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Estimated employment770
Mean wage$12.73
Entry wage$11.40
10th percentile wage$10.61
50th percentile wage$11.76
90th percentile wage$16.76
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing45057.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing450$12.13
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal/Plastic (51-4081)
Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$11.76 $16.37 -$4.61
2017$11.66+.9%$16.23+.9%-$4.57
2016$11.31+3.1%$15.74+3.1%-$4.43
2015$11.00+2.8%$15.32+2.8%-$4.31
2014$10.74+2.4%$14.95+2.4%-$4.21
2013$10.50+2.3%$14.61+2.3%-$4.11
2012$10.30+1.9%$14.34+1.9%-$4.03
2011$10.13+1.7%$14.10+1.7%-$3.97
2010$9.97+1.6%$13.87+1.6%-$3.90
2009$9.86+1.1%$13.72+1.1%-$3.86
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$11.76 $19.06 -$7.30
2017$11.66+.9%$18.86+1.1%-$7.19
2016$11.31+3.1%$18.35+2.8%-$7.04
2015$11.00+2.8%$17.93+2.3%-$6.93
2014$10.74+2.4%$17.56+2.1%-$6.81
2013$10.50+2.3%$17.18+2.2%-$6.68
2012$10.30+1.9%$16.84+2.1%-$6.53
2011$10.13+1.7%$16.55+1.7%-$6.41
2010$9.97+1.6%$16.29+1.6%-$6.32
2009$9.86+1.1%$16.01+1.7%-$6.15
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
Bridgeport-Stam.$20.03 
New Haven$19.93290
Hartford$19.741,660
Waterbury$11.76770
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$19.741,660
Waterbury$11.76770
New Haven$19.93290
Bridgeport-Stam.$20.03 
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