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Eastern Workforce Development Area (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment130
Mean wage$24.74
Entry wage$17.07
10th percentile wage$16.39
50th percentile wage$22.97
90th percentile wage$38.25
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing11084.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing110$22.12
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operator/Tender (51-9124)
Set up, operate, or tend spraying or rolling machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products incl. glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Includes painters of transportation vehicles such as painters in auto body repair facilities. Excludes Plating Machine Setters, Operator/Tender, Metal/Plastic (51-4193).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$22.97 $22.18  $0.79
2019$22.04+4.2%$21.28 +4.2%$0.76
2018$21.41+2.9%$20.68 +2.9%$0.74
2017$20.77+3.1%$20.05 +3.1%$0.71
2016$20.20+2.8%$19.51 +2.8%$0.69
2015$19.72+2.4%$19.05 +2.4%$0.68
2014$19.28+2.3%$18.61 +2.3%$0.66
2013$18.91+1.9%$18.26 +1.9%$0.65
2012$18.60+1.7%$17.96 +1.7%$0.64
2011$18.30+1.6%$17.67 +1.6%$0.63
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$22.97 $23.16  -$0.19
2019$22.04+4.2%$22.22 +4.2%-$0.17
2018$21.41+2.9%$21.54 +3.1%-$0.13
2017$20.77+3.1%$20.97 +2.8%-$0.19
2016$20.20+2.8%$20.49 +2.3%-$0.28
2015$19.72+2.4%$20.06 +2.1%-$0.33
2014$19.28+2.3%$19.63 +2.2%-$0.35
2013$18.91+1.9%$19.23 +2.1%-$0.32
2012$18.60+1.7%$18.90 +1.7%-$0.30
2011$18.30+1.6%$18.61 +1.6%-$0.30
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
Southwest $26.38340
Eastern $22.97130
South Central $19.31280
North Central $18.91620
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $18.91620
Southwest $26.38340
Northwest $18.68280
South Central $19.31280
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