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Estimated employment410
Mean wage$16.55
Entry wage$11.85
10th percentile wage$10.86
50th percentile wage$15.84
90th percentile wage$24.04
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Leisure and Hospitality31074.9%
Education and Health Services5011.6%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services5021.99
Leisure and Hospitality31014.73
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers (35-1012)
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$15.84 $10.49  $5.35
2016$15.13+4.7%$10.02 +4.7%$5.11
2015$14.87+1.7%$9.85 +1.7%$5.02
2014$14.57+2.0%$9.65 +2.0%$4.92
2013$14.39+1.3%$9.53 +1.3%$4.86
2012$14.18+1.5%$9.39 +1.5%$4.79
2011$13.98+1.4%$9.26 +1.4%$4.72
2010$13.83+1.1%$9.16 +1.1%$4.67
2009$13.56+2.0%$8.98 +2.0%$4.58
2008$13.19+2.8%$8.74 +2.8%$4.46
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$15.84 $18.48  -$2.64
2016$15.13+4.7%$17.89 +3.3%-$2.76
2015$14.87+1.7%$17.51 +2.1%-$2.64
2014$14.57+2.0%$17.14 +2.2%-$2.56
2013$14.39+1.3%$16.79 +2.1%-$2.40
2012$14.18+1.5%$16.51 +1.7%-$2.32
2011$13.98+1.4%$16.25 +1.6%-$2.26
2010$13.83+1.1%$15.97 +1.7%-$2.14
2009$13.56+2.0%$15.76 +1.4%-$2.19
2008$13.19+2.8%$15.35 +2.6%-$2.16
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
Bridgeport-Stamford$20.271,680
New Haven$19.501,340
Norwich-New London$17.291,080
Danbury$16.04350
Waterbury$15.84410
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$15.222,420
Bridgeport-Stamford$20.271,680
New Haven$19.501,340
Norwich-New London$17.291,080
Waterbury$15.84410
Wages in other areas
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