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Eastern WDA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment70
Mean wage$20.16
Entry wage$14.70
10th percentile wage$12.68
50th percentile wage$19.59
90th percentile wage$28.55
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing70100.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing70$19.59
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and 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, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic" (51-4193) and "Painters, Transportation Equipment" (51-9122).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$19.59 $20.57 -$0.98
2017$19.42+.9%$20.40+.9%-$0.97
2016$18.84+3.1%$19.78+3.1%-$0.94
2015$18.33+2.8%$19.24+2.8%-$0.91
2014$17.89+2.4%$18.79+2.4%-$0.89
2013$17.49+2.3%$18.36+2.3%-$0.87
2012$17.16+1.9%$18.01+1.9%-$0.85
2011$16.87+1.7%$17.71+1.7%-$0.84
2010$16.60+1.6%$17.43+1.6%-$0.83
2009$16.42+1.1%$17.24+1.1%-$0.82
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$19.59 $22.17 -$2.58
2017$19.42+.9%$21.93+1.1%-$2.51
2016$18.84+3.1%$21.35+2.8%-$2.50
2015$18.33+2.8%$20.86+2.3%-$2.53
2014$17.89+2.4%$20.42+2.1%-$2.53
2013$17.49+2.3%$19.99+2.2%-$2.49
2012$17.16+1.9%$19.58+2.1%-$2.42
2011$16.87+1.7%$19.25+1.7%-$2.37
2010$16.60+1.6%$18.95+1.6%-$2.34
2009$16.42+1.1%$18.63+1.7%-$2.20
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
Eastern$19.5970
North Central$18.50330
South Central$16.74260
Northwest$16.40150
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central$18.50330
South Central$16.74260
Northwest$16.40150
Southwest$15.75120
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