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North Central WDA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment330
Mean wage$19.72
Entry wage$15.69
10th percentile wage$14.46
50th percentile wage$18.50
90th percentile wage$27.44
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing30090.7%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing300$18.45
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$18.50 $20.36 -$1.86
2017$18.34+.9%$20.19+.9%-$1.84
2016$17.79+3.1%$19.58+3.1%-$1.78
2015$17.31+2.8%$19.05+2.8%-$1.74
2014$16.90+2.4%$18.60+2.4%-$1.69
2013$16.51+2.3%$18.17+2.3%-$1.66
2012$16.20+1.9%$17.83+1.9%-$1.62
2011$15.93+1.7%$17.53+1.7%-$1.60
2010$15.68+1.6%$17.25+1.6%-$1.57
2009$15.51+1.1%$17.07+1.1%-$1.55
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$18.50 $22.90 -$4.40
2017$18.34+.9%$22.66+1.1%-$4.31
2016$17.79+3.1%$22.05+2.8%-$4.25
2015$17.31+2.8%$21.55+2.3%-$4.23
2014$16.90+2.4%$21.10+2.1%-$4.19
2013$16.51+2.3%$20.64+2.2%-$4.13
2012$16.20+1.9%$20.23+2.1%-$4.02
2011$15.93+1.7%$19.88+1.7%-$3.94
2010$15.68+1.6%$19.57+1.6%-$3.89
2009$15.51+1.1%$19.24+1.7%-$3.73
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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