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Estimated employment1,900
Mean wage$9.95
Entry wage$9.53
10th percentile wage$9.38
50th percentile wage$9.60
90th percentile wage$11.23
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Leisure and Hospitality1,39073%
Education and Health Services603%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services60$9.63
Trade, Transportation and Utilities$9.60
Leisure and Hospitality1,390$9.59
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop (35-3022)
Serve food to diners at counter or from a steam table. Include counter attendants who also wait tables with "Waiters and Waitresses" (35-3031).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$9.60 $9.82  -$0.22
2015$9.34+2.7%$9.56 +2.7%-$0.21
2014$9.16+2.0%$9.37 +2.0%-$0.20
2013$9.04+1.3%$9.25 +1.3%-$0.20
2012$8.91+1.5%$9.12 +1.5%-$0.20
2011$8.79+1.4%$8.99 +1.4%-$0.20
2010$8.69+1.1%$8.89 +1.1%-$0.19
2009$8.52+2.0%$8.72 +2.0%-$0.19
2008$8.29+2.8%$8.48 +2.8%-$0.19
2007$7.97+4.1%$8.15 +4.1%-$0.18
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$9.60 $22.30  -$12.70
2015$9.34+2.7%$21.68 +2.9%-$12.33
2014$9.16+2.0%$21.21 +2.2%-$12.05
2013$9.04+1.3%$20.78 +2.1%-$11.74
2012$8.91+1.5%$20.43 +1.7%-$11.51
2011$8.79+1.4%$20.11 +1.6%-$11.32
2010$8.69+1.1%$19.77 +1.7%-$11.07
2009$8.52+2.0%$19.50 +1.4%-$10.97
2008$8.29+2.8%$19.00 +2.6%-$10.71
2007$7.97+4.1%$18.40 +3.3%-$10.42
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
Norwich-NL $10.64  
New Haven $10.10 1,180
Hartford $9.60 1,900
Bridgeport $9.57 1,750
Danbury $9.53  
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $9.60 1,900
Bridgeport $9.57 1,750
New Haven $10.10 1,180
Waterbury $9.52 870
Danbury $9.53  
Wages in other areas
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