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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$18.68
Entry wage$14.27
10th percentile wage$12.99
50th percentile wage$18.80
90th percentile wage$24.61
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing$19.29
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
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$18.80 $19.31 -$0.50
2017$18.64+.9%$19.15+.9%-$0.50
2016$18.08+3.1%$18.57+3.1%-$0.49
2015$17.59+2.8%$18.07+2.8%-$0.47
2014$17.17+2.4%$17.64+2.4%-$0.46
2013$16.78+2.3%$17.24+2.3%-$0.45
2012$16.46+1.9%$16.91+1.9%-$0.44
2011$16.19+1.7%$16.63+1.7%-$0.43
2010$15.93+1.6%$16.36+1.6%-$0.43
2009$15.76+1.1%$16.19+1.1%-$0.42
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$18.80 $24.40 -$5.60
2017$18.64+.9%$24.14+1.1%-$5.49
2016$18.08+3.1%$23.49+2.8%-$5.41
2015$17.59+2.8%$22.96+2.3%-$5.36
2014$17.17+2.4%$22.48+2.1%-$5.30
2013$16.78+2.3%$22.00+2.2%-$5.21
2012$16.46+1.9%$21.55+2.1%-$5.08
2011$16.19+1.7%$21.18+1.7%-$4.99
2010$15.93+1.6%$20.85+1.6%-$4.91
2009$15.76+1.1%$20.50+1.7%-$4.74
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 2018
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Norwich-NL$24.5110
New Haven$19.22100
Waterbury$19.00 
Bridgeport-Stam.$18.80 
Hartford$18.80250
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$18.80250
New Haven$19.22100
Danbury$18.3450
Norwich-NL$24.5110
Bridgeport-Stam.$18.80 
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