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State of Connecticut (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment920
Mean wage17.44
Entry wage12.30
10th percentile wage11.24
50th percentile wage16.61
90th percentile wage25.68
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing90097.6%
Trade, Transportation & Utilities
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Manufacturing90017.44
Trade, Transportation & Utilities15.78
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders (51-9121)
Set up, operate, or tend machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products including food, glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Exclude "Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal/Plastic" (51-4193) and "Painters, Transportation Equipment" (51-9122).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$17.44 $20.15  -$2.71
2014$17.32+.7%$20.02 +.7%-$2.69
2013$16.93+2.3%$19.56 +2.3%-$2.63
2012$16.61+1.9%$19.19 +1.9%-$2.58
2011$16.33+1.7%$18.87 +1.7%-$2.53
2010$16.07+1.6%$18.57 +1.6%-$2.49
2009$15.90+1.1%$18.37 +1.1%-$2.47
2008$15.62+1.8%$18.05 +1.8%-$2.42
2007$15.21+2.7%$17.58 +2.7%-$2.36
2006$14.87+2.3%$17.18 +2.3%-$2.30
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.44 $26.98  -$9.54
2014$17.32+.7%$26.76 +.8%-$9.43
2013$16.93+2.3%$26.19 +2.2%-$9.25
2012$16.61+1.9%$25.66 +2.1%-$9.04
2011$16.33+1.7%$25.22 +1.7%-$8.88
2010$16.07+1.6%$24.82 +1.6%-$8.75
2009$15.90+1.1%$24.41 +1.7%-$8.50
2008$15.62+1.8%$24.08 +1.4%-$8.45
2007$15.21+2.7%$23.46 +2.6%-$8.24
2006$14.87+2.3%$22.71 +3.3%-$7.84

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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