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State of Connecticut (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment360
Mean wage16.36
Entry wage11.79
10th percentile wage10.65
50th percentile wage16.13
90th percentile wage22.72
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing26071.9%
Education & Health Services
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Education & Health Services18.20
Manufacturing26015.81
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians (51-9083)
Cut, grind, and polish eyeglasses, contact lenses, or other precision optical elements. Assemble and mount lenses into frames or process other optical elements. Include precision lens polishers or grinders, centerer-edgers, and lens mounters. Exclude "Opticians, Dispensing" (29-2081).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$16.36 $20.15  -$3.79
2014$16.25+.7%$20.02 +.7%-$3.76
2013$15.88+2.3%$19.56 +2.3%-$3.67
2012$15.58+1.9%$19.19 +1.9%-$3.60
2011$15.32+1.7%$18.87 +1.7%-$3.54
2010$15.08+1.6%$18.57 +1.6%-$3.49
2009$14.91+1.1%$18.37 +1.1%-$3.45
2008$14.65+1.8%$18.05 +1.8%-$3.39
2007$14.27+2.7%$17.58 +2.7%-$3.30
2006$13.94+2.3%$17.18 +2.3%-$3.23
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$16.36 $26.98  -$10.62
2014$16.25+.7%$26.76 +.8%-$10.50
2013$15.88+2.3%$26.19 +2.2%-$10.30
2012$15.58+1.9%$25.66 +2.1%-$10.07
2011$15.32+1.7%$25.22 +1.7%-$9.89
2010$15.08+1.6%$24.82 +1.6%-$9.74
2009$14.91+1.1%$24.41 +1.7%-$9.49
2008$14.65+1.8%$24.08 +1.4%-$9.42
2007$14.27+2.7%$23.46 +2.6%-$9.18
2006$13.94+2.3%$22.71 +3.3%-$8.76

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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