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Bridgeport-Stamford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment460
Mean wage19.27
Entry wage12.72
10th percentile wage12.10
50th percentile wage17.67
90th percentile wage29.47
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Public Adminsitration31066.2%
Education & Health Services7014.1%
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 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Education & Health Services7021.61
Public Adminsitration31019.27
Information18.95
Library Technicians (25-4031)
Assist librarians by helping readers in the use of library catalogs, databases, and indexes to locate books and other materials; and by answering questions that require only brief consultation of standard reference. Compile records; sort and shelve books; remove or repair damaged books; register patrons; check materials in and out of the circulation process. Replace materials in shelving area (stacks) or files. Include bookmobile drivers who operate bookmobiles or light trucks that pull trailers to specific locations on a predetermined schedule and assist with providing services in mobile libraries.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$19.27 $28.53  -$9.26
2014$19.18+.5%$28.39 +.5%-$9.21
2013$18.82+1.9%$27.86 +1.9%-$9.04
2012$18.46+1.9%$27.33 +1.9%-$8.86
2011$18.10+2.0%$26.80 +2.0%-$8.69
2010$17.82+1.6%$26.38 +1.6%-$8.56
2009$17.51+1.8%$25.92 +1.8%-$8.41
2008$17.32+1.1%$25.64 +1.1%-$8.32
2007$16.80+3.1%$24.88 +3.1%-$8.07
2006$16.24+3.5%$24.04 +3.5%-$7.80
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$19.27 $30.21  -$10.94
2014$19.18+.5%$29.96 +.8%-$10.78
2013$18.82+1.9%$29.32 +2.2%-$10.50
2012$18.46+1.9%$28.73 +2.1%-$10.27
2011$18.10+2.0%$28.24 +1.7%-$10.13
2010$17.82+1.6%$27.80 +1.6%-$9.97
2009$17.51+1.8%$27.33 +1.7%-$9.82
2008$17.32+1.1%$26.96 +1.4%-$9.63
2007$16.80+3.1%$26.27 +2.6%-$9.46
2006$16.24+3.5%$25.43 +3.3%-$9.18

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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Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
New Haven 21.67 370
Bridgeport-Stamford 19.27 460
Hartford 19.13 470
Waterbury 17.77 30
Danbury 17.25 100
Highest Employment
Hartford 19.13 470
Bridgeport-Stamford 19.27 460
New Haven 21.67 370
Norwich-New London 16.70 150
Danbury 17.25 100
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