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Estimated employment870
Mean wage$10.00
Entry wage$9.42
10th percentile wage$9.36
50th percentile wage$9.52
90th percentile wage$11.56
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Leisure and Hospitality77088.7%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Leisure and Hospitality770$9.53
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$9.52 $9.93  -$0.41
2015$9.27+2.7%$9.67 +2.7%-$0.39
2014$9.08+2.0%$9.47 +2.0%-$0.39
2013$8.97+1.3%$9.35 +1.3%-$0.38
2012$8.84+1.5%$9.22 +1.5%-$0.38
2011$8.71+1.4%$9.09 +1.4%-$0.37
2010$8.62+1.1%$8.99 +1.1%-$0.37
2009$8.45+2.0%$8.82 +2.0%-$0.36
2008$8.22+2.8%$8.58 +2.8%-$0.35
2007$7.90+4.1%$8.24 +4.1%-$0.34
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$9.52 $18.24  -$8.72
2015$9.27+2.7%$17.73 +2.9%-$8.46
2014$9.08+2.0%$17.35 +2.2%-$8.26
2013$8.97+1.3%$17.00 +2.1%-$8.03
2012$8.84+1.5%$16.71 +1.7%-$7.87
2011$8.71+1.4%$16.45 +1.6%-$7.73
2010$8.62+1.1%$16.17 +1.7%-$7.54
2009$8.45+2.0%$15.95 +1.4%-$7.49
2008$8.22+2.8%$15.54 +2.6%-$7.32
2007$7.90+4.1%$15.05 +3.3%-$7.14
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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