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Estimated employment650
Mean wage$31.59
Entry wage$23.53
10th percentile wage$21.45
50th percentile wage$32.22
90th percentile wage$41.50
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction37057%
Public Administration10015.3%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities508.4%
Professional & Business Services406.8%
Natural resouces and mining
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction370$34.65
Professional & Business Services40$32.02
Natural resouces and mining$29.67
Public Administration100$28.39
Trade, Transportation and Utilities50$24.82
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators (47-2073)
Operate one or several types of power construction equipment, such as motor graders, bulldozers, scrapers, compressors, pumps, derricks, shovels, tractors, or front-end loaders to excavate, move, and grade earth, erect structures, or pour concrete or other hard surface pavement. May repair and maintain equipment in addition to other duties. Exclude "Crane and Tower Operators" (53-7021) and equipment operators who work in extraction or other non-construction industries.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$32.22 $25.84  $6.38
2015$31.47+2.4%$25.24 +2.4%$6.23
2014$30.79+2.2%$24.69 +2.2%$6.10
2013$30.32+1.5%$24.32 +1.5%$6.00
2012$30.06+.9%$24.11 +.9%$5.95
2011$29.62+1.5%$23.76 +1.5%$5.87
2010$29.28+1.2%$23.49 +1.2%$5.80
2009$28.97+1.1%$23.24 +1.1%$5.74
2008$28.01+3.4%$22.46 +3.4%$5.55
2007$26.95+4.0%$21.61 +4.0%$5.34
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$32.22 $22.98  $9.24
2015$31.47+2.4%$22.34 +2.9%$9.13
2014$30.79+2.2%$21.86 +2.2%$8.93
2013$30.32+1.5%$21.42 +2.1%$8.90
2012$30.06+.9%$21.05 +1.7%$9.01
2011$29.62+1.5%$20.72 +1.6%$8.90
2010$29.28+1.2%$20.37 +1.7%$8.91
2009$28.97+1.1%$20.10 +1.4%$8.88
2008$28.01+3.4%$19.58 +2.6%$8.43
2007$26.95+4.0%$18.96 +3.3%$7.99
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
New Haven $32.60 700
Bridgeport $32.22 650
Hartford $30.23 1,070
Norwich-NL $26.75 300
Waterbury $24.06 70
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $30.23 1,070
New Haven $32.60 700
Bridgeport $32.22 650
Norwich-NL $26.75 300
Danbury $23.93 110
Wages in other areas
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