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Hartford LMA (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment290
Mean wage$18.30
Entry wage$14.45
10th percentile wage$12.87
50th percentile wage$17.67
90th percentile wage$24.76
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing25087.6%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing25017.65
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (51-9121)
Set up, operate, or tend machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products including food, glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Exclude "Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic" (51-4193) and "Painters, Transportation Equipment" (51-9122).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$17.67 $19.63  -$1.95
2016$17.04+3.7%$18.93 +3.7%-$1.89
2015$16.64+2.4%$18.48 +2.4%-$1.84
2014$16.26+2.3%$18.06 +2.3%-$1.80
2013$15.95+1.9%$17.72 +1.9%-$1.76
2012$15.69+1.7%$17.43 +1.7%-$1.73
2011$15.44+1.6%$17.15 +1.6%-$1.71
2010$15.27+1.1%$16.96 +1.1%-$1.69
2009$15.00+1.8%$16.67 +1.8%-$1.66
2008$14.61+2.7%$16.23 +2.7%-$1.62
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.67 $23.02  -$5.35
2016$17.04+3.7%$22.28 +3.3%-$5.24
2015$16.64+2.4%$21.82 +2.1%-$5.18
2014$16.26+2.3%$21.35 +2.2%-$5.09
2013$15.95+1.9%$20.92 +2.1%-$4.96
2012$15.69+1.7%$20.56 +1.7%-$4.87
2011$15.44+1.6%$20.24 +1.6%-$4.80
2010$15.27+1.1%$19.90 +1.7%-$4.63
2009$15.00+1.8%$19.63 +1.4%-$4.62
2008$14.61+2.7%$19.13 +2.6%-$4.51
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
Hartford$17.67290
New Haven$16.32320
Norwich-New London$16.2640
Bridgeport-Stamford$15.28150
Waterbury $11.0040
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven$16.32320
Hartford$17.67290
Bridgeport-Stamford$15.28150
Norwich-New London$16.2640
Waterbury $11.0040
Wages in other areas
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