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State of Connecticut (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment650
Mean wage15.46
Entry wage10.99
10th percentile wage9.70
50th percentile wage15.63
90th percentile wage21.05
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Education & Health Services27042.0%
Professional & Business Services11016.4%
Trade, Transportation & Utilities609.5%
Financial Activities608.6%
Public Adminsitration102.1%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Trade, Transportation & Utilities6016.54
Public Adminsitration1016.17
Education & Health Services27015.76
Financial Activities6013.65
Professional & Business Services11013.43
Couriers and Messengers (43-5021)
Pick up and carry messages, documents, packages, and other items between offices or departments within an establishment or to other business concerns, traveling by foot, bicycle, motorcycle, automobile, or public conveyance. Exclude "Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services" (53-3033).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$15.46 $20.09  -$4.63
2014$15.36+.7%$19.96 +.7%-$4.59
2013$15.06+2.0%$19.57 +2.0%-$4.50
2012$14.76+2.0%$19.18 +2.0%-$4.41
2011$14.51+1.7%$18.85 +1.7%-$4.34
2010$14.24+1.8%$18.51 +1.8%-$4.26
2009$14.02+1.6%$18.22 +1.6%-$4.19
2008$13.75+1.9%$17.87 +1.9%-$4.11
2007$13.38+2.8%$17.39 +2.8%-$4.00
2006$12.95+3.3%$16.83 +3.3%-$3.87
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$15.46 $26.98  -$11.52
2014$15.36+.7%$26.76 +.8%-$11.40
2013$15.06+2.0%$26.19 +2.2%-$11.12
2012$14.76+2.0%$25.66 +2.1%-$10.90
2011$14.51+1.7%$25.22 +1.7%-$10.71
2010$14.24+1.8%$24.82 +1.6%-$10.57
2009$14.02+1.6%$24.41 +1.7%-$10.38
2008$13.75+1.9%$24.08 +1.4%-$10.32
2007$13.38+2.8%$23.46 +2.6%-$10.08
2006$12.95+3.3%$22.71 +3.3%-$9.75

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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