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Hartford LMA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment1,410
Mean wage$21.42
Entry wage$14.76
10th percentile wage$13.37
50th percentile wage$20.78
90th percentile wage$30.25
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing1,40099.5%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing1,400$20.80
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4081)
Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$20.78 $19.16  $1.62
2015$20.12+3.3%$18.55 +3.3%$1.57
2014$19.66+2.3%$18.13 +2.3%$1.53
2013$19.29+1.9%$17.79 +1.9%$1.50
2012$18.97+1.7%$17.49 +1.7%$1.48
2011$18.67+1.6%$17.21 +1.6%$1.46
2010$18.47+1.1%$17.03 +1.1%$1.44
2009$18.14+1.8%$16.73 +1.8%$1.41
2008$17.67+2.7%$16.29 +2.7%$1.38
2007$17.27+2.3%$15.92 +2.3%$1.35
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$20.78 $22.30  -$1.52
2015$20.12+3.3%$21.68 +2.9%-$1.55
2014$19.66+2.3%$21.21 +2.2%-$1.54
2013$19.29+1.9%$20.78 +2.1%-$1.49
2012$18.97+1.7%$20.43 +1.7%-$1.45
2011$18.67+1.6%$20.11 +1.6%-$1.43
2010$18.47+1.1%$19.77 +1.7%-$1.30
2009$18.14+1.8%$19.50 +1.4%-$1.35
2008$17.67+2.7%$19.00 +2.6%-$1.33
2007$17.27+2.3%$18.40 +3.3%-$1.13
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
Hartford $20.78 1,410
Bridgeport $19.14 510
Norwich-NL $18.84 40
New Haven $16.50 620
Waterbury $11.59 350
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $20.78 1,410
New Haven $16.50 620
Bridgeport $19.14 510
Waterbury $11.59 350
Norwich-NL $18.84 40
Wages in other areas
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