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Hartford LMA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment2,580
Mean wage$23,526
Entry wage$19,904
10th percentile wage$19,448
50th percentile wage$20,026
90th percentile wage$34,300
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education and Health Services2,580100%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services2,580$20,026
Graduate Teaching Assistants (25-1191)
Assist department chairperson, faculty members, or other professional staff members in college or university by performing teaching or teaching-related duties, such as teaching lower level courses, developing teaching materials, preparing and giving examinations, and grading examinations or papers. Graduate assistants must be enrolled in a graduate school program. Graduate assistants who primarily perform non-teaching duties, such as laboratory research, should be reported in the occupational category related to the work performed.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$20026.09 $55604.35  -$35578.26
2015$19517.49+2.6%$54192.18 +2.6%-$34674.68
2014$19151.94+1.9%$53177.18 +1.9%-$34025.24
2013$18786.38+1.9%$52162.18 +1.9%-$33375.79
2012$18420.82+2.0%$51147.18 +2.0%-$32726.35
2011$18134.74+1.6%$50352.83 +1.6%-$32218.09
2010$17816.86+1.8%$49470.22 +1.8%-$31653.35
2009$17626.14+1.1%$48940.65 +1.1%-$31314.51
2008$17101.65+3.1%$47484.35 +3.1%-$30382.70
2007$16529.47+3.5%$45895.65 +3.5%-$29366.18
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$20026.09 $46385.74  -$26359.65
2015$19517.49+2.6%$45087.98 +2.9%-$25570.48
2014$19151.94+1.9%$44123.93 +2.2%-$24971.99
2013$18786.38+1.9%$43234.03 +2.1%-$24447.65
2012$18420.82+2.0%$42492.45 +1.7%-$24071.62
2011$18134.74+1.6%$41825.03 +1.6%-$23690.29
2010$17816.86+1.8%$41120.53 +1.7%-$23303.66
2009$17626.14+1.1%$40564.35 +1.4%-$22938.21
2008$17101.65+3.1%$39526.14 +2.6%-$22424.49
2007$16529.47+3.5%$38265.45 +3.3%-$21735.98
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 $48,462 100
New Haven $34,696  
Hartford $20,026 2,580
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $20,026 2,580
Bridgeport $48,462 100
New Haven $34,696  
Wages in other areas
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