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Eastern Workforce Development Area (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment100
Mean wage$19.44
Entry wage$14.98
10th percentile wage$13.65
50th percentile wage$18.85
90th percentile wage$25.73
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing100100.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing100$18.85
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$18.85 $22.08 -$3.23
2018$18.67+1.0%$21.87+1.0%-$3.19
2017$18.13+2.9%$21.24+2.9%-$3.10
2016$17.59+3.1%$20.60+3.1%-$3.01
2015$17.11+2.8%$20.04+2.8%-$2.93
2014$16.70+2.4%$19.57+2.4%-$2.86
2013$16.33+2.3%$19.12+2.3%-$2.79
2012$16.02+1.9%$18.76+1.9%-$2.74
2011$15.75+1.7%$18.45+1.7%-$2.69
2010$15.50+1.6%$18.15+1.6%-$2.65
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$18.85 $23.16 -$4.31
2018$18.67+1.0%$22.96+.9%-$4.28
2017$18.13+2.9%$22.26+3.1%-$4.12
2016$17.59+3.1%$21.66+2.8%-$4.07
2015$17.11+2.8%$21.17+2.3%-$4.05
2014$16.70+2.4%$20.72+2.1%-$4.01
2013$16.33+2.3%$20.28+2.2%-$3.95
2012$16.02+1.9%$19.87+2.1%-$3.85
2011$15.75+1.7%$19.53+1.7%-$3.77
2010$15.50+1.6%$19.22+1.6%-$3.72
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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