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State of Connecticut (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment560
Mean wage$32.23
Entry wage$20.80
10th percentile wage$17.46
50th percentile wage$32.25
90th percentile wage$46.69
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Specialty Trade Contractors45081.1%
Public Administration203.3%
Construction of Buildings
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Construction of Buildings34.97
Public Administration2033.19
Specialty Trade Contractors45030.56
Brickmasons and Blockmasons (47-2021)
Lay and bind building materials, such as brick, structural tile, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, and terra-cotta block, with mortar and other substances to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures. Exclude "Stonemasons" (47-2022). Classify installers of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units in "Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers" (37-3011).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$32.25 $25.57  $6.68
2015$31.50+2.4%$24.97 +2.4%$6.52
2014$30.82+2.2%$24.44 +2.2%$6.38
2013$30.35+1.5%$24.06 +1.5%$6.29
2012$30.09+.9%$23.86 +.9%$6.23
2011$29.65+1.5%$23.51 +1.5%$6.14
2010$29.31+1.2%$23.24 +1.2%$6.07
2009$29.00+1.1%$22.99 +1.1%$6.01
2008$28.04+3.4%$22.23 +3.4%$5.81
2007$26.97+4.0%$21.38 +4.0%$5.59
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$32.25 $21.45  $10.80
2015$31.50+2.4%$20.85 +2.9%$10.65
2014$30.82+2.2%$20.40 +2.2%$10.42
2013$30.35+1.5%$19.99 +2.1%$10.36
2012$30.09+.9%$19.65 +1.7%$10.44
2011$29.65+1.5%$19.34 +1.6%$10.31
2010$29.31+1.2%$19.02 +1.7%$10.30
2009$29.00+1.1%$18.76 +1.4%$10.24
2008$28.04+3.4%$18.28 +2.6%$9.76
2007$26.97+4.0%$17.69 +3.3%$9.28
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.
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Connecticut $32.25 560
Highest Employment
Connecticut $32.25 560

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016

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