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Estimated employment3,170
Mean wage$13.50
Entry wage$11.60
10th percentile wage$11.17
50th percentile wage$12.63
90th percentile wage$17.62
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Education and Health Services2,62082.4%
Other Services1906.1%
Public Administration300.9%
Leisure and Hospitality
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Education and Health Services2,62012.81
Public Administration3012.72
Leisure and Hospitality12.05
Other Services19011.77
Childcare Workers (39-9011)
Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play. Excludes Preschool Teachers ex. Special Education (25-2011) and Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School ex. Special Education (25-9042).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$12.63 $13.93  -$1.30
2019$11.97+5.5%$13.20 +5.5%-$1.23
2018$11.52+3.9%$12.71 +3.9%-$1.18
2017$11.16+3.3%$12.30 +3.3%-$1.14
2016$10.78+3.5%$11.89 +3.5%-$1.10
2015$10.59+1.7%$11.68 +1.7%-$1.09
2014$10.38+2.0%$11.45 +2.0%-$1.06
2013$10.25+1.3%$11.31 +1.3%-$1.05
2012$10.10+1.5%$11.14 +1.5%-$1.03
2011$9.96+1.4%$10.99 +1.4%-$1.02
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$12.63 $24.96  -$12.33
2019$11.97+5.5%$23.95 +4.2%-$11.97
2018$11.52+3.9%$23.22 +3.1%-$11.69
2017$11.16+3.3%$22.60 +2.8%-$11.44
2016$10.78+3.5%$22.08 +2.3%-$11.30
2015$10.59+1.7%$21.62 +2.1%-$11.02
2014$10.38+2.0%$21.16 +2.2%-$10.77
2013$10.25+1.3%$20.73 +2.1%-$10.47
2012$10.10+1.5%$20.37 +1.7%-$10.27
2011$9.96+1.4%$20.05 +1.6%-$10.09
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 2020
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford $13.911,950
New Haven $13.851,400
Danbury $12.92450
Norwich-New London $12.76770
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $12.633,170
Bridgeport-Stamford $13.911,950
New Haven $13.851,400
Norwich-New London $12.76770
Wages in other areas
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