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Torrington Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment20
Mean wage28.81
Entry wage22.16
10th percentile wage20.79
50th percentile wage27.78
90th percentile wage38.36
Brickmasons and Blockmasons (47-2021)
Lay and bind building materials, such as brick, structural tile, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, and terra-cotta block, with mortar and other substances to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures. Exclude "Stonemasons" (47-2022). Classify installers of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units in "Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers" (37-3011).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$28.81 $26.41  $2.40
2014$28.79+.1%$26.39 +.1%$2.40
2013$28.17+2.2%$25.82 +2.2%$2.35
2012$27.74+1.5%$25.43 +1.5%$2.31
2011$27.50+.9%$25.21 +.9%$2.29
2010$27.10+1.5%$24.84 +1.5%$2.26
2009$26.79+1.2%$24.56 +1.2%$2.23
2008$26.50+1.1%$24.30 +1.1%$2.21
2007$25.62+3.4%$23.49 +3.4%$2.13
2006$24.65+4.0%$22.60 +4.0%$2.05
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$28.81 $22.39  $6.42
2014$28.79+.1%$22.21 +.8%$6.58
2013$28.17+2.2%$21.73 +2.2%$6.44
2012$27.74+1.5%$21.29 +2.1%$6.45
2011$27.50+.9%$20.93 +1.7%$6.57
2010$27.10+1.5%$20.60 +1.6%$6.50
2009$26.79+1.2%$20.25 +1.7%$6.54
2008$26.50+1.1%$19.98 +1.4%$6.52
2007$25.62+3.4%$19.47 +2.6%$6.16
2006$24.65+4.0%$18.85 +3.3%$5.80

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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