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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$16.10
Entry wage$11.18
10th percentile wage$10.59
50th percentile wage$14.80
90th percentile wage$24.23
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing14.80
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4033)
Set up, operate, or tend grinding and related tools that remove excess material or burrs from surfaces, sharpen edges or corners, or buff, hone, or polish metal or plastic work pieces.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$14.80 $16.25  -$1.45
2016$14.27+3.7%$15.67 +3.7%-$1.39
2015$13.93+2.4%$15.30 +2.4%-$1.36
2014$13.62+2.3%$14.95 +2.3%-$1.33
2013$13.36+1.9%$14.67 +1.9%-$1.30
2012$13.14+1.7%$14.43 +1.7%-$1.28
2011$12.93+1.6%$14.19 +1.6%-$1.26
2010$12.79+1.1%$14.04 +1.1%-$1.25
2009$12.57+1.8%$13.80 +1.8%-$1.23
2008$12.24+2.7%$13.44 +2.7%-$1.19
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$14.80 $18.48  -$3.68
2016$14.27+3.7%$17.89 +3.3%-$3.61
2015$13.93+2.4%$17.51 +2.1%-$3.58
2014$13.62+2.3%$17.14 +2.2%-$3.52
2013$13.36+1.9%$16.79 +2.1%-$3.43
2012$13.14+1.7%$16.51 +1.7%-$3.36
2011$12.93+1.6%$16.25 +1.6%-$3.31
2010$12.79+1.1%$15.97 +1.7%-$3.18
2009$12.57+1.8%$15.76 +1.4%-$3.19
2008$12.24+2.7%$15.35 +2.6%-$3.11
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$20.94670
Bridgeport-Stamford$17.77190
New Haven$17.07160
Waterbury$14.80 
Norwich-New London$14.4420
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$20.94670
Bridgeport-Stamford$17.77190
New Haven$17.07160
Norwich-New London$14.4420
Waterbury$14.80 
Wages in other areas
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