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Estimated employment530
Mean wage$15.98
Entry wage$10.84
10th percentile wage$10.20
50th percentile wage$14.58
90th percentile wage$23.43
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing40076.7%
Professional & Business Services9017.6%
Information304.8%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Information30$17.81
Professional & Business Services90$17.68
Manufacturing400$13.46
Printing Press Operators (51-5112)
Set up or operate various types of printing machines, such as offset, letterset, intaglio, or gravure presses or screen printers to produce print on paper or other materials.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$14.58 $19.27  -$4.69
2015$14.12+3.3%$18.66 +3.3%-$4.54
2014$13.80+2.3%$18.24 +2.3%-$4.43
2013$13.54+1.9%$17.89 +1.9%-$4.35
2012$13.31+1.7%$17.59 +1.7%-$4.28
2011$13.10+1.6%$17.31 +1.6%-$4.21
2010$12.96+1.1%$17.12 +1.1%-$4.16
2009$12.73+1.8%$16.83 +1.8%-$4.09
2008$12.40+2.7%$16.39 +2.7%-$3.98
2007$12.11+2.3%$16.01 +2.3%-$3.89
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$14.58 $22.98  -$8.40
2015$14.12+3.3%$22.34 +2.9%-$8.21
2014$13.80+2.3%$21.86 +2.2%-$8.06
2013$13.54+1.9%$21.42 +2.1%-$7.88
2012$13.31+1.7%$21.05 +1.7%-$7.73
2011$13.10+1.6%$20.72 +1.6%-$7.62
2010$12.96+1.1%$20.37 +1.7%-$7.41
2009$12.73+1.8%$20.10 +1.4%-$7.36
2008$12.40+2.7%$19.58 +2.6%-$7.18
2007$12.11+2.3%$18.96 +3.3%-$6.84
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 $20.59 360
Norwich-NL $20.20 80
Hartford $18.14 750
Danbury $17.53 80
Waterbury $15.70 40
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $18.14 750
Bridgeport $14.58 530
New Haven $20.59 360
Danbury $17.53 80
Norwich-NL $20.20 80
Wages in other areas
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