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Estimated employment180
Mean wage$17.71
Entry wage$13.03
10th percentile wage$11.96
50th percentile wage$17.12
90th percentile wage$25.19
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing180100%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing180$17.12
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators/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/Tenders, Metal/Plastic" (51-4193) and "Painters, Transportation Equipment" (51-9122).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$17.12 $19.31 -$2.19
2017$16.98+.9%$19.15+.9%-$2.17
2016$16.46+3.1%$18.57+3.1%-$2.10
2015$16.02+2.8%$18.07+2.8%-$2.04
2014$15.64+2.4%$17.64+2.4%-$2.00
2013$15.28+2.3%$17.24+2.3%-$1.95
2012$14.99+1.9%$16.91+1.9%-$1.91
2011$14.74+1.7%$16.63+1.7%-$1.88
2010$14.51+1.6%$16.36+1.6%-$1.85
2009$14.35+1.1%$16.19+1.1%-$1.83
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.12 $24.40 -$7.28
2017$16.98+.9%$24.14+1.1%-$7.16
2016$16.46+3.1%$23.49+2.8%-$7.03
2015$16.02+2.8%$22.96+2.3%-$6.94
2014$15.64+2.4%$22.48+2.1%-$6.84
2013$15.28+2.3%$22.00+2.2%-$6.71
2012$14.99+1.9%$21.55+2.1%-$6.56
2011$14.74+1.7%$21.18+1.7%-$6.43
2010$14.51+1.6%$20.85+1.6%-$6.34
2009$14.35+1.1%$20.50+1.7%-$6.14
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
Hartford$18.30280
Bridgeport-Stam.$17.12180
New Haven$16.38240
Norwich-NL$15.9430
Waterbury$11.5370
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$18.30280
New Haven$16.38240
Bridgeport-Stam.$17.12180
Waterbury$11.5370
Norwich-NL$15.9430
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