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State of Connecticut (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment120
Mean wage18.05
Entry wage12.63
10th percentile wage11.88
50th percentile wage17.20
90th percentile wage26.04
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing120101.2%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Manufacturing12018.70
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders (51-9191)
Operate or tend bonding machines that use adhesives to join items for further processing or to form a completed product. Processes include joining veneer sheets into plywood; gluing paper; or joining rubber and rubberized fabric parts, plastic, simulate
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$18.05 $20.15  -$2.10
2014$17.93+.7%$20.02 +.7%-$2.08
2013$17.52+2.3%$19.56 +2.3%-$2.03
2012$17.19+1.9%$19.19 +1.9%-$2.00
2011$16.91+1.7%$18.87 +1.7%-$1.96
2010$16.63+1.6%$18.57 +1.6%-$1.93
2009$16.45+1.1%$18.37 +1.1%-$1.91
2008$16.17+1.8%$18.05 +1.8%-$1.88
2007$15.75+2.7%$17.58 +2.7%-$1.83
2006$15.39+2.3%$17.18 +2.3%-$1.78
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$18.05 $26.98  -$8.93
2014$17.93+.7%$26.76 +.8%-$8.83
2013$17.52+2.3%$26.19 +2.2%-$8.66
2012$17.19+1.9%$25.66 +2.1%-$8.46
2011$16.91+1.7%$25.22 +1.7%-$8.31
2010$16.63+1.6%$24.82 +1.6%-$8.18
2009$16.45+1.1%$24.41 +1.7%-$7.95
2008$16.17+1.8%$24.08 +1.4%-$7.90
2007$15.75+2.7%$23.46 +2.6%-$7.71
2006$15.39+2.3%$22.71 +3.3%-$7.32

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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