2.2%-$2.60
2013$17.06+1.9%$19.59 +2.1%-$2.53
2012$16.78+1.7%$19.26 +1.7%-$2.47
2011$16.51+1.6%$18.96 +1.6%-$2.44
2010$16.33+1.1%$18.64 +1.7%-$2.30
2009$16.05+1.8%$18.38 +1.4%-$2.33
2008$15.63+2.7%$17.91 +2.6%-$2.28
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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