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State of Connecticut (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment4,690
Mean wage$38.32
Entry wage$27.03
10th percentile wage$25.93
50th percentile wage$36.47
90th percentile wage$54.23
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Specialty Trade Contractors1,98042.3%
Construction of Buildings1,28027.3%
Public Administration52011.2%
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction3707.9%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Wood Product Manufacturing1044.45
Management of Companies and Enterprises4042.81
Hospitals1039.13
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services3038.13
1st-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Work (47-1011)
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$36.47 $26.49  $9.98
2016$35.10+3.9%$25.50 +3.9%$9.61
2015$34.53+1.7%$25.08 +1.7%$9.45
2014$33.79+2.2%$24.54 +2.2%$9.25
2013$33.28+1.5%$24.17 +1.5%$9.11
2012$32.99+.9%$23.96 +.9%$9.03
2011$32.51+1.5%$23.61 +1.5%$8.90
2010$32.14+1.2%$23.34 +1.2%$8.79
2009$31.79+1.1%$23.09 +1.1%$8.70
2008$30.74+3.4%$22.33 +3.4%$8.41
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$36.47 $22.06  $14.41
2016$35.10+3.9%$21.36 +3.3%$13.75
2015$34.53+1.7%$20.91 +2.1%$13.62
2014$33.79+2.2%$20.46 +2.2%$13.33
2013$33.28+1.5%$20.05 +2.1%$13.23
2012$32.99+.9%$19.70 +1.7%$13.29
2011$32.51+1.5%$19.39 +1.6%$13.11
2010$32.14+1.2%$19.07 +1.7%$13.07
2009$31.79+1.1%$18.81 +1.4%$12.98
2008$30.74+3.4%$18.33 +2.6%$12.41

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2017

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.
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