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Estimated employment630
Mean wage$19.09
Entry wage$13.84
10th percentile wage$13.14
50th percentile wage$17.58
90th percentile wage$28.81
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing15024.2%
Professional and Business Services7010.5%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing150$18.00
Trade, Transportation and Utilities$17.79
Professional and Business Services70$15.23
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)
Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location. Exclude "Logging Equipment Operators" (45-4022).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$17.58 $15.93  $1.65
2015$16.99+3.5%$15.40 +3.5%$1.59
2014$16.61+2.3%$15.05 +2.3%$1.56
2013$16.34+1.6%$14.81 +1.6%$1.53
2012$15.96+2.4%$14.47 +2.4%$1.50
2011$15.77+1.2%$14.29 +1.2%$1.48
2010$15.47+1.9%$14.02 +1.9%$1.45
2009$15.22+1.7%$13.79 +1.7%$1.43
2008$14.81+2.8%$13.42 +2.8%$1.39
2007$14.42+2.7%$13.06 +2.7%$1.35
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.58 $22.30  -$4.72
2015$16.99+3.5%$21.68 +2.9%-$4.68
2014$16.61+2.3%$21.21 +2.2%-$4.60
2013$16.34+1.6%$20.78 +2.1%-$4.44
2012$15.96+2.4%$20.43 +1.7%-$4.46
2011$15.77+1.2%$20.11 +1.6%-$4.34
2010$15.47+1.9%$19.77 +1.7%-$4.29
2009$15.22+1.7%$19.50 +1.4%-$4.28
2008$14.81+2.8%$19.00 +2.6%-$4.19
2007$14.42+2.7%$18.40 +3.3%-$3.97
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
Bridgeport $18.31 360
Danbury $18.13  
Hartford $17.58 630
New Haven $15.54 540
Norwich-NL $15.24 120
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $17.58 630
New Haven $15.54 540
Bridgeport $18.31 360
Norwich-NL $15.24 120
Waterbury $14.35 30
Wages in other areas
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