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Northwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment60
Mean wage$16.02
Entry wage$10.16
10th percentile wage$9.80
50th percentile wage$14.51
90th percentile wage$27.55
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing5095.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing5014.51
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (51-9121)
Set up, operate, or tend machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products including food, glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Exclude "Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic" (51-4193) and "Painters, Transportation Equipment" (51-9122).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$14.51 $17.69  -$3.18
2016$13.99+3.7%$17.06 +3.7%-$3.06
2015$13.66+2.4%$16.66 +2.4%-$2.99
2014$13.35+2.3%$16.28 +2.3%-$2.92
2013$13.10+1.9%$15.97 +1.9%-$2.87
2012$12.88+1.7%$15.70 +1.7%-$2.82
2011$12.67+1.6%$15.45 +1.6%-$2.77
2010$12.54+1.1%$15.28 +1.1%-$2.74
2009$12.32+1.8%$15.02 +1.8%-$2.69
2008$12.00+2.7%$14.63 +2.7%-$2.62
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$14.51 $19.89  -$5.38
2016$13.99+3.7%$19.25 +3.3%-$5.26
2015$13.66+2.4%$18.85 +2.1%-$5.19
2014$13.35+2.3%$18.45 +2.2%-$5.09
2013$13.10+1.9%$18.08 +2.1%-$4.97
2012$12.88+1.7%$17.77 +1.7%-$4.88
2011$12.67+1.6%$17.49 +1.6%-$4.81
2010$12.54+1.1%$17.19 +1.7%-$4.65
2009$12.32+1.8%$16.96 +1.4%-$4.64
2008$12.00+2.7%$16.53 +2.6%-$4.52
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 $20.1170
North Central $17.85320
South Central $16.43340
Northwest $14.5160
Southwest $14.32120
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
South Central $16.43340
North Central $17.85320
Southwest $14.32120
Eastern $20.1170
Northwest $14.5160
Wages in other areas
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