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Estimated employment100
Mean wage$24.12
Entry wage$15.63
10th percentile wage$13.34
50th percentile wage$23.66
90th percentile wage$36.27
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing8084.5%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing8024.37
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, Except Engines" (49-3042), and "Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043) who perform only routine tasks.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$23.66 $21.27  $2.39
2016$23.08+2.5%$20.75 +2.5%$2.33
2015$22.64+2.0%$20.35 +2.0%$2.29
2014$22.17+2.1%$19.93 +2.1%$2.24
2013$21.71+2.1%$19.51 +2.1%$2.19
2012$21.39+1.5%$19.23 +1.5%$2.16
2011$20.93+2.2%$18.81 +2.2%$2.11
2010$20.68+1.2%$18.59 +1.2%$2.09
2009$20.33+1.7%$18.28 +1.7%$2.05
2008$19.74+3.0%$17.74 +3.0%$1.99
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$23.66 $18.48  $5.18
2016$23.08+2.5%$17.89 +3.3%$5.19
2015$22.64+2.0%$17.51 +2.1%$5.12
2014$22.17+2.1%$17.14 +2.2%$5.03
2013$21.71+2.1%$16.79 +2.1%$4.91
2012$21.39+1.5%$16.51 +1.7%$4.88
2011$20.93+2.2%$16.25 +1.6%$4.68
2010$20.68+1.2%$15.97 +1.7%$4.71
2009$20.33+1.7%$15.76 +1.4%$4.57
2008$19.74+3.0%$15.35 +2.6%$4.38
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
Norwich-New London$39.10270
Hartford$26.60730
Bridgeport-Stamford$25.98630
New Haven$24.14300
Waterbury$23.66100
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$26.60730
Bridgeport-Stamford$25.98630
New Haven$24.14300
Norwich-New London$39.10270
Waterbury$23.66100
Wages in other areas
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