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Estimated employment660
Mean wage$11.99
Entry wage$9.54
10th percentile wage$9.40
50th percentile wage$11.28
90th percentile wage$15.32
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education and Health Services25037.7%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities609%
Leisure and Hospitality
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services250$12.65
Leisure and Hospitality$10.61
Trade, Transportation and Utilities60$9.66
Food Preparation Workers (35-2021)
Perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking, such as preparing cold foods and shellfish, slicing meat, and brewing coffee or tea.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$11.28 $9.93  $1.35
2015$10.98+2.7%$9.67 +2.7%$1.31
2014$10.76+2.0%$9.47 +2.0%$1.29
2013$10.63+1.3%$9.35 +1.3%$1.27
2012$10.47+1.5%$9.22 +1.5%$1.25
2011$10.32+1.4%$9.09 +1.4%$1.24
2010$10.22+1.1%$8.99 +1.1%$1.22
2009$10.02+2.0%$8.82 +2.0%$1.20
2008$9.74+2.8%$8.58 +2.8%$1.17
2007$9.36+4.1%$8.24 +4.1%$1.12
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$11.28 $18.24  -$6.96
2015$10.98+2.7%$17.73 +2.9%-$6.74
2014$10.76+2.0%$17.35 +2.2%-$6.58
2013$10.63+1.3%$17.00 +2.1%-$6.37
2012$10.47+1.5%$16.71 +1.7%-$6.23
2011$10.32+1.4%$16.45 +1.6%-$6.12
2010$10.22+1.1%$16.17 +1.7%-$5.95
2009$10.02+2.0%$15.95 +1.4%-$5.93
2008$9.74+2.8%$15.54 +2.6%-$5.79
2007$9.36+4.1%$15.05 +3.3%-$5.68
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 $11.61 1,680
New Haven $11.40 1,950
Waterbury $11.28 660
Danbury $10.84 530
Hartford $10.50 3,050
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $10.50 3,050
New Haven $11.40 1,950
Bridgeport $11.61 1,680
Norwich-NL $10.33 900
Waterbury $11.28 660
Wages in other areas
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