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Hartford LMA (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment3,690
Mean wage$16.27
Entry wage$11.12
10th percentile wage$10.61
50th percentile wage$14.32
90th percentile wage$26.46
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional and Business Services2,24060.7%
Leisure and Hospitality50013.6%
Public Administration3609.6%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities1203.2%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services8022.40
Public Administration36021.11
Construction20.71
Financial Activities6015.54
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011)
Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. Exclude "Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse" (45-2092).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$14.32 $15.04  -$0.71
2016$13.67+4.7%$14.36 +4.7%-$0.68
2015$13.44+1.7%$14.12 +1.7%-$0.67
2014$13.17+2.0%$13.84 +2.0%-$0.66
2013$13.01+1.3%$13.66 +1.3%-$0.65
2012$12.82+1.5%$13.46 +1.5%-$0.64
2011$12.64+1.4%$13.27 +1.4%-$0.63
2010$12.50+1.1%$13.13 +1.1%-$0.62
2009$12.26+2.0%$12.88 +2.0%-$0.61
2008$11.93+2.8%$12.53 +2.8%-$0.59
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$14.32 $23.02  -$8.70
2016$13.67+4.7%$22.28 +3.3%-$8.61
2015$13.44+1.7%$21.82 +2.1%-$8.37
2014$13.17+2.0%$21.35 +2.2%-$8.17
2013$13.01+1.3%$20.92 +2.1%-$7.91
2012$12.82+1.5%$20.56 +1.7%-$7.74
2011$12.64+1.4%$20.24 +1.6%-$7.60
2010$12.50+1.1%$19.90 +1.7%-$7.39
2009$12.26+2.0%$19.63 +1.4%-$7.36
2008$11.93+2.8%$19.13 +2.6%-$7.20
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$19.291,860
Danbury$16.95770
Bridgeport-Stamford$16.374,560
Waterbury $14.81420
Norwich-New London$14.67890
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford$16.374,560
Hartford$14.323,690
New Haven$19.291,860
Norwich-New London$14.67890
Danbury$16.95770
Wages in other areas
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