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State of Connecticut (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment13,220
Mean wage$18.22
Entry wage$12.84
10th percentile wage$11.87
50th percentile wage$17.23
90th percentile wage$26.85
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Professional and Business Services8,89067.3%
Leisure and Hospitality1,70012.8%
Public Administration1,1108.4%
Construction4403.3%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Education and Health Services390$21.09
Construction440$19.87
Other Services380$18.91
Trade, Transportation and Utilities130$18.24
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011)
Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. Exclude "Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse" (45-2092).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$17.23 $15.65 $1.58
2018$16.99+1.4%$15.43+1.4%$1.56
2017$16.36+3.9%$14.86+3.9%$1.50
2016$15.83+3.3%$14.38+3.3%$1.45
2015$15.30+3.5%$13.90+3.5%$1.40
2014$15.04+1.7%$13.66+1.7%$1.38
2013$14.74+2.0%$13.39+2.0%$1.35
2012$14.55+1.3%$13.22+1.3%$1.33
2011$14.34+1.5%$13.02+1.5%$1.31
2010$14.14+1.4%$12.84+1.4%$1.30
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.23 $23.07 -$5.84
2018$16.99+1.4%$22.87+.9%-$5.87
2017$16.36+3.9%$22.17+3.1%-$5.81
2016$15.83+3.3%$21.58+2.8%-$5.74
2015$15.30+3.5%$21.08+2.3%-$5.78
2014$15.04+1.7%$20.64+2.1%-$5.60
2013$14.74+2.0%$20.20+2.2%-$5.46
2012$14.55+1.3%$19.79+2.1%-$5.24
2011$14.34+1.5%$19.45+1.7%-$5.11
2010$14.14+1.4%$19.15+1.6%-$5.00

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2019

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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