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Estimated employment840
Mean wage$22.50
Entry wage$16.14
10th percentile wage$15.51
50th percentile wage$21.77
90th percentile wage$31.95
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing67079.2%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities505.4%
Construction
Professional and Business Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction$33.71
Manufacturing670$21.61
Trade, Transportation and Utilities50$20.45
Professional and Business Services$19.03
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)
Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$21.77 $19.16  $2.61
2015$21.08+3.3%$18.55 +3.3%$2.53
2014$20.60+2.3%$18.13 +2.3%$2.47
2013$20.21+1.9%$17.79 +1.9%$2.42
2012$19.88+1.7%$17.49 +1.7%$2.38
2011$19.56+1.6%$17.21 +1.6%$2.34
2010$19.35+1.1%$17.03 +1.1%$2.32
2009$19.01+1.8%$16.73 +1.8%$2.28
2008$18.51+2.7%$16.29 +2.7%$2.22
2007$18.09+2.3%$15.92 +2.3%$2.17
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$21.77 $22.30  -$0.53
2015$21.08+3.3%$21.68 +2.9%-$0.59
2014$20.60+2.3%$21.21 +2.2%-$0.61
2013$20.21+1.9%$20.78 +2.1%-$0.57
2012$19.88+1.7%$20.43 +1.7%-$0.55
2011$19.56+1.6%$20.11 +1.6%-$0.54
2010$19.35+1.1%$19.77 +1.7%-$0.42
2009$19.01+1.8%$19.50 +1.4%-$0.49
2008$18.51+2.7%$19.00 +2.6%-$0.48
2007$18.09+2.3%$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
Norwich-NL $21.92 270
Hartford $21.77 840
Danbury $20.46 70
Waterbury $20.08 70
Bridgeport $19.25 410
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $21.77 840
Bridgeport $19.25 410
New Haven $18.51 300
Norwich-NL $21.92 270
Danbury $20.46 70
Wages in other areas
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