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Bridgeport-Stamford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment1,360
Mean wage16.85
Entry wage11.70
10th percentile wage10.69
50th percentile wage16.38
90th percentile wage23.35
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Trade, Transportation & Utilities75054.7%
Manufacturing39028.6%
Professional & Business Services16011.6%
Education & Health Services201.4%
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 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Education & Health Services2020.53
Information18.75
Professional & Business Services16018.75
Manufacturing39017.18
Trade, Transportation & Utilities75015.99
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks (43-5071)
Verify and keep records on incoming and outgoing shipments. Prepare items for shipment. Duties include assembling, addressing, stamping, and shipping merchandise or material; receiving, unpacking, verifying and recording incoming merchandise or material; and arranging for the transportation of products. Exclude "Stock Clerks and Order Fillers" (43-5081) and "Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping" (43-5111).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$16.85 $20.96  -$4.11
2014$16.74+.7%$20.82 +.7%-$4.08
2013$16.41+2.0%$20.42 +2.0%-$4.00
2012$16.08+2.0%$20.01 +2.0%-$3.92
2011$15.81+1.7%$19.67 +1.7%-$3.85
2010$15.52+1.8%$19.31 +1.8%-$3.78
2009$15.28+1.6%$19.01 +1.6%-$3.72
2008$14.99+1.9%$18.65 +1.9%-$3.65
2007$14.58+2.8%$18.14 +2.8%-$3.55
2006$14.12+3.3%$17.56 +3.3%-$3.44
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$16.85 $30.21  -$13.36
2014$16.74+.7%$29.96 +.8%-$13.22
2013$16.41+2.0%$29.32 +2.2%-$12.91
2012$16.08+2.0%$28.73 +2.1%-$12.64
2011$15.81+1.7%$28.24 +1.7%-$12.42
2010$15.52+1.8%$27.80 +1.6%-$12.27
2009$15.28+1.6%$27.33 +1.7%-$12.04
2008$14.99+1.9%$26.96 +1.4%-$11.96
2007$14.58+2.8%$26.27 +2.6%-$11.68
2006$14.12+3.3%$25.43 +3.3%-$11.31

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
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Waterbury 17.70 320
Bridgeport-Stamford 16.85 1,360
Hartford 16.70 2,660
Norwich-New London 16.08 350
Danbury 15.56 440
Highest Employment
Hartford 16.70 2,660
New Haven 15.02 1,500
Bridgeport-Stamford 16.85 1,360
Danbury 15.56 440
Norwich-New London 16.08 350
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