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Estimated employment60
Mean wage$17.72
Entry wage$12.21
10th percentile wage$11.26
50th percentile wage$16.49
90th percentile wage$26.10
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators (53-7032)
Operate or tend machinery equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets, to excavate and load loose materials. Exclude "Dredge Operators" (53-7031).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$16.49 $16.64  -$0.15
2016$15.74+4.8%$15.88 +4.8%-$0.14
2015$15.37+2.4%$15.51 +2.4%-$0.13
2014$15.03+2.3%$15.16 +2.3%-$0.13
2013$14.79+1.6%$14.92 +1.6%-$0.13
2012$14.44+2.4%$14.57 +2.4%-$0.13
2011$14.27+1.2%$14.39 +1.2%-$0.12
2010$14.00+1.9%$14.13 +1.9%-$0.12
2009$13.77+1.7%$13.89 +1.7%-$0.12
2008$13.40+2.8%$13.52 +2.8%-$0.12
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$16.49 $23.02  -$6.53
2016$15.74+4.8%$22.28 +3.3%-$6.54
2015$15.37+2.4%$21.82 +2.1%-$6.44
2014$15.03+2.3%$21.35 +2.2%-$6.32
2013$14.79+1.6%$20.92 +2.1%-$6.13
2012$14.44+2.4%$20.56 +1.7%-$6.11
2011$14.27+1.2%$20.24 +1.6%-$5.97
2010$14.00+1.9%$19.90 +1.7%-$5.89
2009$13.77+1.7%$19.63 +1.4%-$5.85
2008$13.40+2.8%$19.13 +2.6%-$5.72
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$28.10 
Norwich-New London$24.7420
Hartford$16.4960
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$16.4960
Norwich-New London$24.7420
Danbury$28.10 
Wages in other areas
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