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Hartford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment160
Mean wage16.69
Entry wage9.85
10th percentile wage9.17
50th percentile wage16.45
90th percentile wage26.53
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing16098.8%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Manufacturing16016.66
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders (51-9032)
Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material. Exclude "Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders" (51-7041 through 51-7042), "Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal/Plastic" (51-4031), and "Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders" (51-6062).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$16.69 $20.52  -$3.83
2014$16.58+.7%$20.38 +.7%-$3.80
2013$16.20+2.3%$19.92 +2.3%-$3.71
2012$15.90+1.9%$19.54 +1.9%-$3.64
2011$15.63+1.7%$19.22 +1.7%-$3.58
2010$15.38+1.6%$18.91 +1.6%-$3.52
2009$15.21+1.1%$18.71 +1.1%-$3.49
2008$14.95+1.8%$18.38 +1.8%-$3.43
2007$14.56+2.7%$17.90 +2.7%-$3.34
2006$14.23+2.3%$17.49 +2.3%-$3.26
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$16.69 $27.23  -$10.54
2014$16.58+.7%$27.01 +.8%-$10.42
2013$16.20+2.3%$26.43 +2.2%-$10.22
2012$15.90+1.9%$25.90 +2.1%-$10.00
2011$15.63+1.7%$25.45 +1.7%-$9.82
2010$15.38+1.6%$25.05 +1.6%-$9.67
2009$15.21+1.1%$24.63 +1.7%-$9.41
2008$14.95+1.8%$24.30 +1.4%-$9.34
2007$14.56+2.7%$23.68 +2.6%-$9.11
2006$14.23+2.3%$22.92 +3.3%-$8.69

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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Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
New Haven 18.10 190
Norwich-New London 18.07 10
Hartford 16.69 160
Bridgeport-Stamford 16.49 190
Danbury 15.86 20
Highest Employment
New Haven 18.10 190
Bridgeport-Stamford 16.49 190
Hartford 16.69 160
Danbury 15.86 20
Norwich-New London 18.07 10
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