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South Central Workforce Development Area (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment280
Mean wage$20.85
Entry wage$14.21
10th percentile wage$12.87
50th percentile wage$19.31
90th percentile wage$30.84
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing17060.8%
Other Services8026.8%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Other Services80$28.24
Manufacturing170$17.47
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$19.31 $19.89  -$0.58
2019$18.53+4.2%$19.09 +4.2%-$0.55
2018$18.00+2.9%$18.54 +2.9%-$0.54
2017$17.46+3.1%$17.98 +3.1%-$0.52
2016$16.99+2.8%$17.50 +2.8%-$0.51
2015$16.58+2.4%$17.08 +2.4%-$0.49
2014$16.21+2.3%$16.69 +2.3%-$0.48
2013$15.90+1.9%$16.38 +1.9%-$0.47
2012$15.63+1.7%$16.10 +1.7%-$0.46
2011$15.38+1.6%$15.85 +1.6%-$0.46
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$19.31 $22.75  -$3.44
2019$18.53+4.2%$21.83 +4.2%-$3.29
2018$18.00+2.9%$21.16 +3.1%-$3.16
2017$17.46+3.1%$20.59 +2.8%-$3.13
2016$16.99+2.8%$20.13 +2.3%-$3.13
2015$16.58+2.4%$19.70 +2.1%-$3.12
2014$16.21+2.3%$19.28 +2.2%-$3.07
2013$15.90+1.9%$18.89 +2.1%-$2.99
2012$15.63+1.7%$18.57 +1.7%-$2.93
2011$15.38+1.6%$18.28 +1.6%-$2.89
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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