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Estimated employment140
Mean wage$18.11
Entry wage$12.97
10th percentile wage$11.77
50th percentile wage$18.08
90th percentile wage$24.79
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing13097.3%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing13018.94
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operator/Tender (51-9032)
Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material. Exclude "Woodworking Machine Setters, Operator/Tender" (51-7041 through 51-7042), "Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator/Tender, Metal/Plastic" (51-4031), and "Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operator/Tender" (51-6062).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$18.08 $20.12 -$2.04
2018$17.91+1.0%$19.93+1.0%-$2.02
2017$17.39+2.9%$19.36+2.9%-$1.96
2016$16.87+3.1%$18.77+3.1%-$1.90
2015$16.41+2.8%$18.26+2.8%-$1.85
2014$16.02+2.4%$17.83+2.4%-$1.80
2013$15.66+2.3%$17.43+2.3%-$1.76
2012$15.36+1.9%$17.10+1.9%-$1.73
2011$15.11+1.7%$16.81+1.7%-$1.70
2010$14.86+1.6%$16.54+1.6%-$1.67
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$18.08 $24.80 -$6.72
2018$17.91+1.0%$24.58+.9%-$6.67
2017$17.39+2.9%$23.83+3.1%-$6.43
2016$16.87+3.1%$23.19+2.8%-$6.32
2015$16.41+2.8%$22.66+2.3%-$6.25
2014$16.02+2.4%$22.19+2.1%-$6.16
2013$15.66+2.3%$21.72+2.2%-$6.05
2012$15.36+1.9%$21.28+2.1%-$5.91
2011$15.11+1.7%$20.91+1.7%-$5.80
2010$14.86+1.6%$20.58+1.6%-$5.71
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 2019
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven $19.75110
Danbury $19.5650
Hartford $19.11270
Waterbury $18.52 
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $19.11270
Bridge/Stam$18.08140
New Haven $19.75110
Danbury $19.5650
Wages in other areas
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