Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operator/Tender, Metal/Plastic (51-4081) in Connecticut



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State of Connecticut (1Q 2020)
All Industry
Estimated employment		2,530
Mean wage		$20.40
Entry wage		$14.77
10th percentile wage		$13.42
50th percentile wage		$19.35
90th percentile wage		$29.11

Top Employing Industries
Industry	Employment Percent
Manufacturing	2,290	90.6%
Professional and Business Services	240	9.4%

Best Paying Industries
Industry	Employment Median Wage
Manufacturing	2,290	$19.59
Professional and Business Services	240	$16.87

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operator/Tender, Metal/Plastic (51-4081)

Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.


Median Wage History
Year	This Occupation		Compared to Occupational Group		Difference
Current	$19.35		$20.68		-$1.33
2019	$18.57	+4.2%	$19.85	+4.2%	-$1.27
2018	$18.04	+2.9%	$19.28	+2.9%	-$1.23
2017	$17.49	+3.1%	$18.70	+3.1%	-$1.20
2016	$17.02	+2.8%	$18.19	+2.8%	-$1.16
2015	$16.62	+2.4%	$17.76	+2.4%	-$1.14
2014	$16.24	+2.3%	$17.36	+2.3%	-$1.11
2013	$15.93	+1.9%	$17.03	+1.9%	-$1.09
2012	$15.67	+1.7%	$16.74	+1.7%	-$1.07
2011	$15.42	+1.6%	$16.48	+1.6%	-$1.05
Year	This Occupation		Compared to All Occupations		Difference
Current	$19.35		$23.93		-$4.58
2019	$18.57	+4.2%	$22.96	+4.2%	-$4.38
2018	$18.04	+2.9%	$22.26	+3.1%	-$4.22
2017	$17.49	+3.1%	$21.66	+2.8%	-$4.16
2016	$17.02	+2.8%	$21.17	+2.3%	-$4.14
2015	$16.62	+2.4%	$20.73	+2.1%	-$4.11
2014	$16.24	+2.3%	$20.28	+2.2%	-$4.04
2013	$15.93	+1.9%	$19.87	+2.1%	-$3.94
2012	$15.67	+1.7%	$19.53	+1.7%	-$3.86
2011	$15.42	+1.6%	$19.23	+1.6%	-$3.80

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2020

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.


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