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Estimated employment840
Mean wage$10.86
Entry wage$9.91
10th percentile wage$9.86
50th percentile wage$10.01
90th percentile wage$13.41
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Leisure and Hospitality
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing12.47
Trade, Transportation and Utilities10.03
Leisure and Hospitality9.98
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop (35-3022)
Serve food to diners at counter or from a steam table. Include counter attendants who also wait tables with "Waiters and Waitresses" (35-3031).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$10.01 $11.55  -$1.54
2016$9.56+4.7%$11.03 +4.7%-$1.47
2015$9.40+1.7%$10.84 +1.7%-$1.44
2014$9.21+2.0%$10.62 +2.0%-$1.41
2013$9.09+1.3%$10.49 +1.3%-$1.39
2012$8.96+1.5%$10.34 +1.5%-$1.37
2011$8.83+1.4%$10.19 +1.4%-$1.35
2010$8.74+1.1%$10.09 +1.1%-$1.34
2009$8.57+2.0%$9.89 +2.0%-$1.31
2008$8.34+2.8%$9.62 +2.8%-$1.28
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$10.01 $21.56  -$11.55
2016$9.56+4.7%$20.87 +3.3%-$11.31
2015$9.40+1.7%$20.43 +2.1%-$11.03
2014$9.21+2.0%$20.00 +2.2%-$10.78
2013$9.09+1.3%$19.59 +2.1%-$10.50
2012$8.96+1.5%$19.26 +1.7%-$10.29
2011$8.83+1.4%$18.96 +1.6%-$10.12
2010$8.74+1.1%$18.64 +1.7%-$9.89
2009$8.57+2.0%$18.38 +1.4%-$9.81
2008$8.34+2.8%$17.91 +2.6%-$9.57
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$10.49990
Danbury$10.35 
Norwich-New London$10.12870
New Haven$10.01840
Bridgeport-Stamford$10.001,330
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford$10.001,330
Hartford$10.49990
Norwich-New London$10.12870
Waterbury $9.87860
New Haven$10.01840
Wages in other areas
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