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Bridgeport-Stamford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage15.64
Entry wage10.21
10th percentile wage9.59
50th percentile wage14.17
90th percentile wage24.12
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 IndustryEmployment % 
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 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Manufacturing16.49
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders, Except Sawing (51-7042)
Set up, operate, or tend woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, and wood nailing machines.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$15.64 $20.80  -$5.16
2014$15.54+.7%$20.66 +.7%-$5.12
2013$15.18+2.3%$20.19 +2.3%-$5.00
2012$14.90+1.9%$19.81 +1.9%-$4.91
2011$14.65+1.7%$19.48 +1.7%-$4.83
2010$14.41+1.6%$19.17 +1.6%-$4.75
2009$14.26+1.1%$18.96 +1.1%-$4.70
2008$14.01+1.8%$18.63 +1.8%-$4.62
2007$13.64+2.7%$18.15 +2.7%-$4.50
2006$13.33+2.3%$17.73 +2.3%-$4.39
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$15.64 $30.21  -$14.57
2014$15.54+.7%$29.96 +.8%-$14.42
2013$15.18+2.3%$29.32 +2.2%-$14.13
2012$14.90+1.9%$28.73 +2.1%-$13.83
2011$14.65+1.7%$28.24 +1.7%-$13.59
2010$14.41+1.6%$27.80 +1.6%-$13.38
2009$14.26+1.1%$27.33 +1.7%-$13.06
2008$14.01+1.8%$26.96 +1.4%-$12.94
2007$13.64+2.7%$26.27 +2.6%-$12.62
2006$13.33+2.3%$25.43 +3.3%-$12.09

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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Hartford 15.81  
Bridgeport-Stamford 15.64  
New Haven 14.55 70
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New Haven 14.55 70
Bridgeport-Stamford 15.64  
Hartford 15.81  
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