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Estimated employment80
Mean wage$14.32
Entry wage$10.81
10th percentile wage$10.24
50th percentile wage$13.19
90th percentile wage$19.99
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Other Services6073.7%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Other Services60$14.92
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers (51-6052)
Design, make, alter, repair, or fit garments.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$13.19 $19.27  -$6.08
2015$12.77+3.3%$18.66 +3.3%-$5.88
2014$12.48+2.3%$18.24 +2.3%-$5.75
2013$12.25+1.9%$17.89 +1.9%-$5.64
2012$12.04+1.7%$17.59 +1.7%-$5.55
2011$11.85+1.6%$17.31 +1.6%-$5.46
2010$11.72+1.1%$17.12 +1.1%-$5.40
2009$11.52+1.8%$16.83 +1.8%-$5.30
2008$11.22+2.7%$16.39 +2.7%-$5.17
2007$10.96+2.3%$16.01 +2.3%-$5.05
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$13.19 $22.98  -$9.79
2015$12.77+3.3%$22.34 +2.9%-$9.56
2014$12.48+2.3%$21.86 +2.2%-$9.37
2013$12.25+1.9%$21.42 +2.1%-$9.17
2012$12.04+1.7%$21.05 +1.7%-$9.00
2011$11.85+1.6%$20.72 +1.6%-$8.87
2010$11.72+1.1%$20.37 +1.7%-$8.65
2009$11.52+1.8%$20.10 +1.4%-$8.57
2008$11.22+2.7%$19.58 +2.6%-$8.36
2007$10.96+2.3%$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
Bridgeport $13.19 80
Danbury $10.98  
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport $13.19 80
Danbury $10.98  
Wages in other areas
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