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Estimated employment150
Mean wage$17.12
Entry wage$10.96
10th percentile wage$10.39
50th percentile wage$16.40
90th percentile wage$26.94
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing150100.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing150$16.40
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (51-9121)
Set up, operate, or tend machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products including food, glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Exclude "Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic" (51-4193) and "Painters, Transportation Equipment" (51-9122).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$16.40 $18.15 -$1.75
2017$16.26+.9%$18.00+.9%-$1.73
2016$15.77+3.1%$17.45+3.1%-$1.68
2015$15.34+2.8%$16.98+2.8%-$1.63
2014$14.98+2.4%$16.58+2.4%-$1.59
2013$14.64+2.3%$16.20+2.3%-$1.56
2012$14.36+1.9%$15.90+1.9%-$1.53
2011$14.12+1.7%$15.63+1.7%-$1.50
2010$13.90+1.6%$15.38+1.6%-$1.48
2009$13.75+1.1%$15.21+1.1%-$1.46
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$16.40 $20.63 -$4.23
2017$16.26+.9%$20.41+1.1%-$4.14
2016$15.77+3.1%$19.86+2.8%-$4.09
2015$15.34+2.8%$19.41+2.3%-$4.06
2014$14.98+2.4%$19.00+2.1%-$4.02
2013$14.64+2.3%$18.60+2.2%-$3.95
2012$14.36+1.9%$18.22+2.1%-$3.86
2011$14.12+1.7%$17.91+1.7%-$3.78
2010$13.90+1.6%$17.63+1.6%-$3.73
2009$13.75+1.1%$17.33+1.7%-$3.58
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$19.5970
North Central$18.50330
South Central$16.74260
Northwest$16.40150
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central$18.50330
South Central$16.74260
Northwest$16.40150
Southwest$15.75120
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