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Waterbury Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
All Industry
Estimated employment240
Mean wage16.00
Entry wage11.03
10th percentile wage10.38
50th percentile wage14.43
90th percentile wage23.98
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing20083%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Manufacturing20015.81
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$16.00 $18.46  -$2.46
2014$15.89+.7%$18.34 +.7%-$2.44
2013$15.53+2.3%$17.92 +2.3%-$2.38
2012$15.24+1.9%$17.58 +1.9%-$2.34
2011$14.99+1.7%$17.29 +1.7%-$2.30
2010$14.75+1.6%$17.01 +1.6%-$2.26
2009$14.59+1.1%$16.83 +1.1%-$2.24
2008$14.33+1.8%$16.54 +1.8%-$2.20
2007$13.96+2.7%$16.10 +2.7%-$2.14
2006$13.64+2.3%$15.73 +2.3%-$2.09
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$16.00 $22.62  -$6.62
2014$15.89+.7%$22.44 +.8%-$6.54
2013$15.53+2.3%$21.96 +2.2%-$6.42
2012$15.24+1.9%$21.51 +2.1%-$6.27
2011$14.99+1.7%$21.14 +1.7%-$6.15
2010$14.75+1.6%$20.81 +1.6%-$6.06
2009$14.59+1.1%$20.46 +1.7%-$5.87
2008$14.33+1.8%$20.18 +1.4%-$5.85
2007$13.96+2.7%$19.67 +2.6%-$5.70
2006$13.64+2.3%$19.04 +3.3%-$5.40

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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