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Estimated employment470
Mean wage$11.74
Entry wage$10.05
10th percentile wage$9.46
50th percentile wage$11.12
90th percentile wage$14.76
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Other Services17035.7%
Leisure and Hospitality15031.2%
Public Administration14028.9%
Education & Health Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education & Health Services$12.81
Public Administration140$12.50
Leisure and Hospitality150$10.86
Other Services170$10.44
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers (33-9092)
Monitor recreational areas, such as pools, beaches, or ski slopes to provide assistance and protection to participants.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$11.12 $20.79  -$9.67
2015$10.82+2.7%$20.24 +2.7%-$9.41
2014$10.61+2.0%$19.83 +2.0%-$9.22
2013$10.47+1.3%$19.58 +1.3%-$9.10
2012$10.32+1.5%$19.30 +1.5%-$8.97
2011$10.18+1.4%$19.03 +1.4%-$8.85
2010$10.07+1.1%$18.83 +1.1%-$8.75
2009$9.87+2.0%$18.46 +2.0%-$8.58
2008$9.60+2.8%$17.96 +2.8%-$8.35
2007$9.23+4.1%$17.25 +4.1%-$8.02
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$11.12 $22.98  -$11.86
2015$10.82+2.7%$22.34 +2.9%-$11.51
2014$10.61+2.0%$21.86 +2.2%-$11.25
2013$10.47+1.3%$21.42 +2.1%-$10.94
2012$10.32+1.5%$21.05 +1.7%-$10.72
2011$10.18+1.4%$20.72 +1.6%-$10.54
2010$10.07+1.1%$20.37 +1.7%-$10.30
2009$9.87+2.0%$20.10 +1.4%-$10.22
2008$9.60+2.8%$19.58 +2.6%-$9.97
2007$9.23+4.1%$18.96 +3.3%-$9.72
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.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Norwich-NL $11.21  
Bridgeport $11.12 470
New Haven $10.99 260
Hartford $10.64 440
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport $11.12 470
Hartford $10.64 440
New Haven $10.99 260
Norwich-NL $11.21  
Wages in other areas
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