Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4031) in Waterbury Labor Market Area

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Waterbury LMA (1Q 2023)
All Industry
Estimated employment		220
Mean wage		$19.09
Entry wage		$15.50
10th percentile wage		$15.09
50th percentile wage		$18.45
90th percentile wage		$23.95

Top Employing Industries
Industry	Employment / Percent
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	190	86.1%
Primary Metal Manufacturing	10	5.6%

Top Paying Industries
Industry	Employment / Median Wage
Primary Metal Manufacturing	10	$22.85
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	190	$17.99

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4031)

Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.


Median Wage History
Year	This Occupation		Compared to Occupational Group		Difference
Current	$18.45		$19.44		-$0.99
2022	$17.70	+4.2%	$18.65	+4.2%	-$0.94
2021	$16.77	+5.5%	$17.67	+5.5%	-$0.90
2020	$16.05	+4.5%	$16.91	+4.5%	-$0.86
2019	$15.54	+3.3%	$16.37	+3.3%	-$0.83
2018	$15.08	+3.0%	$15.89	+3.0%	-$0.80
2017	$14.62	+3.1%	$15.40	+3.1%	-$0.78
2016	$14.22	+2.8%	$14.98	+2.8%	-$0.76
2015	$13.83	+2.8%	$14.57	+2.8%	-$0.74
2014	$13.52	+2.3%	$14.24	+2.3%	-$0.72
Year	This Occupation		Compared to All Occupations		Difference
Current	$18.45		$23.07		-$4.62
2022	$17.70	+4.2%	$22.30	+3.4%	-$4.59
2021	$16.77	+5.5%	$21.10	+5.7%	-$4.32
2020	$16.05	+4.5%	$20.38	+3.5%	-$4.32
2019	$15.54	+3.3%	$19.80	+2.9%	-$4.26
2018	$15.08	+3.0%	$19.22	+3.0%	-$4.14
2017	$14.62	+3.1%	$18.67	+2.9%	-$4.05
2016	$14.22	+2.8%	$18.24	+2.4%	-$4.02
2015	$13.83	+2.8%	$17.78	+2.6%	-$3.95
2014	$13.52	+2.3%	$17.40	+2.2%	-$3.88

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 2023

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