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Estimated employment170
Mean wage$22.35
Entry wage$18.33
10th percentile wage$17.34
50th percentile wage$22.50
90th percentile wage$28.26
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing170100%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing170$22.50
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal/Plastic (51-4021)
Set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$22.50 $16.37 $6.13
2017$22.31+.9%$16.23+.9%$6.08
2016$21.64+3.1%$15.74+3.1%$5.89
2015$21.05+2.8%$15.32+2.8%$5.74
2014$20.55+2.4%$14.95+2.4%$5.60
2013$20.08+2.3%$14.61+2.3%$5.47
2012$19.70+1.9%$14.34+1.9%$5.37
2011$19.38+1.7%$14.10+1.7%$5.28
2010$19.07+1.6%$13.87+1.6%$5.19
2009$18.86+1.1%$13.72+1.1%$5.14
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$22.50 $19.06 $3.44
2017$22.31+.9%$18.86+1.1%$3.45
2016$21.64+3.1%$18.35+2.8%$3.28
2015$21.05+2.8%$17.93+2.3%$3.12
2014$20.55+2.4%$17.56+2.1%$2.99
2013$20.08+2.3%$17.18+2.2%$2.90
2012$19.70+1.9%$16.84+2.1%$2.87
2011$19.38+1.7%$16.55+1.7%$2.83
2010$19.07+1.6%$16.29+1.6%$2.78
2009$18.86+1.1%$16.01+1.7%$2.85
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
Waterbury$22.50170
Hartford$19.51300
Norwich-NL$19.28130
Danbury$18.5230
New Haven$18.46370
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven$18.46370
Hartford$19.51300
Waterbury$22.50170
Norwich-NL$19.28130
Bridgeport-Stam.$18.3190
Wages in other areas
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