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Hartford LMA (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment210
Mean wage$33.51
Entry wage$20.30
10th percentile wage$19.20
50th percentile wage$26.82
90th percentile wage$68.57
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction17083.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction17026.74
Structural Iron and Steel Workers (47-2221)
Raise, place, and unite iron or steel girders, columns, and other structural members to form completed structures or structural frameworks. May erect metal storage tanks and assemble prefabricated metal buildings. Exclude "Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers" (47-2171).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$26.82 $26.32  $0.50
2016$25.81+3.9%$25.33 +3.9%$0.48
2015$25.39+1.7%$24.92 +1.7%$0.47
2014$24.85+2.2%$24.39 +2.2%$0.46
2013$24.47+1.5%$24.02 +1.5%$0.46
2012$24.26+.9%$23.81 +.9%$0.45
2011$23.91+1.5%$23.46 +1.5%$0.45
2010$23.63+1.2%$23.19 +1.2%$0.44
2009$23.38+1.1%$22.95 +1.1%$0.44
2008$22.61+3.4%$22.18 +3.4%$0.42
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$26.82 $23.02  $3.80
2016$25.81+3.9%$22.28 +3.3%$3.53
2015$25.39+1.7%$21.82 +2.1%$3.58
2014$24.85+2.2%$21.35 +2.2%$3.50
2013$24.47+1.5%$20.92 +2.1%$3.55
2012$24.26+.9%$20.56 +1.7%$3.70
2011$23.91+1.5%$20.24 +1.6%$3.67
2010$23.63+1.2%$19.90 +1.7%$3.73
2009$23.38+1.1%$19.63 +1.4%$3.75
2008$22.61+3.4%$19.13 +2.6%$3.48
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
Bridgeport-Stamford$28.34 
Hartford$26.82210
New Haven$20.48 
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$26.82210
Bridgeport-Stamford$28.34 
New Haven$20.48 
Wages in other areas
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