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South Central Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment340
Mean wage$17.57
Entry wage$12.23
10th percentile wage$11.21
50th percentile wage$16.43
90th percentile wage$27.74
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing340100.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing34016.43
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$16.43 $18.22 -$1.79
2016$15.85+3.7%$17.57+3.7%-$1.72
2015$15.47+2.4%$17.15+2.4%-$1.68
2014$15.12+2.3%$16.77+2.3%-$1.64
2013$14.83+1.9%$16.45+1.9%-$1.61
2012$14.59+1.7%$16.17+1.7%-$1.58
2011$14.35+1.6%$15.92+1.6%-$1.56
2010$14.20+1.1%$15.74+1.1%-$1.54
2009$13.95+1.8%$15.47+1.8%-$1.51
2008$13.59+2.7%$15.07+2.7%-$1.48
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$16.43 $21.40 -$4.97
2016$15.85+3.7%$20.72+3.3%-$4.87
2015$15.47+2.4%$20.28+2.1%-$4.81
2014$15.12+2.3%$19.85+2.2%-$4.73
2013$14.83+1.9%$19.45+2.1%-$4.61
2012$14.59+1.7%$19.11+1.7%-$4.52
2011$14.35+1.6%$18.81+1.6%-$4.46
2010$14.20+1.1%$18.50+1.7%-$4.30
2009$13.95+1.8%$18.25+1.4%-$4.29
2008$13.59+2.7%$17.78+2.6%-$4.19
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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