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Estimated employment530
Mean wage$12.32
Entry wage$10.38
10th percentile wage$9.87
50th percentile wage$11.72
90th percentile wage$15.36
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education and Health Services46086.4%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services46011.87
Childcare Workers (39-9011)
Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play. Excludes ""Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education"" (25-2011) and ""Te
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$11.72 $12.06  -$0.34
2016$11.19+4.7%$11.52 +4.7%-$0.32
2015$11.00+1.7%$11.32 +1.7%-$0.31
2014$10.78+2.0%$11.09 +2.0%-$0.31
2013$10.64+1.3%$10.95 +1.3%-$0.30
2012$10.49+1.5%$10.79 +1.5%-$0.30
2011$10.34+1.4%$10.64 +1.4%-$0.30
2010$10.23+1.1%$10.53 +1.1%-$0.29
2009$10.03+2.0%$10.33 +2.0%-$0.29
2008$9.76+2.8%$10.04 +2.8%-$0.28
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$11.72 $18.48  -$6.76
2016$11.19+4.7%$17.89 +3.3%-$6.69
2015$11.00+1.7%$17.51 +2.1%-$6.51
2014$10.78+2.0%$17.14 +2.2%-$6.35
2013$10.64+1.3%$16.79 +2.1%-$6.15
2012$10.49+1.5%$16.51 +1.7%-$6.01
2011$10.34+1.4%$16.25 +1.6%-$5.90
2010$10.23+1.1%$15.97 +1.7%-$5.73
2009$10.03+2.0%$15.76 +1.4%-$5.72
2008$9.76+2.8%$15.35 +2.6%-$5.59
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$11.86340
New Haven$11.821,490
Waterbury$11.72530
Bridgeport-Stamford$11.632,830
Hartford$11.272,120
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford$11.632,830
Hartford$11.272,120
New Haven$11.821,490
Norwich-New London$11.09750
Waterbury$11.72530
Wages in other areas
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