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State of Connecticut (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment33,780
Mean wage37.22
Entry wage29.10
10th percentile wage26.57
50th percentile wage36.70
90th percentile wage48.93
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Education & Health Services30,46090.2%
Public Adminsitration1,5504.6%
Financial Activities1,1603.4%
Professional & Business Services5401.6%
Manufacturing200.1%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Public Adminsitration1,55039.60
Manufacturing2038.41
Trade, Transportation & Utilities1037.81
Education & Health Services30,46037.17
Professional & Business Services54036.82
Registered Nurses (29-1141)
Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required. Include advance practice nurses such as: nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse midwives, and certified registered nurse anesthetists. Advanced practice nursing is practiced by RNs who have specialized formal, post-basic education and who function in highly autonomous and specialized roles.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$37.22 $40.90  -$3.68
2014$37.04+.5%$40.70 +.5%-$3.66
2013$36.35+1.9%$39.94 +1.9%-$3.59
2012$35.65+1.9%$39.18 +1.9%-$3.52
2011$34.96+2.0%$38.41 +2.0%-$3.45
2010$34.41+1.6%$37.82 +1.6%-$3.40
2009$33.81+1.8%$37.15 +1.8%-$3.34
2008$33.45+1.1%$36.76 +1.1%-$3.30
2007$32.45+3.1%$35.66 +3.1%-$3.20
2006$31.37+3.5%$34.47 +3.5%-$3.10
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$37.22 $26.98  $10.24
2014$37.04+.5%$26.76 +.8%$10.28
2013$36.35+1.9%$26.19 +2.2%$10.16
2012$35.65+1.9%$25.66 +2.1%$9.99
2011$34.96+2.0%$25.22 +1.7%$9.74
2010$34.41+1.6%$24.82 +1.6%$9.59
2009$33.81+1.8%$24.41 +1.7%$9.41
2008$33.45+1.1%$24.08 +1.4%$9.37
2007$32.45+3.1%$23.46 +2.6%$9.00
2006$31.37+3.5%$22.71 +3.3%$8.66

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 2015

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