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Danbury LMA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment430
Mean wage$15.54
Entry wage$10.77
10th percentile wage$9.85
50th percentile wage$15.26
90th percentile wage$22.34
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Trade, Transportation and Utilities19044.7%
Manufacturing14032.5%
Professional and Business Services5012.6%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing140$16.36
Professional and Business Services50$15.03
Trade, Transportation and Utilities190$12.64
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks (43-5071)
Verify and keep records on incoming and outgoing shipments. Prepare items for shipment. Duties include assembling, addressing, stamping, and shipping merchandise or material; receiving, unpacking, verifying and recording incoming merchandise or material; and arranging for the transportation of products. Exclude "Stock Clerks and Order Fillers" (43-5081) and "Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping" (43-5111).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$15.26 $18.75  -$3.49
2015$14.71+3.8%$18.07 +3.8%-$3.36
2014$14.42+2.0%$17.72 +2.0%-$3.29
2013$14.13+2.0%$17.36 +2.0%-$3.23
2012$13.89+1.7%$17.07 +1.7%-$3.17
2011$13.64+1.8%$16.76 +1.8%-$3.11
2010$13.42+1.6%$16.49 +1.6%-$3.06
2009$13.17+1.9%$16.18 +1.9%-$3.01
2008$12.81+2.8%$15.74 +2.8%-$2.92
2007$12.40+3.3%$15.24 +3.3%-$2.83
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$15.26 $19.47  -$4.21
2015$14.71+3.8%$18.93 +2.9%-$4.21
2014$14.42+2.0%$18.52 +2.2%-$4.10
2013$14.13+2.0%$18.15 +2.1%-$4.01
2012$13.89+1.7%$17.84 +1.7%-$3.94
2011$13.64+1.8%$17.56 +1.6%-$3.91
2010$13.42+1.6%$17.26 +1.7%-$3.83
2009$13.17+1.9%$17.03 +1.4%-$3.85
2008$12.81+2.8%$16.59 +2.6%-$3.78
2007$12.40+3.3%$16.06 +3.3%-$3.65
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 $17.20 1,140
Waterbury $17.18 370
Hartford $16.97 2,650
Norwich-NL $16.54 400
Danbury $15.26 430
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $16.97 2,650
New Haven $15.21 1,560
Bridgeport $17.20 1,140
Danbury $15.26 430
Norwich-NL $16.54 400
Wages in other areas
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