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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$19.06
Entry wage$13.85
10th percentile wage$11.77
50th percentile wage$18.40
90th percentile wage$28.14
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing$18.40
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4032)
Set up, operate, or tend drilling machines to drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work pieces.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$18.40 $20.36 -$1.96
2017$18.24+.9%$20.19+.9%-$1.94
2016$17.69+3.1%$19.58+3.1%-$1.88
2015$17.21+2.8%$19.05+2.8%-$1.83
2014$16.81+2.4%$18.60+2.4%-$1.79
2013$16.42+2.3%$18.17+2.3%-$1.74
2012$16.11+1.9%$17.83+1.9%-$1.71
2011$15.85+1.7%$17.53+1.7%-$1.68
2010$15.59+1.6%$17.25+1.6%-$1.66
2009$15.42+1.1%$17.07+1.1%-$1.64
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$18.40 $22.90 -$4.50
2017$18.24+.9%$22.66+1.1%-$4.41
2016$17.69+3.1%$22.05+2.8%-$4.35
2015$17.21+2.8%$21.55+2.3%-$4.33
2014$16.81+2.4%$21.10+2.1%-$4.29
2013$16.42+2.3%$20.64+2.2%-$4.22
2012$16.11+1.9%$20.23+2.1%-$4.11
2011$15.85+1.7%$19.88+1.7%-$4.03
2010$15.59+1.6%$19.57+1.6%-$3.97
2009$15.42+1.1%$19.24+1.7%-$3.81
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$18.40 
Northwest$14.3910
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Northwest$14.3910
North Central$18.40 
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