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Torrington Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment310
Mean wage27.86
Entry wage17.35
10th percentile wage13.97
50th percentile wage27.07
90th percentile wage40.49
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Construction26084.6%
Manufacturing
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Construction26029.11
Manufacturing20.56
Carpenters (47-2031)
Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall and batt or roll insulation. Include brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways to control the proper circulation of air through the passageways and to the working places.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$27.86 $26.41  $1.45
2014$27.84+.1%$26.39 +.1%$1.45
2013$27.24+2.2%$25.82 +2.2%$1.42
2012$26.83+1.5%$25.43 +1.5%$1.40
2011$26.60+.9%$25.21 +.9%$1.38
2010$26.20+1.5%$24.84 +1.5%$1.36
2009$25.91+1.2%$24.56 +1.2%$1.35
2008$25.63+1.1%$24.30 +1.1%$1.33
2007$24.78+3.4%$23.49 +3.4%$1.29
2006$23.84+4.0%$22.60 +4.0%$1.24
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$27.86 $22.39  $5.47
2014$27.84+.1%$22.21 +.8%$5.63
2013$27.24+2.2%$21.73 +2.2%$5.51
2012$26.83+1.5%$21.29 +2.1%$5.53
2011$26.60+.9%$20.93 +1.7%$5.67
2010$26.20+1.5%$20.60 +1.6%$5.60
2009$25.91+1.2%$20.25 +1.7%$5.65
2008$25.63+1.1%$19.98 +1.4%$5.65
2007$24.78+3.4%$19.47 +2.6%$5.31
2006$23.84+4.0%$18.85 +3.3%$4.99

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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