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Estimated employment430
Mean wage$15.50
Entry wage$11.32
10th percentile wage$10.05
50th percentile wage$14.84
90th percentile wage$21.37
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional and Business Services20045.8%
Public Administration307.3%
Leisure and Hospitality306.7%
Other Services305.8%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Leisure and Hospitality30$16.98
Trade, Transportation and Utilities$14.75
Public Administration30$14.17
Professional and Business Services200$13.47
Other Services30$11.98
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011)
Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. Exclude "Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse" (45-2092).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$14.84 $13.72  $1.12
2015$14.45+2.7%$13.35 +2.7%$1.09
2014$14.16+2.0%$13.09 +2.0%$1.07
2013$13.98+1.3%$12.92 +1.3%$1.05
2012$13.77+1.5%$12.74 +1.5%$1.04
2011$13.58+1.4%$12.56 +1.4%$1.03
2010$13.44+1.1%$12.43 +1.1%$1.01
2009$13.18+2.0%$12.18 +2.0%$0.99
2008$12.82+2.8%$11.85 +2.8%$0.97
2007$12.31+4.1%$11.39 +4.1%$0.93
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 $16.87 1,890
Danbury $15.77 790
Bridgeport $15.62 4,820
Waterbury $14.84 430
Hartford $13.36 3,640
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport $15.62 4,820
Hartford $13.36 3,640
New Haven $16.87 1,890
Norwich-NL $13.36 870
Danbury $15.77 790
Wages in other areas
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