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Estimated employment90
Mean wage$27.87
Entry wage$20.51
10th percentile wage$19.65
50th percentile wage$26.82
90th percentile wage$38.19
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing7073.8%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities$27.90
Manufacturing70$25.52
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$26.82 $21.16  $5.66
2015$26.15+2.5%$20.63 +2.5%$5.52
2014$25.62+2.1%$20.21 +2.1%$5.41
2013$25.08+2.1%$19.79 +2.1%$5.29
2012$24.71+1.5%$19.50 +1.5%$5.22
2011$24.18+2.2%$19.07 +2.2%$5.10
2010$23.90+1.2%$18.85 +1.2%$5.04
2009$23.49+1.7%$18.53 +1.7%$4.96
2008$22.80+3.0%$17.99 +3.0%$4.81
2007$22.14+3.0%$17.46 +3.0%$4.67
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$26.82 $18.24  $8.58
2015$26.15+2.5%$17.73 +2.9%$8.42
2014$25.62+2.1%$17.35 +2.2%$8.27
2013$25.08+2.1%$17.00 +2.1%$8.08
2012$24.71+1.5%$16.71 +1.7%$8.00
2011$24.18+2.2%$16.45 +1.6%$7.73
2010$23.90+1.2%$16.17 +1.7%$7.73
2009$23.49+1.7%$15.95 +1.4%$7.54
2008$22.80+3.0%$15.54 +2.6%$7.26
2007$22.14+3.0%$15.05 +3.3%$7.09
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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