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Eastern WDA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment60
Mean wage$18.45
Entry wage$15.31
10th percentile wage$14.10
50th percentile wage$17.62
90th percentile wage$25.13
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing4066.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing40$17.12
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (51-9012)
Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Include dairy processing equipment operators. Exclude "Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders" (51-9011).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$17.62 $20.57 -$2.95
2017$17.47+.9%$20.40+.9%-$2.92
2016$16.94+3.1%$19.78+3.1%-$2.83
2015$16.48+2.8%$19.24+2.8%-$2.75
2014$16.09+2.4%$18.79+2.4%-$2.69
2013$15.73+2.3%$18.36+2.3%-$2.63
2012$15.43+1.9%$18.01+1.9%-$2.58
2011$15.17+1.7%$17.71+1.7%-$2.54
2010$14.93+1.6%$17.43+1.6%-$2.49
2009$14.77+1.1%$17.24+1.1%-$2.47
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.62 $22.17 -$4.55
2017$17.47+.9%$21.93+1.1%-$4.46
2016$16.94+3.1%$21.35+2.8%-$4.40
2015$16.48+2.8%$20.86+2.3%-$4.37
2014$16.09+2.4%$20.42+2.1%-$4.33
2013$15.73+2.3%$19.99+2.2%-$4.25
2012$15.43+1.9%$19.58+2.1%-$4.15
2011$15.17+1.7%$19.25+1.7%-$4.07
2010$14.93+1.6%$18.95+1.6%-$4.01
2009$14.77+1.1%$18.63+1.7%-$3.85
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
Northwest$28.5010
Eastern$17.6260
North Central$10.35 
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Eastern$17.6260
Northwest$28.5010
North Central$10.35 
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