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Eastern WDA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment40
Mean wage$20.10
Entry wage$14.54
10th percentile wage$13.82
50th percentile wage$18.55
90th percentile wage$29.78
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing40100.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing40$18.55
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and 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$18.55 $20.57 -$2.02
2017$18.39+.9%$20.40+.9%-$2.00
2016$17.84+3.1%$19.78+3.1%-$1.94
2015$17.36+2.8%$19.24+2.8%-$1.88
2014$16.94+2.4%$18.79+2.4%-$1.84
2013$16.56+2.3%$18.36+2.3%-$1.80
2012$16.25+1.9%$18.01+1.9%-$1.76
2011$15.98+1.7%$17.71+1.7%-$1.73
2010$15.72+1.6%$17.43+1.6%-$1.71
2009$15.55+1.1%$17.24+1.1%-$1.69
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$18.55 $22.17 -$3.62
2017$18.39+.9%$21.93+1.1%-$3.54
2016$17.84+3.1%$21.35+2.8%-$3.50
2015$17.36+2.8%$20.86+2.3%-$3.50
2014$16.94+2.4%$20.42+2.1%-$3.48
2013$16.56+2.3%$19.99+2.2%-$3.42
2012$16.25+1.9%$19.58+2.1%-$3.33
2011$15.98+1.7%$19.25+1.7%-$3.27
2010$15.72+1.6%$18.95+1.6%-$3.22
2009$15.55+1.1%$18.63+1.7%-$3.07
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
Southwest$20.03 
South Central$19.84290
North Central$19.701,640
Eastern$18.5540
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central$19.701,640
Northwest$12.181,010
South Central$19.84290
Eastern$18.5540
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