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Estimated employment100
Mean wage$28.60
Entry wage$17.30
10th percentile wage$16.14
50th percentile wage$24.81
90th percentile wage$46.16
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Construction100103.3%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Construction10024.36
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers (47-2051)
Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete, such as floors, walks, sidewalks, roads, or curbs using a variety of hand and power tools. Align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters; patch voids; use saws to cut expansion joints. Classify installers of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units in "Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. (37-3011).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$24.81 $29.00 -$4.19
2018$24.50+1.3%$28.63+1.3%-$4.13
2017$24.04+1.9%$28.10+1.9%-$4.05
2016$23.39+2.8%$27.34+2.8%-$3.95
2015$22.69+3.1%$26.52+3.1%-$3.83
2014$22.32+1.7%$26.09+1.7%-$3.76
2013$21.84+2.2%$25.53+2.2%-$3.68
2012$21.51+1.5%$25.14+1.5%-$3.63
2011$21.33+.9%$24.93+.9%-$3.60
2010$21.01+1.5%$24.56+1.5%-$3.54
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$24.81 $24.80 $0.01
2018$24.50+1.3%$24.58+.9%-$0.08
2017$24.04+1.9%$23.83+3.1%$0.20
2016$23.39+2.8%$23.19+2.8%$0.20
2015$22.69+3.1%$22.66+2.3%$0.03
2014$22.32+1.7%$22.19+2.1%$0.13
2013$21.84+2.2%$21.72+2.2%$0.13
2012$21.51+1.5%$21.28+2.1%$0.23
2011$21.33+.9%$20.91+1.7%$0.41
2010$21.01+1.5%$20.58+1.6%$0.43
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$28.5330
Hartford $26.21 
New Haven $25.99130
Bridge/Stam$24.81100
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven $25.99130
Waterbury $19.03100
Bridge/Stam$24.81100
Danbury $23.8950
Wages in other areas
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