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Estimated employment550
Mean wage$25.35
Entry wage$16.91
10th percentile wage$15.73
50th percentile wage$25.55
90th percentile wage$36.71
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Specialty Trade Contractors51092.7%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Specialty Trade Contractors51025.55
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers (47-2081)
Apply plasterboard or other wallboard to ceilings or interior walls of buildings. Apply or mount acoustical tiles or blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing materials to ceilings and walls of buildings to reduce or reflect sound. Materials may be of decorative quality. Include lathers who fasten wooden, metal, or rockboard lath to walls, ceilings or partitions of buildings to provide support base for plaster, fire-proofing, or acoustical material. Exclude "Carpenters" (47-2031), and "Tile and Marble Setters" (47-2044).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$25.55 $25.57  -$0.01
2015$24.95+2.4%$24.97 +2.4%-$0.01
2014$24.42+2.2%$24.44 +2.2%-$0.01
2013$24.05+1.5%$24.06 +1.5%-$0.01
2012$23.84+.9%$23.86 +.9%-$0.01
2011$23.49+1.5%$23.51 +1.5%-$0.01
2010$23.22+1.2%$23.24 +1.2%-$0.01
2009$22.97+1.1%$22.99 +1.1%-$0.01
2008$22.21+3.4%$22.23 +3.4%-$0.01
2007$21.37+4.0%$21.38 +4.0%-$0.01
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$25.55 $21.45  $4.10
2015$24.95+2.4%$20.85 +2.9%$4.10
2014$24.42+2.2%$20.40 +2.2%$4.01
2013$24.05+1.5%$19.99 +2.1%$4.05
2012$23.84+.9%$19.65 +1.7%$4.19
2011$23.49+1.5%$19.34 +1.6%$4.15
2010$23.22+1.2%$19.02 +1.7%$4.21
2009$22.97+1.1%$18.76 +1.4%$4.22
2008$22.21+3.4%$18.28 +2.6%$3.93
2007$21.37+4.0%$17.69 +3.3%$3.67
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.
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Connecticut $25.55 550
Highest Employment
Connecticut $25.55 550

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016

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