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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$26.64
Entry wage$15.84
10th percentile wage$14.42
50th percentile wage$22.49
90th percentile wage$54.36
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Professional and Business Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Professional and Business Services$20.92
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators (53-7032)
Operate or tend machinery equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets, to excavate and load loose materials. Exclude "Dredge Operators" (53-7031).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$22.49 $17.34 $5.15
2018$22.04+2.0%$16.99+2.0%$5.05
2017$21.26+3.7%$16.39+3.7%$4.87
2016$20.53+3.5%$15.83+3.5%$4.70
2015$19.85+3.5%$15.30+3.5%$4.54
2014$19.38+2.4%$14.94+2.4%$4.44
2013$18.95+2.3%$14.61+2.3%$4.34
2012$18.64+1.6%$14.37+1.6%$4.27
2011$18.21+2.4%$14.04+2.4%$4.17
2010$17.99+1.2%$13.87+1.2%$4.12
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$22.49 $24.00 -$1.51
2018$22.04+2.0%$23.79+.9%-$1.74
2017$21.26+3.7%$23.06+3.1%-$1.80
2016$20.53+3.5%$22.45+2.8%-$1.91
2015$19.85+3.5%$21.93+2.3%-$2.08
2014$19.38+2.4%$21.47+2.1%-$2.09
2013$18.95+2.3%$21.02+2.2%-$2.06
2012$18.64+1.6%$20.59+2.1%-$1.94
2011$18.21+2.4%$20.24+1.7%-$2.02
2010$17.99+1.2%$19.92+1.6%-$1.93
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
Hartford $22.49 
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $22.49 
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