Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders (51-9032) in Connecticut



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State of Connecticut (1Q 2018)
All Industry
Estimated employment		600
Mean wage		$18.99
Entry wage		$15.26
10th percentile wage		$13.90
50th percentile wage		$19.03
90th percentile wage		$24.28

Top Employing Industries
Industry	Employment Percent
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	140	23.5%
Paper Manufacturing	130	21.2%
Printing and Related Support Activities	20	3.5%
Miscellaneous Manufacturing	10	2.3%

Best Paying Industries
Industry	Employment Median Wage
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing		$19.47
Miscellaneous Manufacturing	10	$19.42
Printing and Related Support Activities	20	$19.32
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods		$19.17

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders (51-9032)

Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material. Exclude "Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders" (51-7041 through 51-7042), "Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal/Plastic" (51-4031), and "Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders" (51-6062).


Median Wage History
Year	This Occupation		Compared to Occupational Group		Difference
Current	$19.03		$19.39		-$0.36
2017	$18.87	+.9%	$19.23	+.9%	-$0.35
2016	$18.30	+3.1%	$18.65	+3.1%	-$0.34
2015	$17.80	+2.8%	$18.14	+2.8%	-$0.33
2014	$17.38	+2.4%	$17.71	+2.4%	-$0.32
2013	$16.99	+2.3%	$17.31	+2.3%	-$0.32
2012	$16.67	+1.9%	$16.98	+1.9%	-$0.31
2011	$16.39	+1.7%	$16.70	+1.7%	-$0.31
2010	$16.13	+1.6%	$16.43	+1.6%	-$0.30
2009	$15.95	+1.1%	$16.25	+1.1%	-$0.30
Year	This Occupation		Compared to All Occupations		Difference
Current	$19.03		$22.55		-$3.52
2017	$18.87	+.9%	$22.31	+1.1%	-$3.44
2016	$18.30	+3.1%	$21.71	+2.8%	-$3.41
2015	$17.80	+2.8%	$21.22	+2.3%	-$3.41
2014	$17.38	+2.4%	$20.77	+2.1%	-$3.39
2013	$16.99	+2.3%	$20.33	+2.2%	-$3.34
2012	$16.67	+1.9%	$19.92	+2.1%	-$3.25
2011	$16.39	+1.7%	$19.58	+1.7%	-$3.18
2010	$16.13	+1.6%	$19.27	+1.6%	-$3.14
2009	$15.95	+1.1%	$18.95	+1.7%	-$2.99

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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