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Estimated employment690
Mean wage$27.62
Entry wage$18.07
10th percentile wage$16.30
50th percentile wage$27.01
90th percentile wage$42.11
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing41060.3%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities20028.6%
Other Services507.3%
Professional and Business Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Professional and Business Services$33.28
Manufacturing410$27.08
Other Services50$25.94
Trade, Transportation and Utilities200$
Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)
Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. Exclude "Millwrights" (49-9044), "Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Ex. Engines" (49-3042), and "Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043) who perform only routine tasks.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$27.01 $22.90  $4.11
2015$26.34+2.5%$22.33 +2.5%$4.01
2014$25.80+2.1%$21.87 +2.1%$3.93
2013$25.26+2.1%$21.41 +2.1%$3.84
2012$24.89+1.5%$21.10 +1.5%$3.79
2011$24.35+2.2%$20.64 +2.2%$3.70
2010$24.07+1.2%$20.40 +1.2%$3.66
2009$23.66+1.7%$20.06 +1.7%$3.60
2008$22.96+3.0%$19.47 +3.0%$3.49
2007$22.29+3.0%$18.90 +3.0%$3.39
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$27.01 $22.30  $4.71
2015$26.34+2.5%$21.68 +2.9%$4.66
2014$25.80+2.1%$21.21 +2.2%$4.59
2013$25.26+2.1%$20.78 +2.1%$4.47
2012$24.89+1.5%$20.43 +1.7%$4.46
2011$24.35+2.2%$20.11 +1.6%$4.24
2010$24.07+1.2%$19.77 +1.7%$4.30
2009$23.66+1.7%$19.50 +1.4%$4.15
2008$22.96+3.0%$19.00 +2.6%$3.96
2007$22.29+3.0%$18.40 +3.3%$3.90
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 $29.76 180
Hartford $27.01 690
Waterbury $26.82 90
Danbury $25.48 230
Bridgeport $24.77 560
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $27.01 690
Bridgeport $24.77 560
New Haven $21.55 290
Danbury $25.48 230
Norwich-NL $29.76 180
Wages in other areas
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