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Northwest WDA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment1,010
Mean wage$14.61
Entry wage$11.40
10th percentile wage$10.70
50th percentile wage$12.18
90th percentile wage$22.99
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing68067.8%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing680$13.97
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4081)
Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$12.18 $18.15 -$5.97
2017$12.08+.9%$18.00+.9%-$5.91
2016$11.71+3.1%$17.45+3.1%-$5.74
2015$11.40+2.8%$16.98+2.8%-$5.58
2014$11.12+2.4%$16.58+2.4%-$5.45
2013$10.87+2.3%$16.20+2.3%-$5.32
2012$10.67+1.9%$15.90+1.9%-$5.22
2011$10.49+1.7%$15.63+1.7%-$5.14
2010$10.32+1.6%$15.38+1.6%-$5.05
2009$10.21+1.1%$15.21+1.1%-$5.00
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$12.18 $20.63 -$8.45
2017$12.08+.9%$20.41+1.1%-$8.33
2016$11.71+3.1%$19.86+2.8%-$8.15
2015$11.40+2.8%$19.41+2.3%-$8.01
2014$11.12+2.4%$19.00+2.1%-$7.88
2013$10.87+2.3%$18.60+2.2%-$7.72
2012$10.67+1.9%$18.22+2.1%-$7.55
2011$10.49+1.7%$17.91+1.7%-$7.42
2010$10.32+1.6%$17.63+1.6%-$7.30
2009$10.21+1.1%$17.33+1.7%-$7.12
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
Southwest$20.03 
South Central$19.84290
North Central$19.701,640
Eastern$18.5540
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central$19.701,640
Northwest$12.181,010
South Central$19.84290
Eastern$18.5540
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