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Estimated employment100
Mean wage$22.37
Entry wage$21.17
10th percentile wage$19.89
50th percentile wage$22.46
90th percentile wage$25.49
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing$22.41
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters (51-2041)
Fabricate, lay out, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$22.46 $19.27  $3.19
2015$21.75+3.3%$18.66 +3.3%$3.09
2014$21.25+2.3%$18.24 +2.3%$3.02
2013$20.85+1.9%$17.89 +1.9%$2.96
2012$20.51+1.7%$17.59 +1.7%$2.91
2011$20.18+1.6%$17.31 +1.6%$2.87
2010$19.96+1.1%$17.12 +1.1%$2.83
2009$19.61+1.8%$16.83 +1.8%$2.79
2008$19.10+2.7%$16.39 +2.7%$2.71
2007$18.66+2.3%$16.01 +2.3%$2.65
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$22.46 $22.98  -$0.52
2015$21.75+3.3%$22.34 +2.9%-$0.58
2014$21.25+2.3%$21.86 +2.2%-$0.60
2013$20.85+1.9%$21.42 +2.1%-$0.56
2012$20.51+1.7%$21.05 +1.7%-$0.54
2011$20.18+1.6%$20.72 +1.6%-$0.54
2010$19.96+1.1%$20.37 +1.7%-$0.41
2009$19.61+1.8%$20.10 +1.4%-$0.48
2008$19.10+2.7%$19.58 +2.6%-$0.48
2007$18.66+2.3%$18.96 +3.3%-$0.29
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
Waterbury $32.05 30
Hartford $25.51 270
Bridgeport $22.46 100
New Haven $21.70 60
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $25.51 270
Bridgeport $22.46 100
New Haven $21.70 60
Waterbury $32.05 30
Wages in other areas
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