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Estimated employment310
Mean wage$18.77
Entry wage$14.24
10th percentile wage$13.05
50th percentile wage$18.19
90th percentile wage$25.90
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing310100.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing310$18.19
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and 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$18.19 $20.57 -$2.38
2017$18.04+.9%$20.40+.9%-$2.35
2016$17.49+3.1%$19.78+3.1%-$2.28
2015$17.02+2.8%$19.24+2.8%-$2.22
2014$16.61+2.4%$18.79+2.4%-$2.17
2013$16.24+2.3%$18.36+2.3%-$2.12
2012$15.93+1.9%$18.01+1.9%-$2.08
2011$15.67+1.7%$17.71+1.7%-$2.04
2010$15.41+1.6%$17.43+1.6%-$2.01
2009$15.25+1.1%$17.24+1.1%-$1.99
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$18.19 $22.17 -$3.98
2017$18.04+.9%$21.93+1.1%-$3.89
2016$17.49+3.1%$21.35+2.8%-$3.85
2015$17.02+2.8%$20.86+2.3%-$3.84
2014$16.61+2.4%$20.42+2.1%-$3.80
2013$16.24+2.3%$19.99+2.2%-$3.74
2012$15.93+1.9%$19.58+2.1%-$3.65
2011$15.67+1.7%$19.25+1.7%-$3.58
2010$15.41+1.6%$18.95+1.6%-$3.53
2009$15.25+1.1%$18.63+1.7%-$3.37
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
North Central$20.24240
Northwest$20.02270
South Central$18.43360
Southwest$18.3090
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
South Central$18.43360
Eastern$18.19310
Northwest$20.02270
North Central$20.24240
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