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Norwich-New London Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment30
Mean wage22.13
Entry wage21.60
10th percentile wage19.76
50th percentile wage22.14
90th percentile wage24.55
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders (51-9023)
Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients. Exclude "Food Batchmakers" (51-3092).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$22.13 $22.89  -$0.76
2014$21.98+.7%$22.74 +.7%-$0.75
2013$21.48+2.3%$22.22 +2.3%-$0.73
2012$21.08+1.9%$21.80 +1.9%-$0.72
2011$20.73+1.7%$21.44 +1.7%-$0.71
2010$20.40+1.6%$21.10 +1.6%-$0.70
2009$20.17+1.1%$20.87 +1.1%-$0.69
2008$19.82+1.8%$20.50 +1.8%-$0.68
2007$19.31+2.7%$19.97 +2.7%-$0.66
2006$18.86+2.3%$19.51 +2.3%-$0.64
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$22.13 $23.75  -$1.62
2014$21.98+.7%$23.56 +.8%-$1.57
2013$21.48+2.3%$23.05 +2.2%-$1.56
2012$21.08+1.9%$22.59 +2.1%-$1.50
2011$20.73+1.7%$22.20 +1.7%-$1.47
2010$20.40+1.6%$21.85 +1.6%-$1.45
2009$20.17+1.1%$21.48 +1.7%-$1.30
2008$19.82+1.8%$21.19 +1.4%-$1.37
2007$19.31+2.7%$20.65 +2.6%-$1.34
2006$18.86+2.3%$19.99 +3.3%-$1.12

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 22.13 30
Bridgeport-Stamford 19.54 90
New Haven 18.75 100
Hartford 16.76 280
Waterbury 15.51  
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Hartford 16.76 280
New Haven 18.75 100
Bridgeport-Stamford 19.54 90
Norwich-New London 22.13 30
Waterbury 15.51  
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