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Estimated employment510
Mean wage$20.75
Entry wage$13.80
10th percentile wage$12.21
50th percentile wage$19.31
90th percentile wage$30.31
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Public Administration34065.5%
Information11021.1%
Education & Health Services7014.1%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education & Health Services70$21.79
Public Administration340$20.09
Information110$17.31
Library Technicians (25-4031)
Assist librarians by helping readers in the use of library catalogs, databases, and indexes to locate books and other materials; and by answering questions that require only brief consultation of standard reference. Compile records; sort and shelve books; remove or repair damaged books; register patrons; check materials in and out of the circulation process. Replace materials in shelving area (stacks) or files. Include bookmobile drivers who operate bookmobiles or light trucks that pull trailers to specific locations on a predetermined schedule and assist with providing services in mobile libraries.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$19.31 $29.29  -$9.98
2015$18.82+2.6%$28.55 +2.6%-$9.72
2014$18.47+1.9%$28.01 +1.9%-$9.54
2013$18.11+1.9%$27.48 +1.9%-$9.36
2012$17.76+2.0%$26.94 +2.0%-$9.18
2011$17.49+1.6%$26.52 +1.6%-$9.03
2010$17.18+1.8%$26.06 +1.8%-$8.87
2009$17.00+1.1%$25.78 +1.1%-$8.78
2008$16.49+3.1%$25.01 +3.1%-$8.52
2007$15.94+3.5%$24.18 +3.5%-$8.23
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$19.31 $22.98  -$3.67
2015$18.82+2.6%$22.34 +2.9%-$3.51
2014$18.47+1.9%$21.86 +2.2%-$3.39
2013$18.11+1.9%$21.42 +2.1%-$3.30
2012$17.76+2.0%$21.05 +1.7%-$3.28
2011$17.49+1.6%$20.72 +1.6%-$3.23
2010$17.18+1.8%$20.37 +1.7%-$3.19
2009$17.00+1.1%$20.10 +1.4%-$3.10
2008$16.49+3.1%$19.58 +2.6%-$3.09
2007$15.94+3.5%$18.96 +3.3%-$3.01
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.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven $23.77 350
Hartford $19.52 470
Bridgeport $19.31 510
Waterbury $17.89 20
Norwich-NL $15.17 140
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport $19.31 510
Hartford $19.52 470
New Haven $23.77 350
Norwich-NL $15.17 140
Danbury $14.30 70
Wages in other areas
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