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Hartford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment990
Mean wage29.83
Entry wage22.25
10th percentile wage20.02
50th percentile wage29.35
90th percentile wage40.26
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Construction75075.7%
Public Adminsitration13013.4%
Professional & Business Services505%
Trade, Transportation & Utilities
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Trade, Transportation & Utilities31.38
Construction75030.81
Professional & Business Services5028.10
Public Adminsitration13026.19
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators (47-2073)
Operate one or several types of power construction equipment, such as motor graders, bulldozers, scrapers, compressors, pumps, derricks, shovels, tractors, or front-end loaders to excavate, move, and grade earth, erect structures, or pour concrete or other hard surface pavement. May repair and maintain equipment in addition to other duties. Exclude "Crane and Tower Operators" (53-7021) and equipment operators who work in extraction or other non-construction industries.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$29.83 $25.73  $4.10
2014$29.81+.1%$25.71 +.1%$4.10
2013$29.17+2.2%$25.16 +2.2%$4.01
2012$28.72+1.5%$24.77 +1.5%$3.95
2011$28.48+.9%$24.56 +.9%$3.91
2010$28.06+1.5%$24.20 +1.5%$3.86
2009$27.74+1.2%$23.93 +1.2%$3.81
2008$27.44+1.1%$23.67 +1.1%$3.77
2007$26.53+3.4%$22.89 +3.4%$3.65
2006$25.52+4.0%$22.01 +4.0%$3.51
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$29.83 $27.23  $2.60
2014$29.81+.1%$27.01 +.8%$2.80
2013$29.17+2.2%$26.43 +2.2%$2.74
2012$28.72+1.5%$25.90 +2.1%$2.83
2011$28.48+.9%$25.45 +1.7%$3.02
2010$28.06+1.5%$25.05 +1.6%$3.00
2009$27.74+1.2%$24.63 +1.7%$3.11
2008$27.44+1.1%$24.30 +1.4%$3.14
2007$26.53+3.4%$23.68 +2.6%$2.86
2006$25.52+4.0%$22.92 +3.3%$2.60

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 34.99 490
Waterbury 32.66 70
New Haven 31.97 600
Hartford 29.83 990
Danbury 27.60 130
Highest Employment
Hartford 29.83 990
New Haven 31.97 600
Bridgeport-Stamford 34.99 490
Norwich-New London 24.69 270
Danbury 27.60 130
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