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Estimated employment560
Mean wage$25.28
Entry wage$17.57
10th percentile wage$15.41
50th percentile wage$24.77
90th percentile wage$36.23
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing31056.4%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities15027.7%
Other Services8014.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Other Services80$25.04
Manufacturing310$24.65
Trade, Transportation and Utilities150$23.84
Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)
Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. Exclude "Millwrights" (49-9044), "Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines" (49-3042), and "Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043) who perform only routine tasks.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$24.77 $24.14  $0.63
2015$24.15+2.5%$23.54 +2.5%$0.61
2014$23.66+2.1%$23.06 +2.1%$0.60
2013$23.16+2.1%$22.57 +2.1%$0.59
2012$22.82+1.5%$22.24 +1.5%$0.58
2011$22.33+2.2%$21.76 +2.2%$0.57
2010$22.07+1.2%$21.51 +1.2%$0.56
2009$21.69+1.7%$21.14 +1.7%$0.55
2008$21.06+3.0%$20.52 +3.0%$0.54
2007$20.44+3.0%$19.92 +3.0%$0.52
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$24.77 $22.98  $1.79
2015$24.15+2.5%$22.34 +2.9%$1.82
2014$23.66+2.1%$21.86 +2.2%$1.80
2013$23.16+2.1%$21.42 +2.1%$1.74
2012$22.82+1.5%$21.05 +1.7%$1.77
2011$22.33+2.2%$20.72 +1.6%$1.61
2010$22.07+1.2%$20.37 +1.7%$1.70
2009$21.69+1.7%$20.10 +1.4%$1.60
2008$21.06+3.0%$19.58 +2.6%$1.48
2007$20.44+3.0%$18.96 +3.3%$1.49
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 $29.76 180
Hartford $27.01 690
Waterbury $26.82 90
Danbury $25.48 230
Bridgeport $24.77 560
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $27.01 690
Bridgeport $24.77 560
New Haven $21.55 290
Danbury $25.48 230
Norwich-NL $29.76 180
Wages in other areas
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