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Estimated employment310
Mean wage$16.25
Entry wage$10.99
10th percentile wage$10.34
50th percentile wage$15.91
90th percentile wage$23.43
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing16052.7%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing160$16.68
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators/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$15.91 $19.39 -$3.48
2017$15.78+.9%$19.23+.9%-$3.45
2016$15.30+3.1%$18.65+3.1%-$3.34
2015$14.89+2.8%$18.14+2.8%-$3.25
2014$14.53+2.4%$17.71+2.4%-$3.17
2013$14.20+2.3%$17.31+2.3%-$3.10
2012$13.93+1.9%$16.98+1.9%-$3.04
2011$13.70+1.7%$16.70+1.7%-$2.99
2010$13.48+1.6%$16.43+1.6%-$2.94
2009$13.34+1.1%$16.25+1.1%-$2.91
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$15.91 $22.55 -$6.64
2017$15.78+.9%$22.31+1.1%-$6.53
2016$15.30+3.1%$21.71+2.8%-$6.41
2015$14.89+2.8%$21.22+2.3%-$6.33
2014$14.53+2.4%$20.77+2.1%-$6.24
2013$14.20+2.3%$20.33+2.2%-$6.12
2012$13.93+1.9%$19.92+2.1%-$5.98
2011$13.70+1.7%$19.58+1.7%-$5.87
2010$13.48+1.6%$19.27+1.6%-$5.78
2009$13.34+1.1%$18.95+1.7%-$5.60

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2018

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.
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