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Hartford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment2,310
Mean wage$21,912
Entry wage$19,194
10th percentile wage$18,556
50th percentile wage$19,357
90th percentile wage$29,669
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Education & Health Services2,310100%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Education & Health Services2,31021,913
Graduate Teaching Assistants (25-1191)
Assist department chairperson, faculty members, or other professional staff members in college or university by performing teaching or teaching-related duties, such as teaching lower level courses, developing teaching materials, preparing and giving examinations, and grading examinations or papers. Graduate assistants must be enrolled in a graduate school program. Graduate assistants who primarily perform non-teaching duties, such as laboratory research, should be reported in the occupational category related to the work performed.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$21911.87 $58536.42  -$36624.55
2014$21805.33+.5%$58251.80 +.5%-$36446.47
2013$21396.92+1.9%$57160.77 +1.9%-$35763.84
2012$20988.52+1.9%$56069.73 +1.9%-$35081.21
2011$20580.11+2.0%$54978.70 +2.0%-$34398.58
2010$20260.49+1.6%$54124.84 +1.6%-$33864.35
2009$19905.35+1.8%$53176.12 +1.8%-$33270.76
2008$19692.27+1.1%$52606.88 +1.1%-$32914.60
2007$19106.30+3.1%$51041.48 +3.1%-$31935.18
2006$18467.05+3.5%$49333.77 +3.5%-$30866.71
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$21911.87 $56642.63  -$34730.76
2014$21805.33+.5%$56180.62 +.8%-$34375.28
2013$21396.92+1.9%$54979.39 +2.2%-$33582.46
2012$20988.52+1.9%$53870.56 +2.1%-$32882.04
2011$20580.11+2.0%$52946.54 +1.7%-$32366.42
2010$20260.49+1.6%$52114.92 +1.6%-$31854.42
2009$19905.35+1.8%$51237.09 +1.7%-$31331.73
2008$19692.27+1.1%$50544.08 +1.4%-$30851.80
2007$19106.30+3.1%$49250.44 +2.6%-$30144.14
2006$18467.05+3.5%$47679.60 +3.3%-$29212.54

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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Bridgeport-Stamford 41,988 140
Hartford 21,912 2,310
Highest Employment
Hartford 21,912 2,310
Bridgeport-Stamford 41,988 140
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