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Estimated employment230
Mean wage$27.13
Entry wage$19.59
10th percentile wage$18.06
50th percentile wage$25.48
90th percentile wage$39.97
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing15068.7%
Other Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing150$28.61
Other Services$21.48
Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)
Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. Exclude "Millwrights" (49-9044), "Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Ex. Engines" (49-3042), and "Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043) who perform only routine tasks.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$25.48 $23.68  $1.80
2015$24.85+2.5%$23.09 +2.5%$1.76
2014$24.34+2.1%$22.62 +2.1%$1.72
2013$23.83+2.1%$22.14 +2.1%$1.68
2012$23.48+1.5%$21.82 +1.5%$1.66
2011$22.97+2.2%$21.35 +2.2%$1.62
2010$22.70+1.2%$21.10 +1.2%$1.60
2009$22.32+1.7%$20.74 +1.7%$1.58
2008$21.66+3.0%$20.13 +3.0%$1.53
2007$21.03+3.0%$19.54 +3.0%$1.49
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$25.48 $19.47  $6.01
2015$24.85+2.5%$18.93 +2.9%$5.92
2014$24.34+2.1%$18.52 +2.2%$5.82
2013$23.83+2.1%$18.15 +2.1%$5.68
2012$23.48+1.5%$17.84 +1.7%$5.64
2011$22.97+2.2%$17.56 +1.6%$5.41
2010$22.70+1.2%$17.26 +1.7%$5.44
2009$22.32+1.7%$17.03 +1.4%$5.29
2008$21.66+3.0%$16.59 +2.6%$5.07
2007$21.03+3.0%$16.06 +3.3%$4.97
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
Norwich-NL $29.76 180
Hartford $27.01 690
Waterbury $26.82 90
Danbury $25.48 230
Bridgeport $24.77 560
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $27.01 690
Bridgeport $24.77 560
New Haven $21.55 290
Danbury $25.48 230
Norwich-NL $29.76 180
Wages in other areas
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