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Estimated employment70
Mean wage$14.17
Entry wage$10.70
10th percentile wage$10.35
50th percentile wage$11.53
90th percentile wage$23.00
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing70100%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing70$11.53
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$11.53 $16.37 -$4.84
2017$11.43+.9%$16.23+.9%-$4.79
2016$11.09+3.1%$15.74+3.1%-$4.65
2015$10.79+2.8%$15.32+2.8%-$4.52
2014$10.53+2.4%$14.95+2.4%-$4.42
2013$10.29+2.3%$14.61+2.3%-$4.32
2012$10.10+1.9%$14.34+1.9%-$4.23
2011$9.93+1.7%$14.10+1.7%-$4.16
2010$9.77+1.6%$13.87+1.6%-$4.10
2009$9.66+1.1%$13.72+1.1%-$4.05
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$11.53 $19.06 -$7.53
2017$11.43+.9%$18.86+1.1%-$7.42
2016$11.09+3.1%$18.35+2.8%-$7.26
2015$10.79+2.8%$17.93+2.3%-$7.14
2014$10.53+2.4%$17.56+2.1%-$7.02
2013$10.29+2.3%$17.18+2.2%-$6.89
2012$10.10+1.9%$16.84+2.1%-$6.73
2011$9.93+1.7%$16.55+1.7%-$6.61
2010$9.77+1.6%$16.29+1.6%-$6.51
2009$9.66+1.1%$16.01+1.7%-$6.34
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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