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Waterbury Labor Market Area (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$18.95
Entry wage$16.31
10th percentile wage$15.23
50th percentile wage$18.52
90th percentile wage$24.56
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing$18.72
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$18.52 $18.16 $0.36
2018$18.34+1.0%$17.98+1.0%$0.36
2017$17.82+2.9%$17.47+2.9%$0.35
2016$17.28+3.1%$16.94+3.1%$0.34
2015$16.81+2.8%$16.48+2.8%$0.33
2014$16.41+2.4%$16.09+2.4%$0.32
2013$16.04+2.3%$15.73+2.3%$0.31
2012$15.74+1.9%$15.43+1.9%$0.31
2011$15.47+1.7%$15.17+1.7%$0.30
2010$15.23+1.6%$14.93+1.6%$0.30
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$18.52 $19.62 -$1.10
2018$18.34+1.0%$19.45+.9%-$1.10
2017$17.82+2.9%$18.85+3.1%-$1.03
2016$17.28+3.1%$18.35+2.8%-$1.06
2015$16.81+2.8%$17.93+2.3%-$1.11
2014$16.41+2.4%$17.56+2.1%-$1.14
2013$16.04+2.3%$17.18+2.2%-$1.14
2012$15.74+1.9%$16.83+2.1%-$1.09
2011$15.47+1.7%$16.54+1.7%-$1.07
2010$15.23+1.6%$16.29+1.6%-$1.05
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
New Haven $19.75110
Danbury $19.5650
Hartford $19.11270
Waterbury $18.52 
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $19.11270
Bridge/Stam$18.08140
New Haven $19.75110
Danbury $19.5650
Wages in other areas
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