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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$14.68
Entry wage$10.34
10th percentile wage$10.34
50th percentile wage$10.35
90th percentile wage$23.75
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing$10.35
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$10.35 $20.36 -$10.01
2017$10.26+.9%$20.19+.9%-$9.92
2016$9.95+3.1%$19.58+3.1%-$9.62
2015$9.68+2.8%$19.05+2.8%-$9.36
2014$9.45+2.4%$18.60+2.4%-$9.14
2013$9.24+2.3%$18.17+2.3%-$8.93
2012$9.06+1.9%$17.83+1.9%-$8.76
2011$8.91+1.7%$17.53+1.7%-$8.62
2010$8.77+1.6%$17.25+1.6%-$8.48
2009$8.68+1.1%$17.07+1.1%-$8.39
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$10.35 $22.90 -$12.55
2017$10.26+.9%$22.66+1.1%-$12.39
2016$9.95+3.1%$22.05+2.8%-$12.09
2015$9.68+2.8%$21.55+2.3%-$11.86
2014$9.45+2.4%$21.10+2.1%-$11.64
2013$9.24+2.3%$20.64+2.2%-$11.40
2012$9.06+1.9%$20.23+2.1%-$11.16
2011$8.91+1.7%$19.88+1.7%-$10.96
2010$8.77+1.6%$19.57+1.6%-$10.79
2009$8.68+1.1%$19.24+1.7%-$10.56
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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