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Estimated employment1,260
Mean wage$14.99
Entry wage$12.57
10th percentile wage$11.71
50th percentile wage$14.84
90th percentile wage$18.67
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education and Health Services1,260100%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services1,260$14.84
Nursing Assistants (31-1014)
Provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff. Perform duties, such as feed, bathe, dress, groom, or move patients, or change linens. Exclude "Home Health Aides" (31-1011) and "Psychiatric Aides" (31-1013).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$14.84 $15.67  -$0.83
2015$14.45+2.7%$15.25 +2.7%-$0.80
2014$14.16+2.0%$14.95 +2.0%-$0.79
2013$13.98+1.3%$14.76 +1.3%-$0.78
2012$13.77+1.5%$14.55 +1.5%-$0.77
2011$13.58+1.4%$14.34 +1.4%-$0.75
2010$13.44+1.1%$14.19 +1.1%-$0.75
2009$13.18+2.0%$13.91 +2.0%-$0.73
2008$12.82+2.8%$13.53 +2.8%-$0.71
2007$12.31+4.1%$13.00 +4.1%-$0.68
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$14.84 $18.24  -$3.40
2015$14.45+2.7%$17.73 +2.9%-$3.28
2014$14.16+2.0%$17.35 +2.2%-$3.19
2013$13.98+1.3%$17.00 +2.1%-$3.02
2012$13.77+1.5%$16.71 +1.7%-$2.93
2011$13.58+1.4%$16.45 +1.6%-$2.86
2010$13.44+1.1%$16.17 +1.7%-$2.72
2009$13.18+2.0%$15.95 +1.4%-$2.77
2008$12.82+2.8%$15.54 +2.6%-$2.72
2007$12.31+4.1%$15.05 +3.3%-$2.73
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 $16.14 4,050
Bridgeport $16.04 5,060
Danbury $14.96 950
Waterbury $14.84 1,260
Hartford $14.55 7,530
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $14.55 7,530
Bridgeport $16.04 5,060
New Haven $16.14 4,050
Norwich-NL $14.08 1,520
Waterbury $14.84 1,260
Wages in other areas
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