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Norwich-New London LMA (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$20.99
Entry wage$15.24
10th percentile wage$13.90
50th percentile wage$18.94
90th percentile wage$34.46
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing18.62
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (51-9023)
Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients. Exclude "Food Batchmakers" (51-3092).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$18.94 $22.60  -$3.66
2016$18.27+3.7%$21.80 +3.7%-$3.52
2015$17.83+2.4%$21.28 +2.4%-$3.44
2014$17.43+2.3%$20.80 +2.3%-$3.36
2013$17.10+1.9%$20.40 +1.9%-$3.30
2012$16.81+1.7%$20.06 +1.7%-$3.24
2011$16.54+1.6%$19.74 +1.6%-$3.19
2010$16.36+1.1%$19.53 +1.1%-$3.16
2009$16.08+1.8%$19.19 +1.8%-$3.10
2008$15.66+2.7%$18.69 +2.7%-$3.02
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$18.94 $19.25  -$0.30
2016$18.27+3.7%$18.63 +3.3%-$0.36
2015$17.83+2.4%$18.24 +2.1%-$0.41
2014$17.43+2.3%$17.85 +2.2%-$0.42
2013$17.10+1.9%$17.49 +2.1%-$0.39
2012$16.81+1.7%$17.19 +1.7%-$0.38
2011$16.54+1.6%$16.92 +1.6%-$0.37
2010$16.36+1.1%$16.64 +1.7%-$0.27
2009$16.08+1.8%$16.41 +1.4%-$0.33
2008$15.66+2.7%$15.99 +2.6%-$0.33
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
Norwich-New London$18.94 
New Haven$18.90250
Hartford$17.75130
Bridgeport-Stamford$17.36110
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven$18.90250
Hartford$17.75130
Bridgeport-Stamford$17.36110
Norwich-New London$18.94 
Wages in other areas
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