Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (51-9012) in Connecticut



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State of Connecticut (1Q 2022)
All Industry
Estimated Employment		240
Mean wage		$22.01
Entry wage		$16.22
10th percentile wage		$14.90
50th percentile wage		$19.81
90th percentile wage		$31.19

Top Employing Industries
Industry	Employment Percent
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	210	85.9%

Best Paying Industries
Industry	Employment Median Wage
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	210	$19.81

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (51-9012)

Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators. Excludes Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders" (51-9011).


Median Wage History
Year	This Occupation		Compared to Occupational Group		Difference
Current	$19.81		$23.13		-$3.32
2021	$19.04	+4.0%	$22.23	+4.0%	-$3.19
2020	$18.22	+4.5%	$21.27	+4.5%	-$3.05
2019	$17.63	+3.3%	$20.59	+3.3%	-$2.95
2018	$17.11	+3.0%	$19.98	+3.0%	-$2.86
2017	$16.59	+3.1%	$19.37	+3.1%	-$2.78
2016	$16.14	+2.8%	$18.84	+2.8%	-$2.70
2015	$15.69	+2.8%	$18.32	+2.8%	-$2.63
2014	$15.34	+2.3%	$17.91	+2.3%	-$2.57
2013	$15.04	+2.0%	$17.56	+2.0%	-$2.52
Year	This Occupation		Compared to All Occupations		Difference
Current	$19.81		$24.37		-$4.56
2021	$19.04	+4.0%	$23.42	+4.0%	-$4.38
2020	$18.22	+4.5%	$22.62	+3.5%	-$4.39
2019	$17.63	+3.3%	$21.98	+2.9%	-$4.34
2018	$17.11	+3.0%	$21.34	+3.0%	-$4.22
2017	$16.59	+3.1%	$20.73	+2.9%	-$4.13
2016	$16.14	+2.8%	$20.24	+2.4%	-$4.10
2015	$15.69	+2.8%	$19.73	+2.6%	-$4.03
2014	$15.34	+2.3%	$19.31	+2.2%	-$3.97
2013	$15.04	+2.0%	$18.96	+1.9%	-$3.91

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2022

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.


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