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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$24.58
Entry wage$18.47
10th percentile wage$16.45
50th percentile wage$23.73
90th percentile wage$34.50
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction$23.62
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$23.73 $25.84  -$2.11
2015$23.18+2.4%$25.24 +2.4%-$2.06
2014$22.68+2.2%$24.69 +2.2%-$2.01
2013$22.33+1.5%$24.32 +1.5%-$1.98
2012$22.14+.9%$24.11 +.9%-$1.96
2011$21.82+1.5%$23.76 +1.5%-$1.93
2010$21.57+1.2%$23.49 +1.2%-$1.91
2009$21.34+1.1%$23.24 +1.1%-$1.89
2008$20.63+3.4%$22.46 +3.4%-$1.83
2007$19.85+4.0%$21.61 +4.0%-$1.76
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$23.73 $22.98  $0.75
2015$23.18+2.4%$22.34 +2.9%$0.84
2014$22.68+2.2%$21.86 +2.2%$0.82
2013$22.33+1.5%$21.42 +2.1%$0.91
2012$22.14+.9%$21.05 +1.7%$1.09
2011$21.82+1.5%$20.72 +1.6%$1.10
2010$21.57+1.2%$20.37 +1.7%$1.20
2009$21.34+1.1%$20.10 +1.4%$1.24
2008$20.63+3.4%$19.58 +2.6%$1.05
2007$19.85+4.0%$18.96 +3.3%$0.89
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
Waterbury $32.08  
Danbury $25.23 120
Bridgeport $23.73  
Hartford $22.36 240
New Haven $21.07 220
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $22.36 240
New Haven $21.07 220
Danbury $25.23 120
Bridgeport $23.73  
Norwich-NL $19.57  
Wages in other areas
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