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North Central Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment20
Mean wage$18.27
Entry wage$13.91
10th percentile wage$12.88
50th percentile wage$17.34
90th percentile wage$28.12
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing20100.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing2017.34
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders (51-4051)
Operate or tend furnaces, such as gas, oil, coal, electric-arc or electric induction, open-hearth, or oxygen furnaces, to melt and refine metal before casting or to produce specified types of steel. Exclude "Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic" (51-4191).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$17.34 $19.59 -$2.25
2016$16.72+3.7%$18.89+3.7%-$2.16
2015$16.33+2.4%$18.44+2.4%-$2.11
2014$15.96+2.3%$18.03+2.3%-$2.07
2013$15.65+1.9%$17.69+1.9%-$2.03
2012$15.39+1.7%$17.39+1.7%-$1.99
2011$15.15+1.6%$17.11+1.6%-$1.96
2010$14.98+1.1%$16.93+1.1%-$1.94
2009$14.72+1.8%$16.63+1.8%-$1.91
2008$14.34+2.7%$16.20+2.7%-$1.86
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.34 $22.43 -$5.09
2016$16.72+3.7%$21.71+3.3%-$4.99
2015$16.33+2.4%$21.26+2.1%-$4.93
2014$15.96+2.3%$20.80+2.2%-$4.84
2013$15.65+1.9%$20.38+2.1%-$4.73
2012$15.39+1.7%$20.03+1.7%-$4.64
2011$15.15+1.6%$19.72+1.6%-$4.57
2010$14.98+1.1%$19.39+1.7%-$4.40
2009$14.72+1.8%$19.13+1.4%-$4.40
2008$14.34+2.7%$18.64+2.6%-$4.29
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
North Central $17.3420
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $17.3420
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