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Southwest WDA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment120
Mean wage$17.45
Entry wage$12.36
10th percentile wage$11.34
50th percentile wage$15.75
90th percentile wage$27.15
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing120100.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing120$15.75
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$15.75 $19.49 -$3.74
2017$15.62+.9%$19.33+.9%-$3.70
2016$15.15+3.1%$18.74+3.1%-$3.59
2015$14.74+2.8%$18.23+2.8%-$3.49
2014$14.39+2.4%$17.80+2.4%-$3.41
2013$14.06+2.3%$17.40+2.3%-$3.33
2012$13.79+1.9%$17.07+1.9%-$3.27
2011$13.56+1.7%$16.78+1.7%-$3.22
2010$13.35+1.6%$16.52+1.6%-$3.16
2009$13.20+1.1%$16.34+1.1%-$3.13
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$15.75 $24.57 -$8.82
2017$15.62+.9%$24.31+1.1%-$8.69
2016$15.15+3.1%$23.66+2.8%-$8.51
2015$14.74+2.8%$23.12+2.3%-$8.38
2014$14.39+2.4%$22.63+2.1%-$8.24
2013$14.06+2.3%$22.15+2.2%-$8.09
2012$13.79+1.9%$21.70+2.1%-$7.91
2011$13.56+1.7%$21.33+1.7%-$7.76
2010$13.35+1.6%$21.00+1.6%-$7.64
2009$13.20+1.1%$20.64+1.7%-$7.44
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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