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Bridgeport-Stamford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment150
Mean wage16.59
Entry wage12.24
10th percentile wage11.19
50th percentile wage14.48
90th percentile wage26.06
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing15099.8%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Manufacturing15016.58
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders (51-9121)
Set up, operate, or tend machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products including food, glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Exclude "Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal/Plastic" (51-4193) and "Painters, Transportation Equipment" (51-9122).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$16.59 $20.80  -$4.21
2014$16.48+.7%$20.66 +.7%-$4.18
2013$16.11+2.3%$20.19 +2.3%-$4.08
2012$15.80+1.9%$19.81 +1.9%-$4.00
2011$15.54+1.7%$19.48 +1.7%-$3.94
2010$15.29+1.6%$19.17 +1.6%-$3.87
2009$15.12+1.1%$18.96 +1.1%-$3.83
2008$14.86+1.8%$18.63 +1.8%-$3.77
2007$14.47+2.7%$18.15 +2.7%-$3.67
2006$14.14+2.3%$17.73 +2.3%-$3.58
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$16.59 $30.21  -$13.62
2014$16.48+.7%$29.96 +.8%-$13.48
2013$16.11+2.3%$29.32 +2.2%-$13.21
2012$15.80+1.9%$28.73 +2.1%-$12.93
2011$15.54+1.7%$28.24 +1.7%-$12.70
2010$15.29+1.6%$27.80 +1.6%-$12.50
2009$15.12+1.1%$27.33 +1.7%-$12.20
2008$14.86+1.8%$26.96 +1.4%-$12.09
2007$14.47+2.7%$26.27 +2.6%-$11.79
2006$14.14+2.3%$25.43 +3.3%-$11.28

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 19.18 270
Waterbury 18.31 30
Norwich-New London 17.86 50
Bridgeport-Stamford 16.59 150
New Haven 15.29 290
Highest Employment
New Haven 15.29 290
Hartford 19.18 270
Bridgeport-Stamford 16.59 150
Norwich-New London 17.86 50
Waterbury 18.31 30
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