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Norwich-New London Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage21.23
Entry wage15.99
10th percentile wage15.08
50th percentile wage20.59
90th percentile wage29.13
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Manufacturing21.23
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal/Plastic (51-4031)
Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$21.23 $22.89  -$1.66
2014$21.09+.7%$22.74 +.7%-$1.64
2013$20.61+2.3%$22.22 +2.3%-$1.61
2012$20.22+1.9%$21.80 +1.9%-$1.58
2011$19.88+1.7%$21.44 +1.7%-$1.55
2010$19.57+1.6%$21.10 +1.6%-$1.52
2009$19.35+1.1%$20.87 +1.1%-$1.51
2008$19.02+1.8%$20.50 +1.8%-$1.48
2007$18.52+2.7%$19.97 +2.7%-$1.44
2006$18.10+2.3%$19.51 +2.3%-$1.41
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$21.23 $23.75  -$2.52
2014$21.09+.7%$23.56 +.8%-$2.46
2013$20.61+2.3%$23.05 +2.2%-$2.44
2012$20.22+1.9%$22.59 +2.1%-$2.36
2011$19.88+1.7%$22.20 +1.7%-$2.31
2010$19.57+1.6%$21.85 +1.6%-$2.28
2009$19.35+1.1%$21.48 +1.7%-$2.13
2008$19.02+1.8%$21.19 +1.4%-$2.17
2007$18.52+2.7%$20.65 +2.6%-$2.12
2006$18.10+2.3%$19.99 +3.3%-$1.89

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
Norwich-New London 21.23  
Bridgeport-Stamford 17.10 510
Hartford 16.82 800
New Haven 16.50 460
Waterbury 16.00 240
Highest Employment
Hartford 16.82 800
Bridgeport-Stamford 17.10 510
New Haven 16.50 460
Waterbury 16.00 240
Danbury 15.87 50
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