Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operator/Tender (51-6063) in Connecticut



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State of Connecticut (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment		N/A
Mean wage		$16.67
Entry wage		$12.52
10th percentile wage		$11.39
50th percentile wage		$16.41
90th percentile wage		$23.26

Top Employing Industries
Industry	Employment Percent
Manufacturing

Best Paying Industries
Industry	Employment Median Wage
Manufacturing		$16.41

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operator/Tender (51-6063)

Set up, operate, or tend machines that knit, loop, weave, or draw in textiles. Excludes Sewing Machine Operators (51-6031).


Median Wage History
Year	This Occupation		Compared to Occupational Group		Difference
Current	$16.41		$20.68		-$4.27
2019	$15.75	+4.2%	$19.85	+4.2%	-$4.09
2018	$15.30	+2.9%	$19.28	+2.9%	-$3.98
2017	$14.84	+3.1%	$18.70	+3.1%	-$3.86
2016	$14.43	+2.8%	$18.19	+2.8%	-$3.75
2015	$14.09	+2.4%	$17.76	+2.4%	-$3.66
2014	$13.77	+2.3%	$17.36	+2.3%	-$3.58
2013	$13.51	+1.9%	$17.03	+1.9%	-$3.51
2012	$13.29	+1.7%	$16.74	+1.7%	-$3.45
2011	$13.07	+1.6%	$16.48	+1.6%	-$3.40
Year	This Occupation		Compared to All Occupations		Difference
Current	$16.41		$23.93		-$7.52
2019	$15.75	+4.2%	$22.96	+4.2%	-$7.21
2018	$15.30	+2.9%	$22.26	+3.1%	-$6.96
2017	$14.84	+3.1%	$21.66	+2.8%	-$6.82
2016	$14.43	+2.8%	$21.17	+2.3%	-$6.73
2015	$14.09	+2.4%	$20.73	+2.1%	-$6.63
2014	$13.77	+2.3%	$20.28	+2.2%	-$6.51
2013	$13.51	+1.9%	$19.87	+2.1%	-$6.36
2012	$13.29	+1.7%	$19.53	+1.7%	-$6.24
2011	$13.07	+1.6%	$19.23	+1.6%	-$6.15

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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