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Norwich-New London LMA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment50
Mean wage$16.43
Entry wage$10.72
10th percentile wage$10.24
50th percentile wage$16.49
90th percentile wage$23.75
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing4081.1%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing40$16.43
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders (51-9121)
Set up, operate, or tend machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products including food, glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Exclude "Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal and Plastic" (51-4193) and "Painters, Transportation Equipment" (51-9122).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$16.49 $22.20  -$5.71
2015$15.97+3.3%$21.50 +3.3%-$5.52
2014$15.61+2.3%$21.01 +2.3%-$5.40
2013$15.31+1.9%$20.61 +1.9%-$5.30
2012$15.06+1.7%$20.27 +1.7%-$5.21
2011$14.81+1.6%$19.94 +1.6%-$5.12
2010$14.65+1.1%$19.73 +1.1%-$5.07
2009$14.40+1.8%$19.38 +1.8%-$4.98
2008$14.02+2.7%$18.88 +2.7%-$4.85
2007$13.70+2.3%$18.45 +2.3%-$4.74
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$16.49 $18.90  -$2.41
2015$15.97+3.3%$18.37 +2.9%-$2.40
2014$15.61+2.3%$17.98 +2.2%-$2.37
2013$15.31+1.9%$17.62 +2.1%-$2.30
2012$15.06+1.7%$17.31 +1.7%-$2.25
2011$14.81+1.6%$17.04 +1.6%-$2.22
2010$14.65+1.1%$16.75 +1.7%-$2.10
2009$14.40+1.8%$16.53 +1.4%-$2.12
2008$14.02+2.7%$16.11 +2.6%-$2.08
2007$13.70+2.3%$15.59 +3.3%-$1.88
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
Hartford $18.54 270
Norwich-NL $16.49 50
New Haven $15.89 310
Bridgeport $15.24 130
Waterbury $13.16 50
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven $15.89 310
Hartford $18.54 270
Bridgeport $15.24 130
Waterbury $13.16 50
Norwich-NL $16.49 50
Wages in other areas
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