Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operator/Tender (51-9012) in Connecticut



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State of Connecticut (1Q 2020)
All Industry
Estimated employment		330
Mean wage		$21.27
Entry wage		$15.66
10th percentile wage		$14.59
50th percentile wage		$19.64
90th percentile wage		$30.29

Top Employing Industries
Industry	Employment Percent
Manufacturing	320	99.2%

Best Paying Industries
Industry	Employment Median Wage
Manufacturing	320	$19.67

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operator/Tender (51-9012)

Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators. Excludes Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders" (51-9011).


Median Wage History
Year	This Occupation		Compared to Occupational Group		Difference
Current	$19.64		$20.68		-$1.04
2019	$18.85	+4.2%	$19.85	+4.2%	-$0.99
2018	$18.31	+2.9%	$19.28	+2.9%	-$0.96
2017	$17.76	+3.1%	$18.70	+3.1%	-$0.94
2016	$17.28	+2.8%	$18.19	+2.8%	-$0.91
2015	$16.86	+2.4%	$17.76	+2.4%	-$0.89
2014	$16.48	+2.3%	$17.36	+2.3%	-$0.87
2013	$16.17	+1.9%	$17.03	+1.9%	-$0.85
2012	$15.90	+1.7%	$16.74	+1.7%	-$0.84
2011	$15.65	+1.6%	$16.48	+1.6%	-$0.82
Year	This Occupation		Compared to All Occupations		Difference
Current	$19.64		$23.93		-$4.29
2019	$18.85	+4.2%	$22.96	+4.2%	-$4.11
2018	$18.31	+2.9%	$22.26	+3.1%	-$3.95
2017	$17.76	+3.1%	$21.66	+2.8%	-$3.90
2016	$17.28	+2.8%	$21.17	+2.3%	-$3.89
2015	$16.86	+2.4%	$20.73	+2.1%	-$3.86
2014	$16.48	+2.3%	$20.28	+2.2%	-$3.80
2013	$16.17	+1.9%	$19.87	+2.1%	-$3.70
2012	$15.90	+1.7%	$19.53	+1.7%	-$3.63
2011	$15.65	+1.6%	$19.23	+1.6%	-$3.57

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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