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Estimated employment320
Mean wage$13.78
Entry wage$11.10
10th percentile wage$9.92
50th percentile wage$13.99
90th percentile wage$17.41
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education and Health Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services14.34
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs (53-3041)
Drive automobiles, vans, or limousines to transport passengers. May occasionally carry cargo. Include hearse drivers. Exclude "Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians" (53-3011) and "Bus Drivers" (53-3021 through 53-3022).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$13.99 $15.49  -$1.50
2016$13.35+4.8%$14.79 +4.8%-$1.43
2015$13.04+2.4%$14.44 +2.4%-$1.39
2014$12.75+2.3%$14.12 +2.3%-$1.36
2013$12.54+1.6%$13.89 +1.6%-$1.34
2012$12.25+2.4%$13.57 +2.4%-$1.31
2011$12.10+1.2%$13.40 +1.2%-$1.29
2010$11.88+1.9%$13.15 +1.9%-$1.27
2009$11.68+1.7%$12.93 +1.7%-$1.25
2008$11.37+2.8%$12.59 +2.8%-$1.21
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$13.99 $18.48  -$4.49
2016$13.35+4.8%$17.89 +3.3%-$4.53
2015$13.04+2.4%$17.51 +2.1%-$4.47
2014$12.75+2.3%$17.14 +2.2%-$4.39
2013$12.54+1.6%$16.79 +2.1%-$4.25
2012$12.25+2.4%$16.51 +1.7%-$4.25
2011$12.10+1.2%$16.25 +1.6%-$4.14
2010$11.88+1.9%$15.97 +1.7%-$4.09
2009$11.68+1.7%$15.76 +1.4%-$4.07
2008$11.37+2.8%$15.35 +2.6%-$3.98
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$15.94450
Bridgeport-Stamford$15.671,190
Waterbury$13.99320
Danbury$13.3690
Hartford$12.611,160
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford$15.671,190
Hartford$12.611,160
New Haven$15.94450
Norwich-New London$11.53420
Waterbury$13.99320
Wages in other areas
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