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Estimated employment10
Mean wage$31.14
Entry wage$18.25
10th percentile wage$17.16
50th percentile wage$28.50
90th percentile wage$48.53
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (51-9012)
Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Include dairy processing equipment operators. Exclude "Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders" (51-9011).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$28.50 $18.15 $10.35
2017$28.26+.9%$18.00+.9%$10.26
2016$27.41+3.1%$17.45+3.1%$9.95
2015$26.66+2.8%$16.98+2.8%$9.68
2014$26.03+2.4%$16.58+2.4%$9.45
2013$25.44+2.3%$16.20+2.3%$9.24
2012$24.96+1.9%$15.90+1.9%$9.06
2011$24.54+1.7%$15.63+1.7%$8.91
2010$24.15+1.6%$15.38+1.6%$8.77
2009$23.89+1.1%$15.21+1.1%$8.68
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$28.50 $20.63 $7.87
2017$28.26+.9%$20.41+1.1%$7.85
2016$27.41+3.1%$19.86+2.8%$7.54
2015$26.66+2.8%$19.41+2.3%$7.25
2014$26.03+2.4%$19.00+2.1%$7.03
2013$25.44+2.3%$18.60+2.2%$6.84
2012$24.96+1.9%$18.22+2.1%$6.74
2011$24.54+1.7%$17.91+1.7%$6.63
2010$24.15+1.6%$17.63+1.6%$6.52
2009$23.89+1.1%$17.33+1.7%$6.56
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
Northwest$28.5010
Eastern$17.6260
North Central$10.35 
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Eastern$17.6260
Northwest$28.5010
North Central$10.35 
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