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Estimated employment260
Mean wage$35.36
Entry wage$23.42
10th percentile wage$20.95
50th percentile wage$32.37
90th percentile wage$62.41
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction26097%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction260$32.44
Brickmasons and Blockmasons (47-2021)
Lay and bind building materials, such as brick, structural tile, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, and terra-cotta block, with mortar and other substances to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures. Exclude "Stonemasons" (47-2022). Classify installers of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units in "Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers" (37-3011).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$32.37 $25.44  $6.93
2015$31.61+2.4%$24.85 +2.4%$6.77
2014$30.93+2.2%$24.31 +2.2%$6.62
2013$30.46+1.5%$23.94 +1.5%$6.52
2012$30.20+.9%$23.74 +.9%$6.47
2011$29.76+1.5%$23.39 +1.5%$6.37
2010$29.42+1.2%$23.12 +1.2%$6.30
2009$29.11+1.1%$22.88 +1.1%$6.23
2008$28.14+3.4%$22.12 +3.4%$6.02
2007$27.07+4.0%$21.28 +4.0%$5.80
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$32.37 $22.30  $10.07
2015$31.61+2.4%$21.68 +2.9%$9.94
2014$30.93+2.2%$21.21 +2.2%$9.72
2013$30.46+1.5%$20.78 +2.1%$9.68
2012$30.20+.9%$20.43 +1.7%$9.78
2011$29.76+1.5%$20.11 +1.6%$9.65
2010$29.42+1.2%$19.77 +1.7%$9.65
2009$29.11+1.1%$19.50 +1.4%$9.61
2008$28.14+3.4%$19.00 +2.6%$9.14
2007$27.07+4.0%$18.40 +3.3%$8.67
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
New Haven $33.75 100
Hartford $32.37 260
Bridgeport $32.31 120
Norwich-NL $24.91 20
Danbury $24.83 30
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $32.37 260
Bridgeport $32.31 120
New Haven $33.75 100
Danbury $24.83 30
Norwich-NL $24.91 20
Wages in other areas
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