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Estimated employment340
Mean wage$13.81
Entry wage$10.54
10th percentile wage$9.83
50th percentile wage$12.78
90th percentile wage$20.18
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing25073.7%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities7020.5%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities70$14.69
Manufacturing250$11.85
Bakers (51-3011)
Mix and bake ingredients according to recipes to produce breads, rolls, cookies, cakes, pies, pastries, or other baked goods. Include pastry chefs in restaurants and hotels with "Chefs and Head Cooks" (35-1011).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$12.78 $19.27  -$6.49
2015$12.37+3.3%$18.66 +3.3%-$6.28
2014$12.09+2.3%$18.24 +2.3%-$6.14
2013$11.87+1.9%$17.89 +1.9%-$6.02
2012$11.67+1.7%$17.59 +1.7%-$5.92
2011$11.48+1.6%$17.31 +1.6%-$5.83
2010$11.36+1.1%$17.12 +1.1%-$5.76
2009$11.16+1.8%$16.83 +1.8%-$5.66
2008$10.87+2.7%$16.39 +2.7%-$5.51
2007$10.62+2.3%$16.01 +2.3%-$5.39
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$12.78 $22.98  -$10.20
2015$12.37+3.3%$22.34 +2.9%-$9.96
2014$12.09+2.3%$21.86 +2.2%-$9.76
2013$11.87+1.9%$21.42 +2.1%-$9.55
2012$11.67+1.7%$21.05 +1.7%-$9.38
2011$11.48+1.6%$20.72 +1.6%-$9.23
2010$11.36+1.1%$20.37 +1.7%-$9.01
2009$11.16+1.8%$20.10 +1.4%-$8.93
2008$10.87+2.7%$19.58 +2.6%-$8.71
2007$10.62+2.3%$18.96 +3.3%-$8.33
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 $14.17 50
New Haven $14.16 330
Bridgeport $12.78 340
Danbury $12.37 100
Hartford $12.28 560
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $12.28 560
Bridgeport $12.78 340
New Haven $14.16 330
Norwich-NL $12.08 220
Danbury $12.37 100
Wages in other areas
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