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Estimated employment580
Mean wage$12.69
Entry wage$10.96
10th percentile wage$10.14
50th percentile wage$11.48
90th percentile wage$18.04
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing40068.6%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing40011.86
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4081)
Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$11.48 $16.25  -$4.77
2016$11.07+3.7%$15.67 +3.7%-$4.60
2015$10.81+2.4%$15.30 +2.4%-$4.49
2014$10.56+2.3%$14.95 +2.3%-$4.38
2013$10.36+1.9%$14.67 +1.9%-$4.30
2012$10.19+1.7%$14.43 +1.7%-$4.23
2011$10.03+1.6%$14.19 +1.6%-$4.16
2010$9.92+1.1%$14.04 +1.1%-$4.12
2009$9.75+1.8%$13.80 +1.8%-$4.04
2008$9.49+2.7%$13.44 +2.7%-$3.94
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$11.48 $18.48  -$7.00
2016$11.07+3.7%$17.89 +3.3%-$6.81
2015$10.81+2.4%$17.51 +2.1%-$6.70
2014$10.56+2.3%$17.14 +2.2%-$6.57
2013$10.36+1.9%$16.79 +2.1%-$6.43
2012$10.19+1.7%$16.51 +1.7%-$6.31
2011$10.03+1.6%$16.25 +1.6%-$6.21
2010$9.92+1.1%$15.97 +1.7%-$6.05
2009$9.75+1.8%$15.76 +1.4%-$6.01
2008$9.49+2.7%$15.35 +2.6%-$5.86
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$20.611,670
Bridgeport-Stamford$20.31570
Norwich-New London$18.1550
New Haven$17.49360
Waterbury$11.48580
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$20.611,670
Waterbury$11.48580
Bridgeport-Stamford$20.31570
New Haven$17.49360
Norwich-New London$18.1550
Wages in other areas
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