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North Central Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$13.78
Entry wage$9.80
10th percentile wage$9.80
50th percentile wage$9.81
90th percentile wage$22.58
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing9.81
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (51-9012)
Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Include dairy processing equipment operators. Exclude "Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders" (51-9011).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$9.81 $19.59 -$9.78
2016$9.46+3.7%$18.89+3.7%-$9.43
2015$9.24+2.4%$18.44+2.4%-$9.20
2014$9.03+2.3%$18.03+2.3%-$8.99
2013$8.86+1.9%$17.69+1.9%-$8.82
2012$8.71+1.7%$17.39+1.7%-$8.68
2011$8.57+1.6%$17.11+1.6%-$8.54
2010$8.48+1.1%$16.93+1.1%-$8.45
2009$8.33+1.8%$16.63+1.8%-$8.30
2008$8.11+2.7%$16.20+2.7%-$8.08
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$9.81 $22.43 -$12.62
2016$9.46+3.7%$21.71+3.3%-$12.25
2015$9.24+2.4%$21.26+2.1%-$12.02
2014$9.03+2.3%$20.80+2.2%-$11.77
2013$8.86+1.9%$20.38+2.1%-$11.52
2012$8.71+1.7%$20.03+1.7%-$11.32
2011$8.57+1.6%$19.72+1.6%-$11.15
2010$8.48+1.1%$19.39+1.7%-$10.91
2009$8.33+1.8%$19.13+1.4%-$10.79
2008$8.11+2.7%$18.64+2.6%-$10.52
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
Eastern $19.2760
North Central $9.81 
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Eastern $19.2760
North Central $9.81 
Wages in other areas
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