| Danbury LMA (1Q 2016) |
| All Industry |
| Estimated employment | 390 |
| Mean wage | $17.39 |
| Entry wage | $11.35 |
| 10th percentile wage | $9.64 |
| 50th percentile wage | $16.19 |
| 90th percentile wage | $27.57 |
 | | Top Employing Industries |
| Industry | Employment / Percent |
| Construction | 300 | 76.5% |
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| Top Paying Industries |
| Industry | Employment / Median Wage |
| Construction | 300 | $17.47 |
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| Construction Laborers (47-2061) |
| Perform tasks involving physical labor at building, highway, and heavy construction projects, tunnel and shaft excavations, and demolition sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, clean up rubble and debris, and remove asbestos, lead, and other hazardous waste materials. May assist other craft workers. Exclude construction laborers who primarily assist a particular craft worker, and classify them under "Helpers, Construction Trades" (47-3011 through 47-3016). |
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| Mean Wage History |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
Occupational Group | Difference |
| Current | $16.19 | | $24.95 |
| -$8.76 | | 2015 | $15.81 | +2.4% | $24.37 |
+2.4% | -$8.55 | | 2014 | $15.47 | +2.2% | $23.84 |
+2.2% | -$8.37 | | 2013 | $15.24 | +1.5% | $23.48 |
+1.5% | -$8.24 | | 2012 | $15.11 | +.9% | $23.28 |
+.9% | -$8.17 | | 2011 | $14.88 | +1.5% | $22.94 |
+1.5% | -$8.05 | | 2010 | $14.71 | +1.2% | $22.68 |
+1.2% | -$7.96 | | 2009 | $14.56 | +1.1% | $22.43 |
+1.1% | -$7.87 | | 2008 | $14.07 | +3.4% | $21.69 |
+3.4% | -$7.61 | | 2007 | $13.54 | +4.0% | $20.87 |
+4.0% | -$7.32 |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
All Occupations | Difference |
| Current | $16.19 | | $19.47 |
| -$3.28 | | 2015 | $15.81 | +2.4% | $18.93 |
+2.9% | -$3.11 | | 2014 | $15.47 | +2.2% | $18.52 |
+2.2% | -$3.04 | | 2013 | $15.24 | +1.5% | $18.15 |
+2.1% | -$2.91 | | 2012 | $15.11 | +.9% | $17.84 |
+1.7% | -$2.72 | | 2011 | $14.88 | +1.5% | $17.56 |
+1.6% | -$2.67 | | 2010 | $14.71 | +1.2% | $17.26 |
+1.7% | -$2.54 | | 2009 | $14.56 | +1.1% | $17.03 |
+1.4% | -$2.46 | | 2008 | $14.07 | +3.4% | $16.59 |
+2.6% | -$2.51 | | 2007 | $13.54 | +4.0% | $16.06 |
+3.3% | -$2.52 |
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| Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016 |
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