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Southwest Workforce Development Area
All-industry
Estimated employment340
Mean wage$28.39
Entry wage$15.80
10th percentile wage$13.57
50th percentile wage$26.38
90th percentile wage$48.25
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing33095.4%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing330$27.00
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$26.38 $22.16  $4.22
2019$25.31+4.2%$21.27 +4.2%$4.05
2018$24.59+2.9%$20.66 +2.9%$3.93
2017$23.85+3.1%$20.04 +3.1%$3.82
2016$23.20+2.8%$19.49 +2.8%$3.71
2015$22.65+2.4%$19.03 +2.4%$3.62
2014$22.14+2.3%$18.60 +2.3%$3.54
2013$21.72+1.9%$18.25 +1.9%$3.47
2012$21.36+1.7%$17.94 +1.7%$3.42
2011$21.02+1.6%$17.65 +1.6%$3.36
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$26.38 $26.48  -$0.10
2019$25.31+4.2%$25.40 +4.2%-$0.09
2018$24.59+2.9%$24.63 +3.1%-$0.03
2017$23.85+3.1%$23.97 +2.8%-$0.12
2016$23.20+2.8%$23.42 +2.3%-$0.22
2015$22.65+2.4%$22.93 +2.1%-$0.28
2014$22.14+2.3%$22.44 +2.2%-$0.30
2013$21.72+1.9%$21.99 +2.1%-$0.27
2012$21.36+1.7%$21.61 +1.7%-$0.25
2011$21.02+1.6%$21.27 +1.6%-$0.25
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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