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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment1,570
Mean wage$22.24
Entry wage$16.71
10th percentile wage$16.02
50th percentile wage$21.65
90th percentile wage$30.27
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction1,34085.1%
Public Administration1006.1%
Professional and Business Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Public Administration10027.56
Construction1,34021.35
Professional and Business Services18.40
Construction Laborers (47-2061)
Perform tasks involving physical labor at building, highway, and heavy construction projects, tunnel and shaft excavations, and demolition sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, clean up rubble and debris, and remove asbestos, lead, and other hazardous waste materials. May assist other craft workers. Exclude construction laborers who primarily assist a particular craft worker, and classify them under "Helpers, Construction Trades" (47-3011 through 47-3016).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$21.65 $26.95  -$5.30
2016$20.84+3.9%$25.94 +3.9%-$5.10
2015$20.50+1.7%$25.52 +1.7%-$5.01
2014$20.06+2.2%$24.97 +2.2%-$4.91
2013$19.75+1.5%$24.59 +1.5%-$4.83
2012$19.58+.9%$24.38 +.9%-$4.79
2011$19.30+1.5%$24.02 +1.5%-$4.72
2010$19.08+1.2%$23.75 +1.2%-$4.67
2009$18.87+1.1%$23.49 +1.1%-$4.62
2008$18.25+3.4%$22.71 +3.4%-$4.46
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$21.65 $23.51  -$1.86
2016$20.84+3.9%$22.76 +3.3%-$1.92
2015$20.50+1.7%$22.28 +2.1%-$1.78
2014$20.06+2.2%$21.81 +2.2%-$1.74
2013$19.75+1.5%$21.37 +2.1%-$1.61
2012$19.58+.9%$21.00 +1.7%-$1.41
2011$19.30+1.5%$20.67 +1.6%-$1.37
2010$19.08+1.2%$20.32 +1.7%-$1.24
2009$18.87+1.1%$20.05 +1.4%-$1.17
2008$18.25+3.4%$19.53 +2.6%-$1.28
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
New Haven$22.391,690
Bridgeport-Stamford$21.651,570
Danbury$21.60460
Hartford$20.642,430
Norwich-New London$18.91400
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$20.642,430
New Haven$22.391,690
Bridgeport-Stamford$21.651,570
Danbury$21.60460
Norwich-New London$18.91400
Wages in other areas
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