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Bridgeport-Stamford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment190
Mean wage16.49
Entry wage12.95
10th percentile wage12.29
50th percentile wage15.11
90th percentile wage23.24
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing17087.5%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Manufacturing17016.83
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders (51-9032)
Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material. Exclude "Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders" (51-7041 through 51-7042), "Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal/Plastic" (51-4031), and "Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders" (51-6062).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$16.49 $20.80  -$4.31
2014$16.38+.7%$20.66 +.7%-$4.28
2013$16.01+2.3%$20.19 +2.3%-$4.18
2012$15.71+1.9%$19.81 +1.9%-$4.10
2011$15.44+1.7%$19.48 +1.7%-$4.03
2010$15.20+1.6%$19.17 +1.6%-$3.97
2009$15.03+1.1%$18.96 +1.1%-$3.92
2008$14.77+1.8%$18.63 +1.8%-$3.86
2007$14.39+2.7%$18.15 +2.7%-$3.76
2006$14.06+2.3%$17.73 +2.3%-$3.67
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$16.49 $30.21  -$13.72
2014$16.38+.7%$29.96 +.8%-$13.58
2013$16.01+2.3%$29.32 +2.2%-$13.31
2012$15.71+1.9%$28.73 +2.1%-$13.02
2011$15.44+1.7%$28.24 +1.7%-$12.79
2010$15.20+1.6%$27.80 +1.6%-$12.59
2009$15.03+1.1%$27.33 +1.7%-$12.29
2008$14.77+1.8%$26.96 +1.4%-$12.18
2007$14.39+2.7%$26.27 +2.6%-$11.88
2006$14.06+2.3%$25.43 +3.3%-$11.37

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 18.10 190
Norwich-New London 18.07 10
Hartford 16.69 160
Bridgeport-Stamford 16.49 190
Danbury 15.86 20
Highest Employment
New Haven 18.10 190
Bridgeport-Stamford 16.49 190
Hartford 16.69 160
Danbury 15.86 20
Norwich-New London 18.07 10
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