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Estimated employment200
Mean wage$21.33
Entry wage$15.31
10th percentile wage$13.89
50th percentile wage$19.63
90th percentile wage$30.91
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing20096.1%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing200$19.53
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operator/Tender (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$19.63 $19.86 -$0.23
2018$19.44+1.0%$19.67+1.0%-$0.22
2017$18.89+2.9%$19.11+2.9%-$0.22
2016$18.32+3.1%$18.53+3.1%-$0.21
2015$17.82+2.8%$18.03+2.8%-$0.20
2014$17.40+2.4%$17.60+2.4%-$0.20
2013$17.00+2.3%$17.20+2.3%-$0.19
2012$16.68+1.9%$16.88+1.9%-$0.19
2011$16.40+1.7%$16.59+1.7%-$0.19
2010$16.14+1.6%$16.33+1.6%-$0.18
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$19.63 $23.07 -$3.44
2018$19.44+1.0%$22.87+.9%-$3.42
2017$18.89+2.9%$22.17+3.1%-$3.28
2016$18.32+3.1%$21.58+2.8%-$3.26
2015$17.82+2.8%$21.08+2.3%-$3.26
2014$17.40+2.4%$20.64+2.1%-$3.24
2013$17.00+2.3%$20.20+2.2%-$3.20
2012$16.68+1.9%$19.79+2.1%-$3.11
2011$16.40+1.7%$19.45+1.7%-$3.05
2010$16.14+1.6%$19.15+1.6%-$3.00

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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