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Hartford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
All Industry
Estimated employment590
Mean wage28.44
Entry wage20.16
10th percentile wage17.96
50th percentile wage27.72
90th percentile wage40.99
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing41068.8%
Professional & Business Services
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Professional & Business Services30.33
Manufacturing41027.50
Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)
Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. Exclude "Millwrights" (49-9044), "Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines" (49-3042), and "Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043) who perform only routine tasks.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$28.44 $23.63  $4.81
2014$28.30+.5%$23.51 +.5%$4.79
2013$27.72+2.1%$23.03 +2.1%$4.69
2012$27.14+2.1%$22.55 +2.1%$4.59
2011$26.74+1.5%$22.22 +1.5%$4.52
2010$26.16+2.2%$21.74 +2.2%$4.42
2009$25.86+1.2%$21.49 +1.2%$4.37
2008$25.42+1.7%$21.12 +1.7%$4.30
2007$24.67+3.0%$20.50 +3.0%$4.17
2006$23.95+3.0%$19.90 +3.0%$4.05
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$28.44 $27.23  $1.21
2014$28.30+.5%$27.01 +.8%$1.29
2013$27.72+2.1%$26.43 +2.2%$1.29
2012$27.14+2.1%$25.90 +2.1%$1.24
2011$26.74+1.5%$25.45 +1.7%$1.29
2010$26.16+2.2%$25.05 +1.6%$1.11
2009$25.86+1.2%$24.63 +1.7%$1.23
2008$25.42+1.7%$24.30 +1.4%$1.12
2007$24.67+3.0%$23.68 +2.6%$1.00
2006$23.95+3.0%$22.92 +3.3%$1.03

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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Norwich-New London 29.13 230
Hartford 28.44 590
Danbury 28.04 190
Waterbury 27.12 100
Bridgeport-Stamford 25.01 540
Highest Employment
Hartford 28.44 590
Bridgeport-Stamford 25.01 540
New Haven 21.70 340
Norwich-New London 29.13 230
Danbury 28.04 190
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