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Southwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment90
Mean wage$19.42
Entry wage$14.79
10th percentile wage$12.72
50th percentile wage$19.60
90th percentile wage$25.44
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing$20.73
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$19.60 $20.19 -$0.59
2018$19.41+1.0%$19.99+1.0%-$0.58
2017$18.86+2.9%$19.42+2.9%-$0.56
2016$18.29+3.1%$18.84+3.1%-$0.55
2015$17.79+2.8%$18.33+2.8%-$0.53
2014$17.37+2.4%$17.89+2.4%-$0.52
2013$16.98+2.3%$17.49+2.3%-$0.51
2012$16.65+1.9%$17.16+1.9%-$0.50
2011$16.38+1.7%$16.87+1.7%-$0.49
2010$16.11+1.6%$16.60+1.6%-$0.48
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$19.60 $24.99 -$5.39
2018$19.41+1.0%$24.77+.9%-$5.35
2017$18.86+2.9%$24.02+3.1%-$5.15
2016$18.29+3.1%$23.37+2.8%-$5.08
2015$17.79+2.8%$22.84+2.3%-$5.04
2014$17.37+2.4%$22.36+2.1%-$4.99
2013$16.98+2.3%$21.88+2.2%-$4.90
2012$16.65+1.9%$21.44+2.1%-$4.78
2011$16.38+1.7%$21.07+1.7%-$4.69
2010$16.11+1.6%$20.74+1.6%-$4.62
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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