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Estimated employment940
Mean wage$14.25
Entry wage$11.64
10th percentile wage$11.19
50th percentile wage$12.76
90th percentile wage$18.90
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Leisure and Hospitality41044.1%
Education and Health Services25027.1%
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities22024.0%
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Education and Health Services25016.16
Leisure and Hospitality41012.81
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities22011.89
Manufacturing11.62
Food Preparation Workers (35-2021)
Perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking, such as preparing cold foods and shellfish, slicing meat, and brewing coffee or tea.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$12.76 $12.53  $0.23
2019$12.09+5.5%$11.88 +5.5%$0.22
2018$11.64+3.9%$11.43 +3.9%$0.21
2017$11.27+3.3%$11.07 +3.3%$0.20
2016$10.89+3.5%$10.69 +3.5%$0.20
2015$10.70+1.7%$10.51 +1.7%$0.19
2014$10.49+2.0%$10.30 +2.0%$0.19
2013$10.36+1.3%$10.17 +1.3%$0.19
2012$10.21+1.5%$10.02 +1.5%$0.18
2011$10.06+1.4%$9.88 +1.4%$0.18
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$12.76 $20.62  -$7.86
2019$12.09+5.5%$19.78 +4.2%-$7.68
2018$11.64+3.9%$19.18 +3.1%-$7.53
2017$11.27+3.3%$18.67 +2.8%-$7.39
2016$10.89+3.5%$18.24 +2.3%-$7.35
2015$10.70+1.7%$17.86 +2.1%-$7.15
2014$10.49+2.0%$17.48 +2.2%-$6.98
2013$10.36+1.3%$17.12 +2.1%-$6.76
2012$10.21+1.5%$16.83 +1.7%-$6.62
2011$10.06+1.4%$16.57 +1.6%-$6.50
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
Hartford $13.973,110
Danbury $13.84630
Bridgeport-Stamford $13.584,080
New Haven $13.551,990
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford $13.584,080
Hartford $13.973,110
New Haven $13.551,990
Waterbury $12.76940
Wages in other areas
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