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Estimated employment560
Mean wage$19.88
Entry wage$15.64
10th percentile wage$14.24
50th percentile wage$19.47
90th percentile wage$25.25
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing46082.3%
Professional and Business Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing46019.82
Professional and Business Services18.16
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
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$19.47 $21.32  -$1.85
2019$18.68+4.2%$20.46 +4.2%-$1.77
2018$18.15+2.9%$19.88 +2.9%-$1.72
2017$17.60+3.1%$19.28 +3.1%-$1.67
2016$17.13+2.8%$18.75 +2.8%-$1.62
2015$16.72+2.4%$18.31 +2.4%-$1.58
2014$16.34+2.3%$17.89 +2.3%-$1.55
2013$16.03+1.9%$17.55 +1.9%-$1.52
2012$15.76+1.7%$17.26 +1.7%-$1.49
2011$15.51+1.6%$16.99 +1.6%-$1.47
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$19.47 $24.96  -$5.49
2019$18.68+4.2%$23.95 +4.2%-$5.26
2018$18.15+2.9%$23.22 +3.1%-$5.06
2017$17.60+3.1%$22.60 +2.8%-$4.99
2016$17.13+2.8%$22.08 +2.3%-$4.95
2015$16.72+2.4%$21.62 +2.1%-$4.89
2014$16.34+2.3%$21.16 +2.2%-$4.81
2013$16.03+1.9%$20.73 +2.1%-$4.69
2012$15.76+1.7%$20.37 +1.7%-$4.60
2011$15.51+1.6%$20.05 +1.6%-$4.54
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 2020
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Norwich-New London $20.1510
Hartford $19.47560
Bridgeport-Stamford $19.38530
New Haven $18.89650
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven $18.89650
Hartford $19.47560
Bridgeport-Stamford $19.38530
Waterbury $16.31310
Wages in other areas
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