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Estimated employment150
Mean wage$22.56
Entry wage$16.23
10th percentile wage$13.67
50th percentile wage$22.44
90th percentile wage$30.77
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing8051.6%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing8021.83
Trade, Transportation and Utilities21.11
Maintenance Workers, Machinery (49-9043)
Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance. Exclude "Maintenance and Repair Workers, General" (49-9042).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$22.44 $24.72  -$2.28
2016$21.89+2.5%$24.12 +2.5%-$2.22
2015$21.47+2.0%$23.65 +2.0%-$2.18
2014$21.03+2.1%$23.17 +2.1%-$2.13
2013$20.59+2.1%$22.68 +2.1%-$2.09
2012$20.29+1.5%$22.35 +1.5%-$2.06
2011$19.85+2.2%$21.86 +2.2%-$2.01
2010$19.62+1.2%$21.61 +1.2%-$1.99
2009$19.28+1.7%$21.24 +1.7%-$1.95
2008$18.72+3.0%$20.62 +3.0%-$1.90
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$22.44 $23.51  -$1.07
2016$21.89+2.5%$22.76 +3.3%-$0.86
2015$21.47+2.0%$22.28 +2.1%-$0.81
2014$21.03+2.1%$21.81 +2.2%-$0.77
2013$20.59+2.1%$21.37 +2.1%-$0.77
2012$20.29+1.5%$21.00 +1.7%-$0.71
2011$19.85+2.2%$20.67 +1.6%-$0.82
2010$19.62+1.2%$20.32 +1.7%-$0.70
2009$19.28+1.7%$20.05 +1.4%-$0.76
2008$18.72+3.0%$19.53 +2.6%-$0.81
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
Norwich-New London$26.37140
New Haven$24.88240
Hartford$23.49480
Bridgeport-Stamford$22.44150
Waterbury $19.6480
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$23.49480
New Haven$24.88240
Bridgeport-Stamford$22.44150
Norwich-New London$26.37140
Waterbury $19.6480
Wages in other areas
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