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Estimated employment50
Mean wage$18.30
Entry wage$14.20
10th percentile wage$12.26
50th percentile wage$18.34
90th percentile wage$23.92
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing3061.3%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing30$17.22
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$18.34 $19.59 -$1.25
2017$18.19+.9%$19.42+.9%-$1.23
2016$17.64+3.1%$18.84+3.1%-$1.20
2015$17.16+2.8%$18.33+2.8%-$1.16
2014$16.75+2.4%$17.89+2.4%-$1.14
2013$16.37+2.3%$17.49+2.3%-$1.11
2012$16.06+1.9%$17.16+1.9%-$1.09
2011$15.79+1.7%$16.87+1.7%-$1.07
2010$15.54+1.6%$16.60+1.6%-$1.05
2009$15.37+1.1%$16.42+1.1%-$1.04
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$18.34 $20.85 -$2.51
2017$18.19+.9%$20.63+1.1%-$2.44
2016$17.64+3.1%$20.08+2.8%-$2.43
2015$17.16+2.8%$19.62+2.3%-$2.45
2014$16.75+2.4%$19.21+2.1%-$2.45
2013$16.37+2.3%$18.80+2.2%-$2.42
2012$16.06+1.9%$18.42+2.1%-$2.35
2011$15.79+1.7%$18.10+1.7%-$2.30
2010$15.54+1.6%$17.82+1.6%-$2.27
2009$15.37+1.1%$17.52+1.7%-$2.14
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
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 
Wages in other areas
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