Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operator/Tender (51-9012) in Connecticut



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State of Connecticut (1Q 2019)
All Industry
Estimated employment		200
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
Industry	Employment Percent
Manufacturing	200	96.1%

Best Paying Industries
Industry	Employment Median Wage
Manufacturing	200	$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
Year	This 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
Year	This 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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