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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$25.64
Entry wage$18.77
10th percentile wage$16.89
50th percentile wage$24.33
90th percentile wage$37.94
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction24.18
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers (47-2051)
Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete, such as floors, walks, sidewalks, roads, or curbs using a variety of hand and power tools. Align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters; patch voids; use saws to cut expansion joints. Classify installers of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units in "Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. (37-3011).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$24.33 $26.95  -$2.62
2016$23.42+3.9%$25.94 +3.9%-$2.52
2015$23.04+1.7%$25.52 +1.7%-$2.48
2014$22.54+2.2%$24.97 +2.2%-$2.42
2013$22.20+1.5%$24.59 +1.5%-$2.39
2012$22.01+.9%$24.38 +.9%-$2.37
2011$21.69+1.5%$24.02 +1.5%-$2.33
2010$21.44+1.2%$23.75 +1.2%-$2.30
2009$21.21+1.1%$23.49 +1.1%-$2.28
2008$20.51+3.4%$22.71 +3.4%-$2.20
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$24.33 $23.51  $0.82
2016$23.42+3.9%$22.76 +3.3%$0.66
2015$23.04+1.7%$22.28 +2.1%$0.75
2014$22.54+2.2%$21.81 +2.2%$0.74
2013$22.20+1.5%$21.37 +2.1%$0.83
2012$22.01+.9%$21.00 +1.7%$1.01
2011$21.69+1.5%$20.67 +1.6%$1.02
2010$21.44+1.2%$20.32 +1.7%$1.12
2009$21.21+1.1%$20.05 +1.4%$1.16
2008$20.51+3.4%$19.53 +2.6%$0.97
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 2017
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Waterbury $40.2360
Norwich-New London$27.22 
Danbury$26.67110
Bridgeport-Stamford$24.33 
Hartford$21.71230
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$21.71230
New Haven$21.20210
Danbury$26.67110
Waterbury $40.2360
Bridgeport-Stamford$24.33 
Wages in other areas
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