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Estimated employment560
Mean wage$23.65
Entry wage$11.66
10th percentile wage$9.85
50th percentile wage$20.12
90th percentile wage$42.19
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education and Health Services11019.4%
Information10018.4%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities10017.5%
Leisure and Hospitality9016.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Professional and Business Services30.79
Other Services2025.32
Manufacturing3023.94
Education and Health Services11017.77
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (27-0000)
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$20.12 $20.12  $0.00
2016$19.65+2.4%$19.65 +2.4%$0.00
2015$19.27+2.0%$19.27 +2.0%$0.00
2014$18.91+1.9%$18.91 +1.9%$0.00
2013$18.55+1.9%$18.55 +1.9%$0.00
2012$18.19+2.0%$18.19 +2.0%$0.00
2011$17.91+1.6%$17.91 +1.6%$0.00
2010$17.59+1.8%$17.59 +1.8%$0.00
2009$17.40+1.1%$17.40 +1.1%$0.00
2008$16.89+3.1%$16.89 +3.1%$0.00
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$20.12 $18.48  $1.64
2016$19.65+2.4%$17.89 +3.3%$1.76
2015$19.27+2.0%$17.51 +2.1%$1.76
2014$18.91+1.9%$17.14 +2.2%$1.77
2013$18.55+1.9%$16.79 +2.1%$1.76
2012$18.19+2.0%$16.51 +1.7%$1.68
2011$17.91+1.6%$16.25 +1.6%$1.66
2010$17.59+1.8%$15.97 +1.7%$1.62
2009$17.40+1.1%$15.76 +1.4%$1.65
2008$16.89+3.1%$15.35 +2.6%$1.53
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$26.608,850
Bridgeport-Stamford$25.458,210
New Haven$25.173,320
Norwich-New London$23.551,640
Danbury$22.021,080
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$26.608,850
Bridgeport-Stamford$25.458,210
New Haven$25.173,320
Norwich-New London$23.551,640
Danbury$22.021,080
Wages in other areas
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