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Estimated employment390
Mean wage$21.65
Entry wage$15.71
10th percentile wage$14.16
50th percentile wage$21.62
90th percentile wage$29.67
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing28072.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing280$21.84
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters (51-7011)
Cut, shape, and assemble wooden articles or set up and operate a variety of woodworking machines, such as power saws, jointers, and mortisers to surface, cut, or shape lumber or to fabricate parts for wood products. Exclude "Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders" (51-7041 through 51-7042) who specialize in one or a limited number of machine phases.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$21.62 $19.16  $2.46
2015$20.93+3.3%$18.55 +3.3%$2.38
2014$20.46+2.3%$18.13 +2.3%$2.33
2013$20.07+1.9%$17.79 +1.9%$2.28
2012$19.74+1.7%$17.49 +1.7%$2.25
2011$19.42+1.6%$17.21 +1.6%$2.21
2010$19.21+1.1%$17.03 +1.1%$2.19
2009$18.88+1.8%$16.73 +1.8%$2.15
2008$18.39+2.7%$16.29 +2.7%$2.09
2007$17.96+2.3%$15.92 +2.3%$2.04
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$21.62 $22.30  -$0.68
2015$20.93+3.3%$21.68 +2.9%-$0.74
2014$20.46+2.3%$21.21 +2.2%-$0.75
2013$20.07+1.9%$20.78 +2.1%-$0.71
2012$19.74+1.7%$20.43 +1.7%-$0.68
2011$19.42+1.6%$20.11 +1.6%-$0.68
2010$19.21+1.1%$19.77 +1.7%-$0.55
2009$18.88+1.8%$19.50 +1.4%-$0.62
2008$18.39+2.7%$19.00 +2.6%-$0.61
2007$17.96+2.3%$18.40 +3.3%-$0.43
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 $23.89  
Danbury $21.75 80
Hartford $21.62 390
New Haven $20.97 60
Bridgeport $20.30 230
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $21.62 390
Bridgeport $20.30 230
Danbury $21.75 80
New Haven $20.97 60
Norwich-NL $23.89  
Wages in other areas
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