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State of Connecticut (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment10
Mean wage17.43
Entry wage11.58
10th percentile wage10.79
50th percentile wage19.72
90th percentile wage23.52
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing1099.9%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Manufacturing1017.42
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers (51-6091)
Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form continuous filaments from synthetic materials, such as liquid polymer, rayon, and fiberglass.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$17.43 $20.15  -$2.72
2014$17.31+.7%$20.02 +.7%-$2.70
2013$16.92+2.3%$19.56 +2.3%-$2.64
2012$16.60+1.9%$19.19 +1.9%-$2.59
2011$16.33+1.7%$18.87 +1.7%-$2.54
2010$16.06+1.6%$18.57 +1.6%-$2.50
2009$15.89+1.1%$18.37 +1.1%-$2.47
2008$15.61+1.8%$18.05 +1.8%-$2.43
2007$15.21+2.7%$17.58 +2.7%-$2.37
2006$14.86+2.3%$17.18 +2.3%-$2.31
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.43 $26.98  -$9.55
2014$17.31+.7%$26.76 +.8%-$9.44
2013$16.92+2.3%$26.19 +2.2%-$9.26
2012$16.60+1.9%$25.66 +2.1%-$9.05
2011$16.33+1.7%$25.22 +1.7%-$8.89
2010$16.06+1.6%$24.82 +1.6%-$8.75
2009$15.89+1.1%$24.41 +1.7%-$8.51
2008$15.61+1.8%$24.08 +1.4%-$8.46
2007$15.21+2.7%$23.46 +2.6%-$8.25
2006$14.86+2.3%$22.71 +3.3%-$7.85

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 2015

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