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Estimated employment20
Mean wage$17.30
Entry wage$12.44
10th percentile wage$11.54
50th percentile wage$17.32
90th percentile wage$23.80
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing20100.0%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing20$17.32
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operator/Tender (51-6062)
Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut textiles.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$17.32 $19.86 -$2.54
2018$17.15+1.0%$19.67+1.0%-$2.51
2017$16.66+2.9%$19.11+2.9%-$2.44
2016$16.16+3.1%$18.53+3.1%-$2.36
2015$15.72+2.8%$18.03+2.8%-$2.30
2014$15.35+2.4%$17.60+2.4%-$2.25
2013$15.00+2.3%$17.20+2.3%-$2.19
2012$14.72+1.9%$16.88+1.9%-$2.15
2011$14.47+1.7%$16.59+1.7%-$2.12
2010$14.24+1.6%$16.33+1.6%-$2.08
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.32 $23.07 -$5.75
2018$17.15+1.0%$22.87+.9%-$5.71
2017$16.66+2.9%$22.17+3.1%-$5.50
2016$16.16+3.1%$21.58+2.8%-$5.41
2015$15.72+2.8%$21.08+2.3%-$5.36
2014$15.35+2.4%$20.64+2.1%-$5.29
2013$15.00+2.3%$20.20+2.2%-$5.20
2012$14.72+1.9%$19.79+2.1%-$5.07
2011$14.47+1.7%$19.45+1.7%-$4.98
2010$14.24+1.6%$19.15+1.6%-$4.90

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2019

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.
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