| State of Connecticut (1Q 2016) |
| All Industry |
| Estimated employment | N/A |
| Mean wage | $41.96 |
| Entry wage | $26.21 |
| 10th percentile wage | $22.91 |
| 50th percentile wage | $38.57 |
| 90th percentile wage | $64.18 |
 | | Top Employing Industries |
| Industry | Employment
Percent |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 60 | % |
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| Best Paying Industries |
| Industry | Employment
Median Wage |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 60 | 37.63 |
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| Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers (19-2042) |
| Study the composition, structure, and other physical aspects of the earth. May use geological, physics, and mathematics knowledge in exploration for oil, gas, minerals, or underground water; or in waste disposal, land reclamation, or other environmental problems. May study the earth's internal composition, atmospheres, oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and gravitational forces. Include mineralogists, crystallographers, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists. |
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| Mean Wage History |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
Occupational Group | Difference |
| Current | $38.57 | | $38.46 |
| $0.11 | | 2015 | $37.59 | +2.6% | $37.48 |
+2.6% | $0.11 | | 2014 | $36.89 | +1.9% | $36.78 |
+1.9% | $0.11 | | 2013 | $36.18 | +1.9% | $36.08 |
+1.9% | $0.10 | | 2012 | $35.48 | +2.0% | $35.38 |
+2.0% | $0.10 | | 2011 | $34.93 | +1.6% | $34.83 |
+1.6% | $0.10 | | 2010 | $34.32 | +1.8% | $34.22 |
+1.8% | $0.10 | | 2009 | $33.95 | +1.1% | $33.85 |
+1.1% | $0.10 | | 2008 | $32.94 | +3.1% | $32.84 |
+3.1% | $0.09 | | 2007 | $31.84 | +3.5% | $31.74 |
+3.5% | $0.09 |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
All Occupations | Difference |
| Current | $38.57 | | $21.45 |
| $17.12 | | 2015 | $37.59 | +2.6% | $20.85 |
+2.9% | $16.74 | | 2014 | $36.89 | +1.9% | $20.40 |
+2.2% | $16.48 | | 2013 | $36.18 | +1.9% | $19.99 |
+2.1% | $16.19 | | 2012 | $35.48 | +2.0% | $19.65 |
+1.7% | $15.83 | | 2011 | $34.93 | +1.6% | $19.34 |
+1.6% | $15.59 | | 2010 | $34.32 | +1.8% | $19.02 |
+1.7% | $15.30 | | 2009 | $33.95 | +1.1% | $18.76 |
+1.4% | $15.19 | | 2008 | $32.94 | +3.1% | $18.28 |
+2.6% | $14.66 | | 2007 | $31.84 | +3.5% | $17.69 |
+3.3% | $14.14 |
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Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016 |
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State of Connecticut Department of Labor - Office of Research
200 Folly Brook Boulevard, Wethersfield, CT 06109 / Phone: 860-263-6285
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