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Estimated employment2,270
Mean wage$26.40
Entry wage$16.11
10th percentile wage$14.78
50th percentile wage$25.27
90th percentile wage$39.87
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction1,68074.1%
Public Administration1808.1%
Manufacturing703.3%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities602.5%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing7028.65
Public Administration18026.66
Construction1,68025.29
Trade, Transportation and Utilities6018.98
Construction and Extraction Occupations (47-0000)
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$25.27 $25.27  $0.00
2016$24.32+3.9%$24.32 +3.9%$0.00
2015$23.93+1.7%$23.93 +1.7%$0.00
2014$23.41+2.2%$23.41 +2.2%$0.00
2013$23.06+1.5%$23.06 +1.5%$0.00
2012$22.86+.9%$22.86 +.9%$0.00
2011$22.52+1.5%$22.52 +1.5%$0.00
2010$22.27+1.2%$22.27 +1.2%$0.00
2009$22.03+1.1%$22.03 +1.1%$0.00
2008$21.30+3.4%$21.30 +3.4%$0.00
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$25.27 $18.48  $6.79
2016$24.32+3.9%$17.89 +3.3%$6.43
2015$23.93+1.7%$17.51 +2.1%$6.41
2014$23.41+2.2%$17.14 +2.2%$6.27
2013$23.06+1.5%$16.79 +2.1%$6.26
2012$22.86+.9%$16.51 +1.7%$6.35
2011$22.52+1.5%$16.25 +1.6%$6.28
2010$22.27+1.2%$15.97 +1.7%$6.29
2009$22.03+1.1%$15.76 +1.4%$6.27
2008$21.30+3.4%$15.35 +2.6%$5.94
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
New Haven$27.469,340
Bridgeport-Stamford$26.959,800
Danbury$26.702,690
Hartford$26.3218,060
Waterbury$25.272,270
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$26.3218,060
Bridgeport-Stamford$26.959,800
New Haven$27.469,340
Norwich-New London$24.944,350
Danbury$26.702,690
Wages in other areas
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