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State of Connecticut (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment700
Mean wage$19.10
Entry wage$14.41
10th percentile wage$12.69
50th percentile wage$18.96
90th percentile wage$24.84
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing55078.8%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities15021.2%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing550$19.55
Trade, Transportation and Utilities150$16.38
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operator/Tender (51-9032)
Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material. Exclude "Woodworking Machine Setters, Operator/Tender" (51-7041 through 51-7042), "Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator/Tender, Metal/Plastic" (51-4031), and "Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operator/Tender" (51-6062).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$18.96 $19.86 -$0.89
2018$18.78+1.0%$19.67+1.0%-$0.89
2017$18.24+2.9%$19.11+2.9%-$0.86
2016$17.69+3.1%$18.53+3.1%-$0.83
2015$17.21+2.8%$18.03+2.8%-$0.81
2014$16.80+2.4%$17.60+2.4%-$0.79
2013$16.42+2.3%$17.20+2.3%-$0.77
2012$16.11+1.9%$16.88+1.9%-$0.76
2011$15.84+1.7%$16.59+1.7%-$0.75
2010$15.59+1.6%$16.33+1.6%-$0.73
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$18.96 $23.07 -$4.11
2018$18.78+1.0%$22.87+.9%-$4.08
2017$18.24+2.9%$22.17+3.1%-$3.92
2016$17.69+3.1%$21.58+2.8%-$3.88
2015$17.21+2.8%$21.08+2.3%-$3.87
2014$16.80+2.4%$20.64+2.1%-$3.84
2013$16.42+2.3%$20.20+2.2%-$3.78
2012$16.11+1.9%$19.79+2.1%-$3.68
2011$15.84+1.7%$19.45+1.7%-$3.61
2010$15.59+1.6%$19.15+1.6%-$3.56

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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