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Estimated employment290
Mean wage$21.87
Entry wage$15.83
10th percentile wage$14.83
50th percentile wage$20.49
90th percentile wage$31.03
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing24082.5%
Professional and Business Services3010.7%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing24020.56
Professional and Business Services3017.13
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)
Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$20.49 $17.67  $2.82
2016$19.76+3.7%$17.04 +3.7%$2.72
2015$19.29+2.4%$16.64 +2.4%$2.66
2014$18.85+2.3%$16.26 +2.3%$2.59
2013$18.50+1.9%$15.95 +1.9%$2.55
2012$18.19+1.7%$15.69 +1.7%$2.50
2011$17.90+1.6%$15.44 +1.6%$2.46
2010$17.70+1.1%$15.27 +1.1%$2.44
2009$17.40+1.8%$15.00 +1.8%$2.39
2008$16.94+2.7%$14.61 +2.7%$2.33
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$20.49 $21.56  -$1.07
2016$19.76+3.7%$20.87 +3.3%-$1.10
2015$19.29+2.4%$20.43 +2.1%-$1.14
2014$18.85+2.3%$20.00 +2.2%-$1.14
2013$18.50+1.9%$19.59 +2.1%-$1.09
2012$18.19+1.7%$19.26 +1.7%-$1.06
2011$17.90+1.6%$18.96 +1.6%-$1.05
2010$17.70+1.1%$18.64 +1.7%-$0.93
2009$17.40+1.8%$18.38 +1.4%-$0.98
2008$16.94+2.7%$17.91 +2.6%-$0.97
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$23.2150
Norwich-New London$22.71280
Hartford$22.661,030
Bridgeport-Stamford$21.61360
New Haven$20.49290
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$22.661,030
Bridgeport-Stamford$21.61360
New Haven$20.49290
Norwich-New London$22.71280
Waterbury $17.6370
Wages in other areas
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