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Torrington Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment230
Mean wage31.81
Entry wage24.70
10th percentile wage23.85
50th percentile wage32.05
90th percentile wage40.95
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Public Adminsitration23099.5%
 Best Paying Industries
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Wage
Public Adminsitration23031.71
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$31.81 $25.38  $6.43
2014$31.57+.7%$25.19 +.7%$6.38
2013$30.95+2.0%$24.69 +2.0%$6.26
2012$30.55+1.3%$24.38 +1.3%$6.18
2011$30.11+1.5%$24.02 +1.5%$6.09
2010$29.69+1.4%$23.69 +1.4%$6.00
2009$29.38+1.1%$23.44 +1.1%$5.94
2008$28.80+2.0%$22.98 +2.0%$5.82
2007$28.02+2.8%$22.35 +2.8%$5.66
2006$26.92+4.1%$21.48 +4.1%$5.44
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$31.81 $22.39  $9.42
2014$31.57+.7%$22.21 +.8%$9.37
2013$30.95+2.0%$21.73 +2.2%$9.21
2012$30.55+1.3%$21.29 +2.1%$9.26
2011$30.11+1.5%$20.93 +1.7%$9.18
2010$29.69+1.4%$20.60 +1.6%$9.09
2009$29.38+1.1%$20.25 +1.7%$9.12
2008$28.80+2.0%$19.98 +1.4%$8.82
2007$28.02+2.8%$19.47 +2.6%$8.55
2006$26.92+4.1%$18.85 +3.3%$8.07

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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