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Estimated employment80
Mean wage$21.35
Entry wage$14.68
10th percentile wage$13.29
50th percentile wage$21.75
90th percentile wage$29.61
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing7085.6%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing70$21.54
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters (51-7011)
Cut, shape, and assemble wooden articles or set up and operate a variety of woodworking machines, such as power saws, jointers, and mortisers to surface, cut, or shape lumber or to fabricate parts for wood products. Exclude "Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders" (51-7041 through 51-7042) who specialize in one or a limited number of machine phases.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$21.75 $18.47  $3.28
2015$21.06+3.3%$17.88 +3.3%$3.18
2014$20.58+2.3%$17.48 +2.3%$3.10
2013$20.19+1.9%$17.15 +1.9%$3.05
2012$19.86+1.7%$16.86 +1.7%$2.99
2011$19.54+1.6%$16.59 +1.6%$2.95
2010$19.33+1.1%$16.41 +1.1%$2.91
2009$18.99+1.8%$16.13 +1.8%$2.86
2008$18.50+2.7%$15.71 +2.7%$2.79
2007$18.07+2.3%$15.35 +2.3%$2.73
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$21.75 $19.47  $2.28
2015$21.06+3.3%$18.93 +2.9%$2.14
2014$20.58+2.3%$18.52 +2.2%$2.06
2013$20.19+1.9%$18.15 +2.1%$2.05
2012$19.86+1.7%$17.84 +1.7%$2.02
2011$19.54+1.6%$17.56 +1.6%$1.98
2010$19.33+1.1%$17.26 +1.7%$2.07
2009$18.99+1.8%$17.03 +1.4%$1.96
2008$18.50+2.7%$16.59 +2.6%$1.91
2007$18.07+2.3%$16.06 +3.3%$2.01
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 $23.89  
Danbury $21.75 80
Hartford $21.62 390
New Haven $20.97 60
Bridgeport $20.30 230
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $21.62 390
Bridgeport $20.30 230
Danbury $21.75 80
New Haven $20.97 60
Norwich-NL $23.89  
Wages in other areas
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