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Estimated employment390
Mean wage$25.67
Entry wage$17.67
10th percentile wage$14.81
50th percentile wage$23.93
90th percentile wage$38.79
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing26067.1%
Professional and Business Services5012.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing26024.19
Professional and Business Services50
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)
Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$23.93 $19.18  $4.75
2019$22.96+4.2%$18.41 +4.2%$4.56
2018$22.31+2.9%$17.88 +2.9%$4.43
2017$21.64+3.1%$17.34 +3.1%$4.29
2016$21.05+2.8%$16.87 +2.8%$4.18
2015$20.55+2.4%$16.47 +2.4%$4.08
2014$20.08+2.3%$16.10 +2.3%$3.99
2013$19.70+1.9%$15.79 +1.9%$3.91
2012$19.38+1.7%$15.53 +1.7%$3.85
2011$19.06+1.6%$15.28 +1.6%$3.78
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$23.93 $22.67  $1.26
2019$22.96+4.2%$21.75 +4.2%$1.21
2018$22.31+2.9%$21.09 +3.1%$1.22
2017$21.64+3.1%$20.52 +2.8%$1.11
2016$21.05+2.8%$20.05 +2.3%$0.99
2015$20.55+2.4%$19.63 +2.1%$0.91
2014$20.08+2.3%$19.21 +2.2%$0.87
2013$19.70+1.9%$18.83 +2.1%$0.88
2012$19.38+1.7%$18.50 +1.7%$0.87
2011$19.06+1.6%$18.21 +1.6%$0.85
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
Norwich-New London $27.29320
Waterbury $26.2690
Bridgeport-Stamford $24.06190
New Haven $23.93390
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $23.391,000
New Haven $23.93390
Norwich-New London $27.29320
Bridgeport-Stamford $24.06190
Wages in other areas
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