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Estimated employment240
Mean wage$23.65
Entry wage$16.88
10th percentile wage$16.13
50th percentile wage$22.36
90th percentile wage$34.69
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction23096%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction230$22.03
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers (47-2051)
Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete, such as floors, walks, sidewalks, roads, or curbs using a variety of hand and power tools. Align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters; patch voids; use saws to cut expansion joints. 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$22.36 $25.44  -$3.08
2015$21.84+2.4%$24.85 +2.4%-$3.00
2014$21.37+2.2%$24.31 +2.2%-$2.94
2013$21.04+1.5%$23.94 +1.5%-$2.89
2012$20.86+.9%$23.74 +.9%-$2.87
2011$20.56+1.5%$23.39 +1.5%-$2.83
2010$20.32+1.2%$23.12 +1.2%-$2.79
2009$20.11+1.1%$22.88 +1.1%-$2.76
2008$19.44+3.4%$22.12 +3.4%-$2.67
2007$18.70+4.0%$21.28 +4.0%-$2.57
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$22.36 $22.30  $0.06
2015$21.84+2.4%$21.68 +2.9%$0.16
2014$21.37+2.2%$21.21 +2.2%$0.16
2013$21.04+1.5%$20.78 +2.1%$0.26
2012$20.86+.9%$20.43 +1.7%$0.44
2011$20.56+1.5%$20.11 +1.6%$0.45
2010$20.32+1.2%$19.77 +1.7%$0.55
2009$20.11+1.1%$19.50 +1.4%$0.60
2008$19.44+3.4%$19.00 +2.6%$0.44
2007$18.70+4.0%$18.40 +3.3%$0.30
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
Waterbury $32.08  
Danbury $25.23 120
Bridgeport $23.73  
Hartford $22.36 240
New Haven $21.07 220
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $22.36 240
New Haven $21.07 220
Danbury $25.23 120
Bridgeport $23.73  
Norwich-NL $19.57  
Wages in other areas
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