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Danbury LMA (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment 30
Mean wage$21.29
Entry wage$14.49
10th percentile wage$13.54
50th percentile wage$20.62
90th percentile wage$30.44
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing30100.1%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing3020.61
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4191)
Set up, operate, or tend heating equipment, such as heat-treating furnaces, flame-hardening machines, induction machines, soaking pits, or vacuum equipment to temper, harden, anneal, or heat-treat metal or plastic objects.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$20.62 $19.37  $1.25
2016$19.89+3.7%$18.68 +3.7%$1.21
2015$19.41+2.4%$18.24 +2.4%$1.18
2014$18.97+2.3%$17.82 +2.3%$1.15
2013$18.62+1.9%$17.49 +1.9%$1.13
2012$18.31+1.7%$17.20 +1.7%$1.11
2011$18.01+1.6%$16.92 +1.6%$1.09
2010$17.82+1.1%$16.74 +1.1%$1.08
2009$17.51+1.8%$16.45 +1.8%$1.06
2008$17.05+2.7%$16.02 +2.7%$1.03
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$20.62 $20.50  $0.12
2016$19.89+3.7%$19.84 +3.3%$0.04
2015$19.41+2.4%$19.43 +2.1%-$0.01
2014$18.97+2.3%$19.01 +2.2%-$0.04
2013$18.62+1.9%$18.63 +2.1%-$0.01
2012$18.31+1.7%$18.31 +1.7%$0.00
2011$18.01+1.6%$18.02 +1.6%-$0.01
2010$17.82+1.1%$17.72 +1.7%$0.10
2009$17.51+1.8%$17.48 +1.4%$0.03
2008$17.05+2.7%$17.03 +2.6%$0.02
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 2017
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Danbury$20.6230
New Haven$19.0550
Hartford$17.03160
Bridgeport-Stamford$16.33 
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$17.03160
New Haven$19.0550
Danbury$20.6230
Bridgeport-Stamford$16.33 
Wages in other areas
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