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Northwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment800
Mean wage$14.21
Entry wage$10.97
10th percentile wage$10.23
50th percentile wage$11.95
90th percentile wage$22.72
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing61077.2%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing61013.10
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$11.95 $17.69  -$5.74
2016$11.52+3.7%$17.06 +3.7%-$5.53
2015$11.25+2.4%$16.66 +2.4%-$5.40
2014$11.00+2.3%$16.28 +2.3%-$5.28
2013$10.79+1.9%$15.97 +1.9%-$5.18
2012$10.61+1.7%$15.70 +1.7%-$5.09
2011$10.44+1.6%$15.45 +1.6%-$5.01
2010$10.33+1.1%$15.28 +1.1%-$4.95
2009$10.15+1.8%$15.02 +1.8%-$4.87
2008$9.88+2.7%$14.63 +2.7%-$4.74
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$11.95 $19.89  -$7.94
2016$11.52+3.7%$19.25 +3.3%-$7.72
2015$11.25+2.4%$18.85 +2.1%-$7.60
2014$11.00+2.3%$18.45 +2.2%-$7.45
2013$10.79+1.9%$18.08 +2.1%-$7.28
2012$10.61+1.7%$17.77 +1.7%-$7.15
2011$10.44+1.6%$17.49 +1.6%-$7.04
2010$10.33+1.1%$17.19 +1.7%-$6.86
2009$10.15+1.8%$16.96 +1.4%-$6.81
2008$9.88+2.7%$16.53 +2.6%-$6.64
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 $20.521,660
South Central $19.35630
Southwest $18.09300
Eastern $15.16140
Northwest $11.95800
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $20.521,660
Northwest $11.95800
South Central $19.35630
Southwest $18.09300
Eastern $15.16140
Wages in other areas
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