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Estimated employment90
Mean wage$27.21
Entry wage$17.72
10th percentile wage$14.08
50th percentile wage$28.80
90th percentile wage$37.52
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Specialty Trade Contractors8090.3%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Specialty Trade Contractors8029.74
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles (47-2042)
Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$28.80 $25.57  $3.23
2015$28.13+2.4%$24.97 +2.4%$3.15
2014$27.52+2.2%$24.44 +2.2%$3.09
2013$27.10+1.5%$24.06 +1.5%$3.04
2012$26.87+.9%$23.86 +.9%$3.01
2011$26.48+1.5%$23.51 +1.5%$2.97
2010$26.18+1.2%$23.24 +1.2%$2.94
2009$25.90+1.1%$22.99 +1.1%$2.90
2008$25.04+3.4%$22.23 +3.4%$2.81
2007$24.09+4.0%$21.38 +4.0%$2.70
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$28.80 $21.45  $7.35
2015$28.13+2.4%$20.85 +2.9%$7.28
2014$27.52+2.2%$20.40 +2.2%$7.12
2013$27.10+1.5%$19.99 +2.1%$7.11
2012$26.87+.9%$19.65 +1.7%$7.22
2011$26.48+1.5%$19.34 +1.6%$7.14
2010$26.18+1.2%$19.02 +1.7%$7.16
2009$25.90+1.1%$18.76 +1.4%$7.14
2008$25.04+3.4%$18.28 +2.6%$6.76
2007$24.09+4.0%$17.69 +3.3%$6.39
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 $28.80 90
Highest Employment
Connecticut $28.80 90

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016

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