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Estimated employment9,070
Mean wage$27.89
Entry wage$17.37
10th percentile wage$15.55
50th percentile wage$26.96
90th percentile wage$43.01
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction6,82075.2%
Public Administration6407%
Professional and Business Services4505%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities3904.3%
Manufacturing3503.8%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services270$39.08
Trade, Transportation and Utilities390$32.01
Financial Activities$28.61
Manufacturing350$26.87
Public Administration640$26.70
Construction and Extraction Occupations (47-0000)
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$26.96 $26.96  $0.00
2015$26.33+2.4%$26.33 +2.4%$0.00
2014$25.76+2.2%$25.76 +2.2%$0.00
2013$25.37+1.5%$25.37 +1.5%$0.00
2012$25.16+.9%$25.16 +.9%$0.00
2011$24.79+1.5%$24.79 +1.5%$0.00
2010$24.50+1.2%$24.50 +1.2%$0.00
2009$24.24+1.1%$24.24 +1.1%$0.00
2008$23.44+3.4%$23.44 +3.4%$0.00
2007$22.55+4.0%$22.55 +4.0%$0.00
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$26.96 $20.98  $5.98
2015$26.33+2.4%$20.39 +2.9%$5.94
2014$25.76+2.2%$19.96 +2.2%$5.81
2013$25.37+1.5%$19.55 +2.1%$5.82
2012$25.16+.9%$19.22 +1.7%$5.94
2011$24.79+1.5%$18.92 +1.6%$5.87
2010$24.50+1.2%$18.60 +1.7%$5.90
2009$24.24+1.1%$18.35 +1.4%$5.90
2008$23.44+3.4%$17.88 +2.6%$5.56
2007$22.55+4.0%$17.31 +3.3%$5.24
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
New Haven $26.96 9,070
Bridgeport $25.84 10,270
Hartford $25.44 18,420
Danbury $24.95 2,590
Norwich-NL $23.93 4,310
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $25.44 18,420
Bridgeport $25.84 10,270
New Haven $26.96 9,070
Norwich-NL $23.93 4,310
Danbury $24.95 2,590
Wages in other areas
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