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Estimated employment280
Mean wage$19.40
Entry wage$15.28
10th percentile wage$13.75
50th percentile wage$18.30
90th percentile wage$26.34
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing25089.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing250$18.23
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$18.30 $20.40 -$2.10
2017$18.15+.9%$20.23+.9%-$2.08
2016$17.60+3.1%$19.62+3.1%-$2.01
2015$17.12+2.8%$19.09+2.8%-$1.96
2014$16.71+2.4%$18.63+2.4%-$1.91
2013$16.34+2.3%$18.21+2.3%-$1.87
2012$16.03+1.9%$17.87+1.9%-$1.83
2011$15.76+1.7%$17.57+1.7%-$1.80
2010$15.51+1.6%$17.29+1.6%-$1.77
2009$15.34+1.1%$17.10+1.1%-$1.76
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$18.30 $23.62 -$5.32
2017$18.15+.9%$23.37+1.1%-$5.22
2016$17.60+3.1%$22.74+2.8%-$5.14
2015$17.12+2.8%$22.22+2.3%-$5.10
2014$16.71+2.4%$21.76+2.1%-$5.04
2013$16.34+2.3%$21.29+2.2%-$4.95
2012$16.03+1.9%$20.86+2.1%-$4.83
2011$15.76+1.7%$20.51+1.7%-$4.74
2010$15.51+1.6%$20.18+1.6%-$4.67
2009$15.34+1.1%$19.84+1.7%-$4.50
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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