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Northwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2020)
All Industry
Estimated employment280
Mean wage$19.98
Entry wage$14.44
10th percentile wage$12.61
50th percentile wage$18.68
90th percentile wage$29.49
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing23081.8%
Other Services5016.7%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Other Services50$23.62
Manufacturing230$18.29
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$18.68 $18.96  -$0.28
2019$17.93+4.2%$18.19 +4.2%-$0.26
2018$17.41+2.9%$17.68 +2.9%-$0.26
2017$16.89+3.1%$17.14 +3.1%-$0.25
2016$16.43+2.8%$16.68 +2.8%-$0.24
2015$16.04+2.4%$16.28 +2.4%-$0.24
2014$15.68+2.3%$15.91 +2.3%-$0.23
2013$15.38+1.9%$15.61 +1.9%-$0.23
2012$15.12+1.7%$15.35 +1.7%-$0.22
2011$14.88+1.6%$15.11 +1.6%-$0.22
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$18.68 $21.91  -$3.23
2019$17.93+4.2%$21.02 +4.2%-$3.09
2018$17.41+2.9%$20.38 +3.1%-$2.96
2017$16.89+3.1%$19.83 +2.8%-$2.94
2016$16.43+2.8%$19.38 +2.3%-$2.95
2015$16.04+2.4%$18.98 +2.1%-$2.93
2014$15.68+2.3%$18.57 +2.2%-$2.89
2013$15.38+1.9%$18.20 +2.1%-$2.81
2012$15.12+1.7%$17.88 +1.7%-$2.75
2011$14.88+1.6%$17.60 +1.6%-$2.72
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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