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State of Connecticut (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment2,730
Mean wage23.79
Entry wage19.11
10th percentile wage17.97
50th percentile wage24.15
90th percentile wage29.22
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Public Adminsitration2,730100.0%
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Wage
Public Adminsitration2,73023.80
Highway Maintenance Workers (47-4051)
Maintain highways, municipal and rural roads, airport runways, and rights-of-way. Duties include patching broken or eroded pavement, repairing guard rails, highway markers, and snow fences. May also mow or clear brush from along road or plow snow from roadway. Exclude "Tree Trimmers and Pruners" (37-3013).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$23.79 $25.94  -$2.15
2014$23.77+.1%$25.92 +.1%-$2.14
2013$23.26+2.2%$25.36 +2.2%-$2.10
2012$22.91+1.5%$24.98 +1.5%-$2.07
2011$22.71+.9%$24.76 +.9%-$2.05
2010$22.38+1.5%$24.40 +1.5%-$2.02
2009$22.12+1.2%$24.12 +1.2%-$1.99
2008$21.89+1.1%$23.86 +1.1%-$1.97
2007$21.16+3.4%$23.07 +3.4%-$1.91
2006$20.35+4.0%$22.19 +4.0%-$1.83
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$23.79 $26.98  -$3.19
2014$23.77+.1%$26.76 +.8%-$2.98
2013$23.26+2.2%$26.19 +2.2%-$2.92
2012$22.91+1.5%$25.66 +2.1%-$2.75
2011$22.71+.9%$25.22 +1.7%-$2.50
2010$22.38+1.5%$24.82 +1.6%-$2.44
2009$22.12+1.2%$24.41 +1.7%-$2.28
2008$21.89+1.1%$24.08 +1.4%-$2.18
2007$21.16+3.4%$23.46 +2.6%-$2.29
2006$20.35+4.0%$22.71 +3.3%-$2.35

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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