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Estimated employment360
Mean wage$18.94
Entry wage$12.93
10th percentile wage$11.20
50th percentile wage$18.31
90th percentile wage$28.11
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Trade, Transportation and Utilities27074.4%
Manufacturing5014.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing50$19.25
Trade, Transportation and Utilities270$17.77
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)
Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location. Exclude "Logging Equipment Operators" (45-4022).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$18.31 $15.49  $2.82
2015$17.70+3.5%$14.97 +3.5%$2.73
2014$17.30+2.3%$14.64 +2.3%$2.66
2013$17.02+1.6%$14.40 +1.6%$2.62
2012$16.63+2.4%$14.07 +2.4%$2.56
2011$16.42+1.2%$13.89 +1.2%$2.53
2010$16.11+1.9%$13.63 +1.9%$2.48
2009$15.85+1.7%$13.41 +1.7%$2.44
2008$15.43+2.8%$13.05 +2.8%$2.38
2007$15.02+2.7%$12.70 +2.7%$2.31
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$18.31 $22.98  -$4.67
2015$17.70+3.5%$22.34 +2.9%-$4.64
2014$17.30+2.3%$21.86 +2.2%-$4.55
2013$17.02+1.6%$21.42 +2.1%-$4.39
2012$16.63+2.4%$21.05 +1.7%-$4.42
2011$16.42+1.2%$20.72 +1.6%-$4.29
2010$16.11+1.9%$20.37 +1.7%-$4.25
2009$15.85+1.7%$20.10 +1.4%-$4.24
2008$15.43+2.8%$19.58 +2.6%-$4.15
2007$15.02+2.7%$18.96 +3.3%-$3.94
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 $18.31 360
Danbury $18.13  
Hartford $17.58 630
New Haven $15.54 540
Norwich-NL $15.24 120
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $17.58 630
New Haven $15.54 540
Bridgeport $18.31 360
Norwich-NL $15.24 120
Waterbury $14.35 30
Wages in other areas
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