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North Central WDA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment50
Mean wage$18.56
Entry wage$13.53
10th percentile wage$12.89
50th percentile wage$17.02
90th percentile wage$28.98
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing50100.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing50$17.02
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders (51-4051)
Operate or tend furnaces, such as gas, oil, coal, electric-arc or electric induction, open-hearth, or oxygen furnaces, to melt and refine metal before casting or to produce specified types of steel. Exclude "Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic" (51-4191).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$17.02 $20.36 -$3.34
2017$16.88+.9%$20.19+.9%-$3.31
2016$16.37+3.1%$19.58+3.1%-$3.21
2015$15.92+2.8%$19.05+2.8%-$3.12
2014$15.55+2.4%$18.60+2.4%-$3.05
2013$15.19+2.3%$18.17+2.3%-$2.98
2012$14.91+1.9%$17.83+1.9%-$2.92
2011$14.66+1.7%$17.53+1.7%-$2.87
2010$14.42+1.6%$17.25+1.6%-$2.83
2009$14.27+1.1%$17.07+1.1%-$2.79
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.02 $22.90 -$5.88
2017$16.88+.9%$22.66+1.1%-$5.78
2016$16.37+3.1%$22.05+2.8%-$5.68
2015$15.92+2.8%$21.55+2.3%-$5.62
2014$15.55+2.4%$21.10+2.1%-$5.55
2013$15.19+2.3%$20.64+2.2%-$5.45
2012$14.91+1.9%$20.23+2.1%-$5.32
2011$14.66+1.7%$19.88+1.7%-$5.22
2010$14.42+1.6%$19.57+1.6%-$5.14
2009$14.27+1.1%$19.24+1.7%-$4.97
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$17.0250
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central$17.0250
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