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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$19.29
Entry wage$16.68
10th percentile wage$15.84
50th percentile wage$19.00
90th percentile wage$24.28
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing$19.00
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$19.00 $16.37 $2.63
2017$18.84+.9%$16.23+.9%$2.61
2016$18.27+3.1%$15.74+3.1%$2.53
2015$17.78+2.8%$15.32+2.8%$2.46
2014$17.35+2.4%$14.95+2.4%$2.40
2013$16.96+2.3%$14.61+2.3%$2.35
2012$16.64+1.9%$14.34+1.9%$2.30
2011$16.36+1.7%$14.10+1.7%$2.26
2010$16.10+1.6%$13.87+1.6%$2.23
2009$15.93+1.1%$13.72+1.1%$2.20
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$19.00 $19.06 -$0.05
2017$18.84+.9%$18.86+1.1%-$0.01
2016$18.27+3.1%$18.35+2.8%-$0.08
2015$17.78+2.8%$17.93+2.3%-$0.15
2014$17.35+2.4%$17.56+2.1%-$0.20
2013$16.96+2.3%$17.18+2.2%-$0.22
2012$16.64+1.9%$16.84+2.1%-$0.19
2011$16.36+1.7%$16.55+1.7%-$0.18
2010$16.10+1.6%$16.29+1.6%-$0.18
2009$15.93+1.1%$16.01+1.7%-$0.08
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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