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Danbury Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment440
Mean wage15.56
Entry wage10.27
10th percentile wage9.47
50th percentile wage14.36
90th percentile wage23.69
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Trade, Transportation & Utilities26059.8%
Manufacturing11025.2%
Professional & Business Services5010.4%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Professional & Business Services5016.46
Manufacturing11016.37
Trade, Transportation & Utilities26014.63
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks (43-5071)
Verify and keep records on incoming and outgoing shipments. Prepare items for shipment. Duties include assembling, addressing, stamping, and shipping merchandise or material; receiving, unpacking, verifying and recording incoming merchandise or material; and arranging for the transportation of products. Exclude "Stock Clerks and Order Fillers" (43-5081) and "Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping" (43-5111).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$15.56 $19.08  -$3.52
2014$15.46+.7%$18.96 +.7%-$3.49
2013$15.16+2.0%$18.58 +2.0%-$3.42
2012$14.85+2.0%$18.21 +2.0%-$3.36
2011$14.60+1.7%$17.90 +1.7%-$3.30
2010$14.34+1.8%$17.58 +1.8%-$3.24
2009$14.11+1.6%$17.30 +1.6%-$3.19
2008$13.84+1.9%$16.98 +1.9%-$3.13
2007$13.47+2.8%$16.51 +2.8%-$3.04
2006$13.04+3.3%$15.99 +3.3%-$2.94
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$15.56 $24.90  -$9.34
2014$15.46+.7%$24.70 +.8%-$9.23
2013$15.16+2.0%$24.17 +2.2%-$9.01
2012$14.85+2.0%$23.68 +2.1%-$8.82
2011$14.60+1.7%$23.28 +1.7%-$8.67
2010$14.34+1.8%$22.91 +1.6%-$8.57
2009$14.11+1.6%$22.52 +1.7%-$8.41
2008$13.84+1.9%$22.22 +1.4%-$8.37
2007$13.47+2.8%$21.65 +2.6%-$8.18
2006$13.04+3.3%$20.96 +3.3%-$7.92

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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Waterbury 17.70 320
Bridgeport-Stamford 16.85 1,360
Hartford 16.70 2,660
Norwich-New London 16.08 350
Danbury 15.56 440
Highest Employment
Hartford 16.70 2,660
New Haven 15.02 1,500
Bridgeport-Stamford 16.85 1,360
Danbury 15.56 440
Norwich-New London 16.08 350
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