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Waterbury Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment360
Mean wage30.25
Entry wage22.47
10th percentile wage21.45
50th percentile wage31.47
90th percentile wage38.41
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Public Adminsitration32089.8%
 Best Paying Industries
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Wage
Public Adminsitration32030.61
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (33-3051)
Maintain order, enforce laws and ordinances, and protect life and property in an assigned patrol district. Perform combination of following duties: patrol a specific area on foot or in a vehicle; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$30.25 $24.69  $5.56
2014$30.03+.7%$24.51 +.7%$5.52
2013$29.43+2.0%$24.02 +2.0%$5.41
2012$29.06+1.3%$23.72 +1.3%$5.34
2011$28.63+1.5%$23.37 +1.5%$5.26
2010$28.23+1.4%$23.05 +1.4%$5.19
2009$27.94+1.1%$22.80 +1.1%$5.13
2008$27.39+2.0%$22.36 +2.0%$5.03
2007$26.64+2.8%$21.75 +2.8%$4.90
2006$25.60+4.1%$20.89 +4.1%$4.70
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$30.25 $22.62  $7.63
2014$30.03+.7%$22.44 +.8%$7.59
2013$29.43+2.0%$21.96 +2.2%$7.47
2012$29.06+1.3%$21.51 +2.1%$7.54
2011$28.63+1.5%$21.14 +1.7%$7.49
2010$28.23+1.4%$20.81 +1.6%$7.42
2009$27.94+1.1%$20.46 +1.7%$7.48
2008$27.39+2.0%$20.18 +1.4%$7.20
2007$26.64+2.8%$19.67 +2.6%$6.97
2006$25.60+4.1%$19.04 +3.3%$6.56

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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Bridgeport-Stamford 32.61 1,990
Hartford 31.88 2,300
New Haven 31.71 1,420
Danbury 31.35 170
Waterbury 30.25 360
Highest Employment
Hartford 31.88 2,300
Bridgeport-Stamford 32.61 1,990
New Haven 31.71 1,420
Norwich-New London 30.24 510
Waterbury 30.25 360
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