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New Haven Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment1,800
Mean wage16.83
Entry wage12.18
10th percentile wage11.10
50th percentile wage15.26
90th percentile wage25.03
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Professional & Business Services1,09060.7%
Education & Health Services21011.6%
Leisure and Hospitality1408%
Public Adminsitration1206.4%
Trade, Transportation & Utilities502.5%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Education & Health Services21018.93
Public Adminsitration12017.44
Professional & Business Services1,09016.94
Trade, Transportation & Utilities5015.12
Leisure and Hospitality14014.91
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011)
Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. Exclude "Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse" (45-2092).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$16.83 $16.18  $0.65
2014$16.71+.7%$16.06 +.7%$0.65
2013$16.37+2.0%$15.74 +2.0%$0.63
2012$16.17+1.3%$15.54 +1.3%$0.62
2011$15.93+1.5%$15.32 +1.5%$0.62
2010$15.71+1.4%$15.10 +1.4%$0.61
2009$15.54+1.1%$14.94 +1.1%$0.60
2008$15.24+2.0%$14.65 +2.0%$0.59
2007$14.82+2.8%$14.25 +2.8%$0.57
2006$14.24+4.1%$13.69 +4.1%$0.55
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$16.83 $26.14  -$9.31
2014$16.71+.7%$25.93 +.8%-$9.22
2013$16.37+2.0%$25.37 +2.2%-$8.99
2012$16.17+1.3%$24.86 +2.1%-$8.69
2011$15.93+1.5%$24.43 +1.7%-$8.50
2010$15.71+1.4%$24.05 +1.6%-$8.34
2009$15.54+1.1%$23.65 +1.7%-$8.10
2008$15.24+2.0%$23.33 +1.4%-$8.08
2007$14.82+2.8%$22.73 +2.6%-$7.90
2006$14.24+4.1%$22.00 +3.3%-$7.76

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 16.83 1,800
Bridgeport-Stamford 16.06 4,710
Danbury 15.96 680
Hartford 15.50 3,920
Waterbury 15.42 320
Highest Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford 16.06 4,710
Hartford 15.50 3,920
New Haven 16.83 1,800
Norwich-New London 14.36 940
Danbury 15.96 680
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