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South Central WDA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment260
Mean wage$17.10
Entry wage$12.62
10th percentile wage$11.65
50th percentile wage$16.74
90th percentile wage$23.39
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing260100.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing260$16.74
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$16.74 $18.65 -$1.91
2017$16.60+.9%$18.49+.9%-$1.89
2016$16.10+3.1%$17.93+3.1%-$1.83
2015$15.66+2.8%$17.45+2.8%-$1.78
2014$15.29+2.4%$17.03+2.4%-$1.74
2013$14.94+2.3%$16.65+2.3%-$1.70
2012$14.66+1.9%$16.33+1.9%-$1.67
2011$14.42+1.7%$16.06+1.7%-$1.64
2010$14.19+1.6%$15.80+1.6%-$1.61
2009$14.03+1.1%$15.63+1.1%-$1.60
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$16.74 $21.63 -$4.89
2017$16.60+.9%$21.40+1.1%-$4.80
2016$16.10+3.1%$20.83+2.8%-$4.72
2015$15.66+2.8%$20.35+2.3%-$4.69
2014$15.29+2.4%$19.93+2.1%-$4.63
2013$14.94+2.3%$19.50+2.2%-$4.55
2012$14.66+1.9%$19.11+2.1%-$4.44
2011$14.42+1.7%$18.78+1.7%-$4.36
2010$14.19+1.6%$18.48+1.6%-$4.29
2009$14.03+1.1%$18.17+1.7%-$4.14
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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