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Estimated employment43,380
Mean wage$28.86
Entry wage$12.35
10th percentile wage$9.85
50th percentile wage$26.73
90th percentile wage$48.25
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education and Health Services39,74091.6%
Public Administration5801.3%
Professional and Business Services3800.9%
Other Services2700.6%
Leisure and Hospitality1600.4%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Financial Activities20$42.50
Education and Health Services39,740$26.69
Public Administration580$25.31
Natural resouces and mining20$20.46
Professional and Business Services380$18.41
Education, Training, and Library Occupations (25-0000)
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$26.73 $26.73  $0.00
2015$26.05+2.6%$26.05 +2.6%$0.00
2014$25.56+1.9%$25.56 +1.9%$0.00
2013$25.08+1.9%$25.08 +1.9%$0.00
2012$24.59+2.0%$24.59 +2.0%$0.00
2011$24.21+1.6%$24.21 +1.6%$0.00
2010$23.78+1.8%$23.78 +1.8%$0.00
2009$23.53+1.1%$23.53 +1.1%$0.00
2008$22.83+3.1%$22.83 +3.1%$0.00
2007$22.06+3.5%$22.06 +3.5%$0.00
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$26.73 $22.30  $4.43
2015$26.05+2.6%$21.68 +2.9%$4.38
2014$25.56+1.9%$21.21 +2.2%$4.35
2013$25.08+1.9%$20.78 +2.1%$4.29
2012$24.59+2.0%$20.43 +1.7%$4.16
2011$24.21+1.6%$20.11 +1.6%$4.10
2010$23.78+1.8%$19.77 +1.7%$4.01
2009$23.53+1.1%$19.50 +1.4%$4.03
2008$22.83+3.1%$19.00 +2.6%$3.82
2007$22.06+3.5%$18.40 +3.3%$3.67
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 $29.29 28,750
Waterbury $29.14 6,220
New Haven $28.42 25,040
Norwich-NL $27.05 8,070
Hartford $26.73 43,380
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $26.73 43,380
Bridgeport $29.29 28,750
New Haven $28.42 25,040
Norwich-NL $27.05 8,070
Waterbury $29.14 6,220
Wages in other areas
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