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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$16.44
Entry wage$11.81
10th percentile wage$10.82
50th percentile wage$15.25
90th percentile wage$23.95
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing$15.25
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood (51-7041)
Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. Include head sawyers.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$15.25 $20.57 -$5.32
2017$15.12+.9%$20.40+.9%-$5.27
2016$14.67+3.1%$19.78+3.1%-$5.11
2015$14.27+2.8%$19.24+2.8%-$4.97
2014$13.93+2.4%$18.79+2.4%-$4.85
2013$13.61+2.3%$18.36+2.3%-$4.74
2012$13.36+1.9%$18.01+1.9%-$4.65
2011$13.13+1.7%$17.71+1.7%-$4.58
2010$12.92+1.6%$17.43+1.6%-$4.50
2009$12.78+1.1%$17.24+1.1%-$4.45
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$15.25 $22.17 -$6.92
2017$15.12+.9%$21.93+1.1%-$6.81
2016$14.67+3.1%$21.35+2.8%-$6.68
2015$14.27+2.8%$20.86+2.3%-$6.59
2014$13.93+2.4%$20.42+2.1%-$6.49
2013$13.61+2.3%$19.99+2.2%-$6.37
2012$13.36+1.9%$19.58+2.1%-$6.22
2011$13.13+1.7%$19.25+1.7%-$6.11
2010$12.92+1.6%$18.95+1.6%-$6.02
2009$12.78+1.1%$18.63+1.7%-$5.84
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$18.2150
Eastern$15.25 
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central$18.2150
Eastern$15.25 
Wages in other areas
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