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Estimated employment170
Mean wage23.94
Entry wage14.93
10th percentile wage12.69
50th percentile wage23.06
90th percentile wage36.56
 Top Employing Industries
 Industry Employment  Percent 
Manufacturing2012.6%
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities
 Best Paying Industries
 Industry Employment  Median Wage 
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities25.48
Manufacturing2015.20
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers (51-9071)
Design, fabricate, adjust, repair, or appraise jewelry, gold, silver, other precious metals, or gems. Include diamond polishers and gem cutters and persons who perform precision casting and modeling of molds, casting metal in molds, or setting precious and semi-precious stones for jewelry and related products.
Median Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to Occupational Group  Difference 
Current$23.94 $19.88  $4.06
2013$23.73+.9%$19.71 +.9%$4.02
2012$23.28+1.9%$19.34 +1.9%$3.95
2011$22.90+1.7%$19.02 +1.7%$3.88
2010$22.53+1.6%$18.71 +1.6%$3.82
2009$22.29+1.1%$18.51 +1.1%$3.78
2008$21.90+1.8%$18.19 +1.8%$3.71
2007$21.33+2.7%$17.71 +2.7%$3.61
2006$20.84+2.3%$17.31 +2.3%$3.53
2005$20.39+2.2%$16.94 +2.2%$3.45
YearThis OccupationCompared to All Occupations  Difference 
Current$23.94 $26.43  -$2.48
2013$23.73+.9%$26.36 +.3%-$2.62
2012$23.28+1.9%$25.83 +2.1%-$2.54
2011$22.90+1.7%$25.38 +1.7%-$2.48
2010$22.53+1.6%$24.99 +1.6%-$2.45
2009$22.29+1.1%$24.57 +1.7%-$2.27
2008$21.90+1.8%$24.23 +1.4%-$2.33
2007$21.33+2.7%$23.61 +2.6%-$2.28
2006$20.84+2.3%$22.86 +3.3%-$2.02
2005$20.39+2.2%$22.15 +3.2%-$1.76

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 percent of workers earn between this wage range, 10 percent earn less while 10 percent earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2014
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