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New Haven Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment130
Mean wage20.83
Entry wage15.25
10th percentile wage14.24
50th percentile wage20.95
90th percentile wage28.18
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Education & Health Services12093.5%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Education & Health Services12020.53
Medical Transcriptionists (31-9094)
Use transcribing machines with headset and foot pedal to listen to recordings by physicians and other healthcare professionals dictating a variety of medical reports, such as emergency room visits, diagnostic imaging studies, operations, chart reviews, and final summaries. Transcribe dictated reports and translate medical jargon and abbreviations into their expanded forms. Edit as necessary and return reports in either printed or electronic form to the dictator for review and signature, or correction.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$20.83 $16.22  $4.61
2014$20.68+.7%$16.10 +.7%$4.58
2013$20.26+2.0%$15.78 +2.0%$4.48
2012$20.01+1.3%$15.58 +1.3%$4.43
2011$19.72+1.5%$15.35 +1.5%$4.36
2010$19.44+1.4%$15.14 +1.4%$4.30
2009$19.24+1.1%$14.98 +1.1%$4.26
2008$18.86+2.0%$14.69 +2.0%$4.17
2007$18.35+2.8%$14.29 +2.8%$4.06
2006$17.63+4.1%$13.73 +4.1%$3.90
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$20.83 $26.14  -$5.31
2014$20.68+.7%$25.93 +.8%-$5.25
2013$20.26+2.0%$25.37 +2.2%-$5.10
2012$20.01+1.3%$24.86 +2.1%-$4.85
2011$19.72+1.5%$24.43 +1.7%-$4.71
2010$19.44+1.4%$24.05 +1.6%-$4.60
2009$19.24+1.1%$23.65 +1.7%-$4.40
2008$18.86+2.0%$23.33 +1.4%-$4.46
2007$18.35+2.8%$22.73 +2.6%-$4.38
2006$17.63+4.1%$22.00 +3.3%-$4.37

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 22.45 50
Danbury 21.82 40
New Haven 20.83 130
Bridgeport-Stamford 20.59 130
Hartford 20.38 290
Highest Employment
Hartford 20.38 290
Bridgeport-Stamford 20.59 130
New Haven 20.83 130
Norwich-New London 22.45 50
Waterbury 19.27 40
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