CT.Gov Home Connecticut LMI 1Q 2016 Connecticut Occupational Employment & Wages Home
Select Occupation
State of Connecticut (1Q 2016)
All Industry
Estimated employment30
Mean wage$17.49
Entry wage$13.19
10th percentile wage$12.64
50th percentile wage$16.59
90th percentile wage$25.19
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Primary Metal Manufacturing2055.8%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Primary Metal Manufacturing2018.86
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders (51-4051)
Operate or tend furnaces, such as gas, oil, coal, electric-arc or electric induction, open-hearth, or oxygen furnaces, to melt and refine metal before casting or to produce specified types of steel. Exclude "Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal and Plastic" (51-4191).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$16.59 $18.67  -$2.08
2015$16.06+3.3%$18.08 +3.3%-$2.01
2014$15.70+2.3%$17.67 +2.3%-$1.96
2013$15.40+1.9%$17.33 +1.9%-$1.93
2012$15.15+1.7%$17.05 +1.7%-$1.89
2011$14.90+1.6%$16.77 +1.6%-$1.86
2010$14.74+1.1%$16.59 +1.1%-$1.84
2009$14.49+1.8%$16.30 +1.8%-$1.81
2008$14.11+2.7%$15.88 +2.7%-$1.76
2007$13.78+2.3%$15.51 +2.3%-$1.72
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$16.59 $21.45  -$4.86
2015$16.06+3.3%$20.85 +2.9%-$4.78
2014$15.70+2.3%$20.40 +2.2%-$4.70
2013$15.40+1.9%$19.99 +2.1%-$4.58
2012$15.15+1.7%$19.65 +1.7%-$4.50
2011$14.90+1.6%$19.34 +1.6%-$4.43
2010$14.74+1.1%$19.02 +1.7%-$4.27
2009$14.49+1.8%$18.76 +1.4%-$4.27
2008$14.11+2.7%$18.28 +2.6%-$4.16
2007$13.78+2.3%$17.69 +3.3%-$3.91
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 $16.59 30
Highest Employment
Connecticut $16.59 30

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016

Go Connecticut LMI Home State of Connecticut Department of Labor - Office of Research
200 Folly Brook Boulevard, Wethersfield, CT 06109 / Phone: 860-263-6285
LMI Home | CTDOL Home | CT.gov | Feedback | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Policy		 Go to the State of Connecticut website