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Katie Babineau, 36
Assistant production manager
Seaman Paper Co., Gardner
Lives: Winchendon
What team do you play for?
She plays dek hockey in
a tournament league and
recreational league.
28,758
The number of
manufacturing workers in
Western Massachusetts,
the lowest level in the
last 10 years.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics
spinoffs.
For Patisteas, it comes down to basics on what is
required to do well in manufacturing.
For one thing, she goes into business with people
who think the same way she does and are willing to
work very hard. Being responsive is another key to
$113,623
Average annual pay of
manufacturing workers
in Middlesex County, the
highest annual pay of all
Mass. counties.
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