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State of Connecticut (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment4,870
Mean wage$39.10
Entry wage$27.55
10th percentile wage$26.21
50th percentile wage$37.06
90th percentile wage$56.45
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Specialty Trade Contractors1,95040.0%
Construction of Buildings1,33027.4%
Public Administration54011.1%
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction3907.9%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Management of Companies and Enterprises40$43.88
Hospitals20$42.30
Educational Services40$38.73
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services40$38.69
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Work (47-1011)
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$37.06 $26.92 $10.14
2017$36.86+.5%$26.78+.5%$10.09
2016$35.87+2.8%$26.06+2.8%$9.82
2015$34.80+3.1%$25.28+3.1%$9.52
2014$34.23+1.7%$24.87+1.7%$9.37
2013$33.50+2.2%$24.33+2.2%$9.17
2012$32.99+1.5%$23.96+1.5%$9.03
2011$32.71+.9%$23.76+.9%$8.95
2010$32.23+1.5%$23.41+1.5%$8.82
2009$31.86+1.2%$23.14+1.2%$8.72
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$37.06 $22.55 $14.51
2017$36.86+.5%$22.31+1.1%$14.55
2016$35.87+2.8%$21.71+2.8%$14.16
2015$34.80+3.1%$21.22+2.3%$13.58
2014$34.23+1.7%$20.77+2.1%$13.46
2013$33.50+2.2%$20.33+2.2%$13.17
2012$32.99+1.5%$19.92+2.1%$13.07
2011$32.71+.9%$19.58+1.7%$13.13
2010$32.23+1.5%$19.27+1.6%$12.96
2009$31.86+1.2%$18.95+1.7%$12.91

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2018

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.
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