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Estimated employment300
Mean wage$24.64
Entry wage$17.88
10th percentile wage$15.26
50th percentile wage$23.63
90th percentile wage$35.57
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction20066.9%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities6020.6%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities60$24.04
Construction200$22.79
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers (49-9021)
Install or repair heating, central air conditioning, or refrigeration systems, including oil burners, hot-air furnaces, and heating stoves.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$23.63 $23.68  -$0.05
2015$23.04+2.5%$23.09 +2.5%-$0.04
2014$22.57+2.1%$22.62 +2.1%-$0.04
2013$22.10+2.1%$22.14 +2.1%-$0.04
2012$21.77+1.5%$21.82 +1.5%-$0.04
2011$21.30+2.2%$21.35 +2.2%-$0.04
2010$21.05+1.2%$21.10 +1.2%-$0.04
2009$20.70+1.7%$20.74 +1.7%-$0.04
2008$20.09+3.0%$20.13 +3.0%-$0.04
2007$19.50+3.0%$19.54 +3.0%-$0.04
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$23.63 $19.47  $4.16
2015$23.04+2.5%$18.93 +2.9%$4.12
2014$22.57+2.1%$18.52 +2.2%$4.05
2013$22.10+2.1%$18.15 +2.1%$3.95
2012$21.77+1.5%$17.84 +1.7%$3.94
2011$21.30+2.2%$17.56 +1.6%$3.75
2010$21.05+1.2%$17.26 +1.7%$3.79
2009$20.70+1.7%$17.03 +1.4%$3.67
2008$20.09+3.0%$16.59 +2.6%$3.50
2007$19.50+3.0%$16.06 +3.3%$3.44
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 $28.09 690
New Haven $27.48 540
Waterbury $27.11 150
Hartford $26.58 1,190
Danbury $23.63 300
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $26.58 1,190
Bridgeport $28.09 690
New Haven $27.48 540
Danbury $23.63 300
Norwich-NL $23.46 250
Wages in other areas
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