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North Central WDA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment230
Mean wage$18.92
Entry wage$15.77
10th percentile wage$14.55
50th percentile wage$18.65
90th percentile wage$24.16
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing16071.0%
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities7029.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing160$18.67
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities70$18.61
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (51-9032)
Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material. Exclude "Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders" (51-7041 through 51-7042), "Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic" (51-4031), and "Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders" (51-6062).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$18.65 $20.36 -$1.71
2017$18.49+.9%$20.19+.9%-$1.69
2016$17.93+3.1%$19.58+3.1%-$1.64
2015$17.45+2.8%$19.05+2.8%-$1.59
2014$17.03+2.4%$18.60+2.4%-$1.56
2013$16.65+2.3%$18.17+2.3%-$1.52
2012$16.33+1.9%$17.83+1.9%-$1.49
2011$16.06+1.7%$17.53+1.7%-$1.47
2010$15.80+1.6%$17.25+1.6%-$1.44
2009$15.63+1.1%$17.07+1.1%-$1.43
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$18.65 $22.90 -$4.25
2017$18.49+.9%$22.66+1.1%-$4.16
2016$17.93+3.1%$22.05+2.8%-$4.11
2015$17.45+2.8%$21.55+2.3%-$4.09
2014$17.03+2.4%$21.10+2.1%-$4.06
2013$16.65+2.3%$20.64+2.2%-$3.99
2012$16.33+1.9%$20.23+2.1%-$3.89
2011$16.06+1.7%$19.88+1.7%-$3.82
2010$15.80+1.6%$19.57+1.6%-$3.76
2009$15.63+1.1%$19.24+1.7%-$3.60
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$21.9840
South Central$19.60120
Southwest$18.80 
North Central$18.65230
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central$18.65230
South Central$19.60120
Northwest$18.3770
Eastern$21.9840
Wages in other areas
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