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Estimated employment50
Mean wage$19.41
Entry wage$11.91
10th percentile wage$10.88
50th percentile wage$17.30
90th percentile wage$34.69
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction$31.15
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators (53-7032)
Operate or tend machinery equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets, to excavate and load loose materials. Exclude "Dredge Operators" (53-7031).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$17.30 $15.93  $1.37
2015$16.72+3.5%$15.40 +3.5%$1.32
2014$16.35+2.3%$15.05 +2.3%$1.29
2013$16.08+1.6%$14.81 +1.6%$1.27
2012$15.71+2.4%$14.47 +2.4%$1.24
2011$15.52+1.2%$14.29 +1.2%$1.23
2010$15.23+1.9%$14.02 +1.9%$1.21
2009$14.98+1.7%$13.79 +1.7%$1.19
2008$14.58+2.8%$13.42 +2.8%$1.15
2007$14.19+2.7%$13.06 +2.7%$1.12
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.30 $22.30  -$5.00
2015$16.72+3.5%$21.68 +2.9%-$4.95
2014$16.35+2.3%$21.21 +2.2%-$4.86
2013$16.08+1.6%$20.78 +2.1%-$4.70
2012$15.71+2.4%$20.43 +1.7%-$4.71
2011$15.52+1.2%$20.11 +1.6%-$4.59
2010$15.23+1.9%$19.77 +1.7%-$4.54
2009$14.98+1.7%$19.50 +1.4%-$4.52
2008$14.58+2.8%$19.00 +2.6%-$4.42
2007$14.19+2.7%$18.40 +3.3%-$4.20
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
Danbury $26.98 30
Norwich-NL $23.15 40
Hartford $17.30 50
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $17.30 50
Norwich-NL $23.15 40
Danbury $26.98 30
Wages in other areas
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