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Estimated employment60
Mean wage$22.62
Entry wage$15.17
10th percentile wage$13.79
50th percentile wage$20.97
90th percentile wage$35.46
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing6097.7%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing60$20.70
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$20.97 $17.31  $3.66
2015$20.31+3.3%$16.76 +3.3%$3.54
2014$19.84+2.3%$16.38 +2.3%$3.46
2013$19.47+1.9%$16.07 +1.9%$3.40
2012$19.15+1.7%$15.80 +1.7%$3.34
2011$18.84+1.6%$15.55 +1.6%$3.29
2010$18.63+1.1%$15.38 +1.1%$3.25
2009$18.31+1.8%$15.11 +1.8%$3.20
2008$17.83+2.7%$14.72 +2.7%$3.11
2007$17.42+2.3%$14.38 +2.3%$3.04
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$20.97 $20.98  -$0.01
2015$20.31+3.3%$20.39 +2.9%-$0.08
2014$19.84+2.3%$19.96 +2.2%-$0.11
2013$19.47+1.9%$19.55 +2.1%-$0.08
2012$19.15+1.7%$19.22 +1.7%-$0.07
2011$18.84+1.6%$18.92 +1.6%-$0.07
2010$18.63+1.1%$18.60 +1.7%$0.04
2009$18.31+1.8%$18.35 +1.4%-$0.03
2008$17.83+2.7%$17.88 +2.6%-$0.04
2007$17.42+2.3%$17.31 +3.3%$0.12
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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