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State of Connecticut (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment930
Mean wage$24.25
Entry wage$16.46
10th percentile wage$15.88
50th percentile wage$23.05
90th percentile wage$36.17
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Specialty Trade Contractors80085.1%
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction404.6%
Public Administration201.8%
Construction of Buildings
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction4029.29
Public Administration2027.41
Construction of Buildings24.05
Specialty Trade Contractors80022.26
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers (47-2051)
Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete, such as floors, walks, sidewalks, roads, or curbs using a variety of hand and power tools. Align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters; patch voids; use saws to cut expansion joints. 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$23.05 $25.57  -$2.52
2015$22.51+2.4%$24.97 +2.4%-$2.46
2014$22.03+2.2%$24.44 +2.2%-$2.40
2013$21.69+1.5%$24.06 +1.5%-$2.37
2012$21.51+.9%$23.86 +.9%-$2.35
2011$21.19+1.5%$23.51 +1.5%-$2.31
2010$20.95+1.2%$23.24 +1.2%-$2.29
2009$20.73+1.1%$22.99 +1.1%-$2.26
2008$20.04+3.4%$22.23 +3.4%-$2.19
2007$19.28+4.0%$21.38 +4.0%-$2.10
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$23.05 $21.45  $1.60
2015$22.51+2.4%$20.85 +2.9%$1.66
2014$22.03+2.2%$20.40 +2.2%$1.62
2013$21.69+1.5%$19.99 +2.1%$1.70
2012$21.51+.9%$19.65 +1.7%$1.86
2011$21.19+1.5%$19.34 +1.6%$1.85
2010$20.95+1.2%$19.02 +1.7%$1.93
2009$20.73+1.1%$18.76 +1.4%$1.97
2008$20.04+3.4%$18.28 +2.6%$1.76
2007$19.28+4.0%$17.69 +3.3%$1.58
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 $23.05 930
Highest Employment
Connecticut $23.05 930

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016

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