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Bridgeport-Stamford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment430
Mean wage17.71
Entry wage11.87
10th percentile wage10.58
50th percentile wage16.94
90th percentile wage26.48
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Trade, Transportation & Utilities29067.7%
Manufacturing8019.3%
Professional & Business Services4010.1%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Professional & Business Services4019.52
Manufacturing8018.86
Trade, Transportation & Utilities29017.21
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)
Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location. Exclude "Logging Equipment Operators" (45-4022).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$17.71 $17.87  -$0.16
2014$17.56+.8%$17.72 +.8%-$0.15
2013$17.17+2.3%$17.33 +2.3%-$0.15
2012$16.90+1.6%$17.05 +1.6%-$0.15
2011$16.50+2.4%$16.65 +2.4%-$0.14
2010$16.30+1.2%$16.45 +1.2%-$0.14
2009$16.00+1.9%$16.14 +1.9%-$0.14
2008$15.73+1.7%$15.88 +1.7%-$0.14
2007$15.31+2.8%$15.45 +2.8%-$0.13
2006$14.91+2.7%$15.04 +2.7%-$0.13
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.71 $30.21  -$12.50
2014$17.56+.8%$29.96 +.8%-$12.39
2013$17.17+2.3%$29.32 +2.2%-$12.15
2012$16.90+1.6%$28.73 +2.1%-$11.83
2011$16.50+2.4%$28.24 +1.7%-$11.73
2010$16.30+1.2%$27.80 +1.6%-$11.49
2009$16.00+1.9%$27.33 +1.7%-$11.33
2008$15.73+1.7%$26.96 +1.4%-$11.22
2007$15.31+2.8%$26.27 +2.6%-$10.95
2006$14.91+2.7%$25.43 +3.3%-$10.52

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
Hartford 18.86 760
Bridgeport-Stamford 17.71 430
Danbury 16.28 70
New Haven 16.12 620
Waterbury 15.29 40
Highest Employment
Hartford 18.86 760
New Haven 16.12 620
Bridgeport-Stamford 17.71 430
Norwich-New London 15.24 170
Danbury 16.28 70
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