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Hartford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment2,660
Mean wage16.70
Entry wage11.32
10th percentile wage9.50
50th percentile wage16.50
90th percentile wage23.46
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing1,21045.6%
Trade, Transportation & Utilities1,17043.8%
Professional & Business Services1104%
Education & Health Services501.8%
Other Services100.5%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Manufacturing1,21018.29
Leisure and Hospitality17.83
Education & Health Services5017.59
Information17.17
Professional & Business Services11015.86
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$16.70 $20.44  -$3.74
2014$16.59+.7%$20.31 +.7%-$3.71
2013$16.27+2.0%$19.91 +2.0%-$3.64
2012$15.94+2.0%$19.51 +2.0%-$3.57
2011$15.67+1.7%$19.18 +1.7%-$3.50
2010$15.39+1.8%$18.83 +1.8%-$3.44
2009$15.14+1.6%$18.53 +1.6%-$3.39
2008$14.86+1.9%$18.19 +1.9%-$3.32
2007$14.45+2.8%$17.69 +2.8%-$3.23
2006$13.99+3.3%$17.12 +3.3%-$3.13
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$16.70 $27.23  -$10.53
2014$16.59+.7%$27.01 +.8%-$10.41
2013$16.27+2.0%$26.43 +2.2%-$10.16
2012$15.94+2.0%$25.90 +2.1%-$9.95
2011$15.67+1.7%$25.45 +1.7%-$9.78
2010$15.39+1.8%$25.05 +1.6%-$9.66
2009$15.14+1.6%$24.63 +1.7%-$9.48
2008$14.86+1.9%$24.30 +1.4%-$9.44
2007$14.45+2.8%$23.68 +2.6%-$9.22
2006$13.99+3.3%$22.92 +3.3%-$8.93

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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