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Norwich-New London LMA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment400
Mean wage$17.09
Entry wage$12.77
10th percentile wage$11.99
50th percentile wage$16.54
90th percentile wage$23.72
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Trade, Transportation and Utilities27066.4%
Manufacturing4010.5%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing40$18.40
Trade, Transportation and Utilities270$15.96
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks (43-5071)
Verify and keep records on incoming and outgoing shipments. Prepare items for shipment. Duties include assembling, addressing, stamping, and shipping merchandise or material; receiving, unpacking, verifying and recording incoming merchandise or material; and arranging for the transportation of products. Exclude "Stock Clerks and Order Fillers" (43-5081) and "Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping" (43-5111).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$16.54 $17.39  -$0.85
2015$15.94+3.8%$16.76 +3.8%-$0.81
2014$15.63+2.0%$16.43 +2.0%-$0.80
2013$15.32+2.0%$16.10 +2.0%-$0.78
2012$15.06+1.7%$15.83 +1.7%-$0.77
2011$14.78+1.8%$15.54 +1.8%-$0.75
2010$14.55+1.6%$15.30 +1.6%-$0.74
2009$14.28+1.9%$15.01 +1.9%-$0.73
2008$13.89+2.8%$14.60 +2.8%-$0.71
2007$13.44+3.3%$14.13 +3.3%-$0.69
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$16.54 $18.90  -$2.36
2015$15.94+3.8%$18.37 +2.9%-$2.42
2014$15.63+2.0%$17.98 +2.2%-$2.34
2013$15.32+2.0%$17.62 +2.1%-$2.29
2012$15.06+1.7%$17.31 +1.7%-$2.25
2011$14.78+1.8%$17.04 +1.6%-$2.25
2010$14.55+1.6%$16.75 +1.7%-$2.20
2009$14.28+1.9%$16.53 +1.4%-$2.25
2008$13.89+2.8%$16.11 +2.6%-$2.21
2007$13.44+3.3%$15.59 +3.3%-$2.14
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 $17.20 1,140
Waterbury $17.18 370
Hartford $16.97 2,650
Norwich-NL $16.54 400
Danbury $15.26 430
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $16.97 2,650
New Haven $15.21 1,560
Bridgeport $17.20 1,140
Danbury $15.26 430
Norwich-NL $16.54 400
Wages in other areas
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