| Southwest Workforce Investment Area (1Q 2015) |
| All Industry |
| Estimated employment | 6,430 |
| Mean wage | 39.29 |
| Entry wage | 31.71 |
| 10th percentile wage | 30.44 |
| 50th percentile wage | 37.85 |
| 90th percentile wage | 52.87 |
 | | Top Employing Industries |
| Industry | Employment | % |
| Education & Health Services | 6,040 | 93.9% |
| Public Adminsitration | 220 | 3.5% |
| Professional & Business Services | | |
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| Best Paying Industries |
| Industry | Employment | Median
Wage |
| Public Adminsitration | 220 | 40.18 |
| Education & Health Services | 6,040 | 39.23 |
| Professional & Business Services | | 34.82 |
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| Registered Nurses (29-1141) |
| Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required. Include advance practice nurses such as: nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse midwives, and certified registered nurse anesthetists. Advanced practice nursing is practiced by RNs who have specialized formal, post-basic education and who function in highly autonomous and specialized roles. |
| Mean Wage History |
| Year | This Occupation | Compared to
Occupational Group | Difference |
| Current | $39.29 | | $44.05 |
| -$4.75 | | 2014 | $39.10 | +.5% | $43.84 |
+.5% | -$4.73 | | 2013 | $38.37 | +1.9% | $43.01 |
+1.9% | -$4.64 | | 2012 | $37.63 | +1.9% | $42.19 |
+1.9% | -$4.55 | | 2011 | $36.90 | +2.0% | $41.37 |
+2.0% | -$4.47 | | 2010 | $36.33 | +1.6% | $40.73 |
+1.6% | -$4.40 | | 2009 | $35.69 | +1.8% | $40.02 |
+1.8% | -$4.32 | | 2008 | $35.31 | +1.1% | $39.59 |
+1.1% | -$4.27 | | 2007 | $34.26 | +3.1% | $38.41 |
+3.1% | -$4.15 | | 2006 | $33.11 | +3.5% | $37.12 |
+3.5% | -$4.01 |
| Year | This Occupation | Compared to
All Occupations | Difference |
| Current | $39.29 | | $30.69 |
| $8.60 | | 2014 | $39.10 | +.5% | $30.44 |
+.8% | $8.66 | | 2013 | $38.37 | +1.9% | $29.79 |
+2.2% | $8.58 | | 2012 | $37.63 | +1.9% | $29.19 |
+2.1% | $8.45 | | 2011 | $36.90 | +2.0% | $28.69 |
+1.7% | $8.21 | | 2010 | $36.33 | +1.6% | $28.24 |
+1.6% | $8.09 | | 2009 | $35.69 | +1.8% | $27.76 |
+1.7% | $7.93 | | 2008 | $35.31 | +1.1% | $27.39 |
+1.4% | $7.92 | | 2007 | $34.26 | +3.1% | $26.68 |
+2.6% | $7.57 | | 2006 | $33.11 | +3.5% | $25.83 |
+3.3% | $7.28 |
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Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2015 |
State of Connecticut Department of Labor Office of Research
200 Folly Brook Boulevard Wethersfield, CT 06109
Phone: 860-263-6285 |
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