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Bridgeport-Stamford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment80
Mean wage20.81
Entry wage14.18
10th percentile wage12.68
50th percentile wage19.64
90th percentile wage29.83
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing4046.3%
Information3038.3%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Manufacturing4021.83
Information3018.48
Prepress Technicians and Workers (51-5111)
Set up and prepare material for printing presses. Include prepress functions, such as compositing, typesetting, layout, paste-up, camera operating, scanning, film stripping, and photoengraving.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$20.81 $20.80  $0.01
2014$20.67+.7%$20.66 +.7%$0.01
2013$20.20+2.3%$20.19 +2.3%$0.01
2012$19.82+1.9%$19.81 +1.9%$0.01
2011$19.49+1.7%$19.48 +1.7%$0.01
2010$19.18+1.6%$19.17 +1.6%$0.01
2009$18.97+1.1%$18.96 +1.1%$0.01
2008$18.64+1.8%$18.63 +1.8%$0.01
2007$18.15+2.7%$18.15 +2.7%$0.01
2006$17.74+2.3%$17.73 +2.3%$0.01
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$20.81 $30.21  -$9.40
2014$20.67+.7%$29.96 +.8%-$9.29
2013$20.20+2.3%$29.32 +2.2%-$9.12
2012$19.82+1.9%$28.73 +2.1%-$8.91
2011$19.49+1.7%$28.24 +1.7%-$8.74
2010$19.18+1.6%$27.80 +1.6%-$8.61
2009$18.97+1.1%$27.33 +1.7%-$8.35
2008$18.64+1.8%$26.96 +1.4%-$8.31
2007$18.15+2.7%$26.27 +2.6%-$8.11
2006$17.74+2.3%$25.43 +3.3%-$7.69

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
Danbury 25.33 20
Hartford 23.59 130
Norwich-New London 21.87 20
New Haven 21.56 70
Bridgeport-Stamford 20.81 80
Highest Employment
Hartford 23.59 130
Bridgeport-Stamford 20.81 80
New Haven 21.56 70
Danbury 25.33 20
Norwich-New London 21.87 20
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