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Estimated employment330
Mean wage$28.21
Entry wage$19.50
10th percentile wage$17.65
50th percentile wage$28.63
90th percentile wage$37.73
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing14043.4%
Professional and Business Services11034.1%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities4011.1%
Public Administration204.8%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Public Administration20$32.82
Trade, Transportation and Utilities40$32.28
Professional and Business Services110$27.30
Manufacturing140$25.85
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians (17-3023)
Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the direction of engineering staff, to design, build, repair, calibrate, and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls, and machinery for subsequent evaluation and use by
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$28.63 $36.36  -$7.73
2015$27.90+2.6%$35.44 +2.6%-$7.53
2014$27.38+1.9%$34.77 +1.9%-$7.39
2013$26.86+1.9%$34.11 +1.9%-$7.25
2012$26.34+2.0%$33.45 +2.0%-$7.11
2011$25.93+1.6%$32.93 +1.6%-$6.99
2010$25.47+1.8%$32.35 +1.8%-$6.87
2009$25.20+1.1%$32.00 +1.1%-$6.80
2008$24.45+3.1%$31.05 +3.1%-$6.60
2007$23.63+3.5%$30.01 +3.5%-$6.38
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$28.63 $20.98  $7.65
2015$27.90+2.6%$20.39 +2.9%$7.51
2014$27.38+1.9%$19.96 +2.2%$7.42
2013$26.86+1.9%$19.55 +2.1%$7.30
2012$26.34+2.0%$19.22 +1.7%$7.12
2011$25.93+1.6%$18.92 +1.6%$7.01
2010$25.47+1.8%$18.60 +1.7%$6.87
2009$25.20+1.1%$18.35 +1.4%$6.85
2008$24.45+3.1%$17.88 +2.6%$6.57
2007$23.63+3.5%$17.31 +3.3%$6.32
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 $31.77 250
Norwich-NL $30.64 450
Hartford $28.83 330
New Haven $28.63 330
Danbury $26.68 50
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Norwich-NL $30.64 450
New Haven $28.63 330
Hartford $28.83 330
Bridgeport $31.77 250
Danbury $26.68 50
Wages in other areas
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