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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment1,140
Mean wage$17.72
Entry wage$12.39
10th percentile wage$11.21
50th percentile wage$17.20
90th percentile wage$24.18
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Trade, Transportation and Utilities64056.3%
Manufacturing34029.6%
Professional & Business Services1109.8%
Education & Health Services302.5%
Information
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Information$19.47
Professional & Business Services110$18.39
Education & Health Services30$17.95
Manufacturing340$17.13
Trade, Transportation and Utilities640$16.82
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks (43-5071)
Verify and keep records on incoming and outgoing shipments. Prepare items for shipment. Duties include assembling, addressing, stamping, and shipping merchandise or material; receiving, unpacking, verifying and recording incoming merchandise or material; and arranging for the transportation of products. Exclude "Stock Clerks and Order Fillers" (43-5081) and "Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping" (43-5111).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$17.20 $19.88  -$2.68
2015$16.58+3.8%$19.16 +3.8%-$2.58
2014$16.25+2.0%$18.79 +2.0%-$2.53
2013$15.93+2.0%$18.41 +2.0%-$2.48
2012$15.66+1.7%$18.10 +1.7%-$2.43
2011$15.37+1.8%$17.77 +1.8%-$2.39
2010$15.13+1.6%$17.49 +1.6%-$2.35
2009$14.85+1.9%$17.16 +1.9%-$2.31
2008$14.44+2.8%$16.69 +2.8%-$2.24
2007$13.98+3.3%$16.16 +3.3%-$2.17
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.20 $22.98  -$5.78
2015$16.58+3.8%$22.34 +2.9%-$5.75
2014$16.25+2.0%$21.86 +2.2%-$5.60
2013$15.93+2.0%$21.42 +2.1%-$5.49
2012$15.66+1.7%$21.05 +1.7%-$5.39
2011$15.37+1.8%$20.72 +1.6%-$5.34
2010$15.13+1.6%$20.37 +1.7%-$5.24
2009$14.85+1.9%$20.10 +1.4%-$5.25
2008$14.44+2.8%$19.58 +2.6%-$5.14
2007$13.98+3.3%$18.96 +3.3%-$4.97
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
Bridgeport $17.20 1,140
Waterbury $17.18 370
Hartford $16.97 2,650
Norwich-NL $16.54 400
Danbury $15.26 430
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $16.97 2,650
New Haven $15.21 1,560
Bridgeport $17.20 1,140
Danbury $15.26 430
Norwich-NL $16.54 400
Wages in other areas
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