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Waterbury Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment100
Mean wage27.12
Entry wage21.49
10th percentile wage20.26
50th percentile wage26.91
90th percentile wage35.63
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing7073.8%
Trade, Transportation & Utilities2026.2%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Manufacturing7027.22
Trade, Transportation & Utilities2026.28
Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)
Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. Exclude "Millwrights" (49-9044), "Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines" (49-3042), and "Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043) who perform only routine tasks.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$27.12 $22.98  $4.14
2014$26.99+.5%$22.87 +.5%$4.12
2013$26.43+2.1%$22.40 +2.1%$4.04
2012$25.88+2.1%$21.93 +2.1%$3.95
2011$25.50+1.5%$21.61 +1.5%$3.89
2010$24.95+2.2%$21.14 +2.2%$3.81
2009$24.66+1.2%$20.89 +1.2%$3.76
2008$24.24+1.7%$20.54 +1.7%$3.70
2007$23.53+3.0%$19.94 +3.0%$3.59
2006$22.84+3.0%$19.35 +3.0%$3.49
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$27.12 $22.62  $4.50
2014$26.99+.5%$22.44 +.8%$4.55
2013$26.43+2.1%$21.96 +2.2%$4.48
2012$25.88+2.1%$21.51 +2.1%$4.37
2011$25.50+1.5%$21.14 +1.7%$4.36
2010$24.95+2.2%$20.81 +1.6%$4.13
2009$24.66+1.2%$20.46 +1.7%$4.20
2008$24.24+1.7%$20.18 +1.4%$4.05
2007$23.53+3.0%$19.67 +2.6%$3.86
2006$22.84+3.0%$19.04 +3.3%$3.80

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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