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Northwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment90
Mean wage$19.26
Entry wage$15.66
10th percentile wage$14.21
50th percentile wage$18.93
90th percentile wage$24.96
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing90100.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing90$18.93
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$18.93 $18.54 $0.39
2018$18.75+1.0%$18.36+1.0%$0.39
2017$18.21+2.9%$17.84+2.9%$0.38
2016$17.66+3.1%$17.30+3.1%$0.36
2015$17.18+2.8%$16.83+2.8%$0.35
2014$16.78+2.4%$16.43+2.4%$0.35
2013$16.39+2.3%$16.06+2.3%$0.34
2012$16.08+1.9%$15.75+1.9%$0.33
2011$15.82+1.7%$15.49+1.7%$0.33
2010$15.56+1.6%$15.24+1.6%$0.32
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$18.93 $21.14 -$2.21
2018$18.75+1.0%$20.95+.9%-$2.20
2017$18.21+2.9%$20.32+3.1%-$2.10
2016$17.66+3.1%$19.77+2.8%-$2.10
2015$17.18+2.8%$19.32+2.3%-$2.13
2014$16.78+2.4%$18.92+2.1%-$2.14
2013$16.39+2.3%$18.51+2.2%-$2.11
2012$16.08+1.9%$18.14+2.1%-$2.05
2011$15.82+1.7%$17.83+1.7%-$2.00
2010$15.56+1.6%$17.55+1.6%-$1.98
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
Southwest $19.6090
Northwest $18.9390
North Central $18.89250
Eastern $18.85100
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $18.89250
South Central $18.77170
Eastern $18.85100
Southwest $19.6090
Wages in other areas
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