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Waterbury LMA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment370
Mean wage$17.96
Entry wage$12.19
10th percentile wage$11.00
50th percentile wage$17.18
90th percentile wage$25.69
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing16044.1%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities13036.7%
Professional and Business Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities130$18.65
Manufacturing160$16.72
Professional and Business Services$14.28
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks (43-5071)
Verify and keep records on incoming and outgoing shipments. Prepare items for shipment. Duties include assembling, addressing, stamping, and shipping merchandise or material; receiving, unpacking, verifying and recording incoming merchandise or material; and arranging for the transportation of products. Exclude "Stock Clerks and Order Fillers" (43-5081) and "Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping" (43-5111).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$17.18 $17.49  -$0.30
2015$16.56+3.8%$16.86 +3.8%-$0.29
2014$16.23+2.0%$16.53 +2.0%-$0.29
2013$15.91+2.0%$16.20 +2.0%-$0.28
2012$15.64+1.7%$15.92 +1.7%-$0.28
2011$15.36+1.8%$15.63 +1.8%-$0.27
2010$15.11+1.6%$15.38 +1.6%-$0.27
2009$14.83+1.9%$15.10 +1.9%-$0.26
2008$14.42+2.8%$14.68 +2.8%-$0.26
2007$13.96+3.3%$14.21 +3.3%-$0.25
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.18 $18.24  -$1.06
2015$16.56+3.8%$17.73 +2.9%-$1.17
2014$16.23+2.0%$17.35 +2.2%-$1.11
2013$15.91+2.0%$17.00 +2.1%-$1.09
2012$15.64+1.7%$16.71 +1.7%-$1.06
2011$15.36+1.8%$16.45 +1.6%-$1.09
2010$15.11+1.6%$16.17 +1.7%-$1.05
2009$14.83+1.9%$15.95 +1.4%-$1.12
2008$14.42+2.8%$15.54 +2.6%-$1.12
2007$13.96+3.3%$15.05 +3.3%-$1.08
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 $17.20 1,140
Waterbury $17.18 370
Hartford $16.97 2,650
Norwich-NL $16.54 400
Danbury $15.26 430
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $16.97 2,650
New Haven $15.21 1,560
Bridgeport $17.20 1,140
Danbury $15.26 430
Norwich-NL $16.54 400
Wages in other areas
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