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Estimated employment120
Mean wage$12.27
Entry wage$10.51
10th percentile wage$9.91
50th percentile wage$11.70
90th percentile wage$15.56
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Other Services7057.4%
Education and Health Services3029.7%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services3013.99
Other Services7011.17
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers (51-6011)
Operate or tend washing or dry-cleaning machines to wash or dry-clean industrial or household articles, such as cloth garments, suede, leather, furs, blankets, draperies, fine linens, rugs, and carpets. Include spotters and dyers of these articles.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$11.70 $16.25  -$4.55
2016$11.28+3.7%$15.67 +3.7%-$4.38
2015$11.02+2.4%$15.30 +2.4%-$4.28
2014$10.77+2.3%$14.95 +2.3%-$4.18
2013$10.56+1.9%$14.67 +1.9%-$4.10
2012$10.39+1.7%$14.43 +1.7%-$4.03
2011$10.22+1.6%$14.19 +1.6%-$3.97
2010$10.11+1.1%$14.04 +1.1%-$3.93
2009$9.93+1.8%$13.80 +1.8%-$3.86
2008$9.67+2.7%$13.44 +2.7%-$3.76
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$11.70 $18.48  -$6.78
2016$11.28+3.7%$17.89 +3.3%-$6.60
2015$11.02+2.4%$17.51 +2.1%-$6.49
2014$10.77+2.3%$17.14 +2.2%-$6.37
2013$10.56+1.9%$16.79 +2.1%-$6.23
2012$10.39+1.7%$16.51 +1.7%-$6.12
2011$10.22+1.6%$16.25 +1.6%-$6.02
2010$10.11+1.1%$15.97 +1.7%-$5.86
2009$9.93+1.8%$15.76 +1.4%-$5.82
2008$9.67+2.7%$15.35 +2.6%-$5.67
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
Hartford$12.12730
New Haven$11.74430
Waterbury$11.70120
Danbury$11.61110
Norwich-New London$11.33150
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$12.12730
Bridgeport-Stamford$10.97520
New Haven$11.74430
Norwich-New London$11.33150
Waterbury$11.70120
Wages in other areas
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