| Northwest Workforce Investment Area (1Q 2015) |
| All Industry |
| Estimated employment | 2,150 |
| Mean wage | 15.85 |
| Entry wage | 10.73 |
| 10th percentile wage | 9.40 |
| 50th percentile wage | 14.90 |
| 90th percentile wage | 23.36 |
 | | Top Employing Industries |
| Industry | Employment | % |
| Professional & Business Services | 1,390 | 64.7% |
| Public Adminsitration | 220 | 10.3% |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 220 | 10.3% |
| Trade, Transportation & Utilities | 80 | 3.9% |
| Other Services | 70 | 3.3% |
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| Best Paying Industries |
| Industry | Employment | Median
Wage |
| Construction | | 20.71 |
| Education & Health Services | 60 | 18.54 |
| Public Adminsitration | 220 | 18.21 |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 220 | 15.63 |
| Professional & Business Services | 1,390 | 15.28 |
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| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011) |
| Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. Exclude "Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse" (45-2092). |
| Mean Wage History |
| Year | This Occupation | Compared to
Occupational Group | Difference |
| Current | $15.85 | | $16.09 |
| -$0.23 | | 2014 | $15.73 | +.7% | $15.97 |
+.7% | -$0.23 | | 2013 | $15.42 | +2.0% | $15.65 |
+2.0% | -$0.23 | | 2012 | $15.22 | +1.3% | $15.45 |
+1.3% | -$0.23 | | 2011 | $15.00 | +1.5% | $15.23 |
+1.5% | -$0.22 | | 2010 | $14.79 | +1.4% | $15.02 |
+1.4% | -$0.22 | | 2009 | $14.64 | +1.1% | $14.86 |
+1.1% | -$0.22 | | 2008 | $14.35 | +2.0% | $14.57 |
+2.0% | -$0.21 | | 2007 | $13.96 | +2.8% | $14.17 |
+2.8% | -$0.21 | | 2006 | $13.41 | +4.1% | $13.62 |
+4.1% | -$0.20 |
| Year | This Occupation | Compared to
All Occupations | Difference |
| Current | $15.85 | | $24.50 |
| -$8.65 | | 2014 | $15.73 | +.7% | $24.30 |
+.8% | -$8.56 | | 2013 | $15.42 | +2.0% | $23.78 |
+2.2% | -$8.36 | | 2012 | $15.22 | +1.3% | $23.30 |
+2.1% | -$8.07 | | 2011 | $15.00 | +1.5% | $22.90 |
+1.7% | -$7.89 | | 2010 | $14.79 | +1.4% | $22.54 |
+1.6% | -$7.74 | | 2009 | $14.64 | +1.1% | $22.16 |
+1.7% | -$7.52 | | 2008 | $14.35 | +2.0% | $21.86 |
+1.4% | -$7.51 | | 2007 | $13.96 | +2.8% | $21.30 |
+2.6% | -$7.34 | | 2006 | $13.41 | +4.1% | $20.62 |
+3.3% | -$7.21 |
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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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