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Hartford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment30
Mean wage13.41
Entry wage13.29
10th percentile wage12.22
50th percentile wage13.50
90th percentile wage14.77
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders (51-9193)
Operate or tend equipment, such as cooling and freezing units, refrigerators, batch freezers, and freezing tunnels, to cool or freeze products, food, blood plasma, and chemicals.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$13.41 $20.52  -$7.11
2014$13.32+.7%$20.38 +.7%-$7.06
2013$13.02+2.3%$19.92 +2.3%-$6.90
2012$12.77+1.9%$19.54 +1.9%-$6.77
2011$12.56+1.7%$19.22 +1.7%-$6.65
2010$12.36+1.6%$18.91 +1.6%-$6.55
2009$12.22+1.1%$18.71 +1.1%-$6.48
2008$12.01+1.8%$18.38 +1.8%-$6.36
2007$11.70+2.7%$17.90 +2.7%-$6.20
2006$11.43+2.3%$17.49 +2.3%-$6.06
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$13.41 $27.23  -$13.82
2014$13.32+.7%$27.01 +.8%-$13.68
2013$13.02+2.3%$26.43 +2.2%-$13.41
2012$12.77+1.9%$25.90 +2.1%-$13.12
2011$12.56+1.7%$25.45 +1.7%-$12.89
2010$12.36+1.6%$25.05 +1.6%-$12.69
2009$12.22+1.1%$24.63 +1.7%-$12.40
2008$12.01+1.8%$24.30 +1.4%-$12.28
2007$11.70+2.7%$23.68 +2.6%-$11.97
2006$11.43+2.3%$22.92 +3.3%-$11.49

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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