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Estimated employment320
Mean wage$28.64
Entry wage$19.29
10th percentile wage$16.97
50th percentile wage$29.64
90th percentile wage$38.79
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing20063.7%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities309.5%
Professional and Business Services309.3%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities3034.17
Manufacturing20029.77
Professional and Business Services3026.11
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians (17-3023)
Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the direction of engineering staff, to design, build, repair, calibrate, and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls, and machinery for subsequent evaluation and use by.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$29.64 $42.81 -$13.17
2018$29.49+.5%$42.59+.5%-$13.10
2017$28.71+2.7%$41.47+2.7%-$12.75
2016$28.05+2.4%$40.52+2.4%-$12.46
2015$27.61+1.6%$39.88+1.6%-$12.26
2014$27.08+2.0%$39.12+2.0%-$12.03
2013$26.57+1.9%$38.38+1.9%-$11.80
2012$26.07+1.9%$37.65+1.9%-$11.58
2011$25.56+2.0%$36.92+2.0%-$11.35
2010$25.16+1.6%$36.34+1.6%-$11.18
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$29.64 $24.80 $4.84
2018$29.49+.5%$24.58+.9%$4.90
2017$28.71+2.7%$23.83+3.1%$4.88
2016$28.05+2.4%$23.19+2.8%$4.86
2015$27.61+1.6%$22.66+2.3%$4.95
2014$27.08+2.0%$22.19+2.1%$4.89
2013$26.57+1.9%$21.72+2.2%$4.86
2012$26.07+1.9%$21.28+2.1%$4.79
2011$25.56+2.0%$20.91+1.7%$4.65
2010$25.16+1.6%$20.58+1.6%$4.58
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 2019
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Norwich/NewLond$38.03290
Danbury $33.39100
Hartford $32.67420
Bridge/Stam$29.64320
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $32.67420
Bridge/Stam$29.64320
Norwich/NewLond$38.03290
New Haven $29.40230
Wages in other areas
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