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Hartford LMA (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment11,710
Mean wage$37.69
Entry wage$30.14
10th percentile wage$27.37
50th percentile wage$37.59
90th percentile wage$48.56
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education and Health Services9,91084.7%
Financial Activities7806.6%
Public Administration1901.6%
Professional and Business Services1501.3%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Public Administration19038.20
Education and Health Services9,91037.62
Financial Activities78035.75
Professional and Business Services15034.91
Registered Nurses (29-1141)
Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required. Include advance practice nurses such as: nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse midwives, and certified registered nurse anesthetists. Advanced practice nursing is practiced by RNs who have specialized formal, post-basic education and who function in highly autonomous and specialized roles.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$37.59 $36.57  $1.02
2016$36.71+2.4%$35.71 +2.4%$1.00
2015$36.01+2.0%$35.03 +2.0%$0.98
2014$35.33+1.9%$34.37 +1.9%$0.96
2013$34.66+1.9%$33.72 +1.9%$0.94
2012$33.98+2.0%$33.06 +2.0%$0.92
2011$33.46+1.6%$32.55 +1.6%$0.91
2010$32.87+1.8%$31.98 +1.8%$0.89
2009$32.52+1.1%$31.64 +1.1%$0.88
2008$31.55+3.1%$30.69 +3.1%$0.86
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$37.59 $23.02  $14.57
2016$36.71+2.4%$22.28 +3.3%$14.43
2015$36.01+2.0%$21.82 +2.1%$14.19
2014$35.33+1.9%$21.35 +2.2%$13.98
2013$34.66+1.9%$20.92 +2.1%$13.74
2012$33.98+2.0%$20.56 +1.7%$13.42
2011$33.46+1.6%$20.24 +1.6%$13.22
2010$32.87+1.8%$19.90 +1.7%$12.97
2009$32.52+1.1%$19.63 +1.4%$12.89
2008$31.55+3.1%$19.13 +2.6%$12.42
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
Danbury$43.861,460
New Haven$39.607,730
Hartford$37.5911,710
Waterbury $37.561,560
Bridgeport-Stamford$37.216,770
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$37.5911,710
New Haven$39.607,730
Bridgeport-Stamford$37.216,770
Norwich-New London$36.682,140
Waterbury $37.561,560
Wages in other areas
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