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Estimated employment250
Mean wage$21.57
Entry wage$15.12
10th percentile wage$13.52
50th percentile wage$21.36
90th percentile wage$29.61
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing250100.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing25021.36
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operator/Tender (51-9121)
Set up, operate, or tend machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products including food, glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Exclude "Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operator/Tender, Metal/Plastic" (51-4193) and "Painters, Transportation Equipment" (51-9122).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$21.36 $20.12 $1.24
2018$21.15+1.0%$19.93+1.0%$1.23
2017$20.55+2.9%$19.36+2.9%$1.19
2016$19.93+3.1%$18.77+3.1%$1.16
2015$19.39+2.8%$18.26+2.8%$1.13
2014$18.93+2.4%$17.83+2.4%$1.10
2013$18.50+2.3%$17.43+2.3%$1.07
2012$18.15+1.9%$17.10+1.9%$1.05
2011$17.85+1.7%$16.81+1.7%$1.04
2010$17.56+1.6%$16.54+1.6%$1.02
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$21.36 $24.80 -$3.44
2018$21.15+1.0%$24.58+.9%-$3.42
2017$20.55+2.9%$23.83+3.1%-$3.28
2016$19.93+3.1%$23.19+2.8%-$3.26
2015$19.39+2.8%$22.66+2.3%-$3.27
2014$18.93+2.4%$22.19+2.1%-$3.26
2013$18.50+2.3%$21.72+2.2%-$3.21
2012$18.15+1.9%$21.28+2.1%-$3.12
2011$17.85+1.7%$20.91+1.7%-$3.06
2010$17.56+1.6%$20.58+1.6%-$3.02
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
Bridge/Stam$21.36250
Norwich/NewLond$20.2120
Hartford $17.94420
New Haven $17.78390
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $17.94420
New Haven $17.78390
Bridge/Stam$21.36250
Waterbury $17.4990
Wages in other areas
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