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Waterbury Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment70
Mean wage13.67
Entry wage10.19
10th percentile wage9.49
50th percentile wage12.93
90th percentile wage18.69
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 IndustryEmployment % 
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 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Manufacturing14.13
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders (51-9111)
Operate or tend machines to prepare industrial or consumer products for storage or shipment. Include cannery workers who pack food products.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$13.67 $18.46  -$4.79
2014$13.58+.7%$18.34 +.7%-$4.75
2013$13.27+2.3%$17.92 +2.3%-$4.65
2012$13.02+1.9%$17.58 +1.9%-$4.56
2011$12.80+1.7%$17.29 +1.7%-$4.48
2010$12.60+1.6%$17.01 +1.6%-$4.41
2009$12.46+1.1%$16.83 +1.1%-$4.36
2008$12.24+1.8%$16.54 +1.8%-$4.29
2007$11.93+2.7%$16.10 +2.7%-$4.17
2006$11.65+2.3%$15.73 +2.3%-$4.08
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$13.67 $22.62  -$8.95
2014$13.58+.7%$22.44 +.8%-$8.85
2013$13.27+2.3%$21.96 +2.2%-$8.68
2012$13.02+1.9%$21.51 +2.1%-$8.49
2011$12.80+1.7%$21.14 +1.7%-$8.34
2010$12.60+1.6%$20.81 +1.6%-$8.21
2009$12.46+1.1%$20.46 +1.7%-$7.99
2008$12.24+1.8%$20.18 +1.4%-$7.93
2007$11.93+2.7%$19.67 +2.6%-$7.74
2006$11.65+2.3%$19.04 +3.3%-$7.38

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
Hartford 15.52 740
Bridgeport-Stamford 13.95 540
Danbury 13.91 90
Waterbury 13.67 70
New Haven 13.31 310
Highest Employment
Hartford 15.52 740
Bridgeport-Stamford 13.95 540
New Haven 13.31 310
Danbury 13.91 90
Norwich-New London 12.13 70
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