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Estimated employment860
Mean wage$10.19
Entry wage$9.87
10th percentile wage$9.86
50th percentile wage$9.87
90th percentile wage$11.39
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Leisure and Hospitality77089.5%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Leisure and Hospitality7709.87
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$9.87 $10.49  -$0.62
2016$9.42+4.7%$10.02 +4.7%-$0.59
2015$9.26+1.7%$9.85 +1.7%-$0.58
2014$9.08+2.0%$9.65 +2.0%-$0.57
2013$8.96+1.3%$9.53 +1.3%-$0.56
2012$8.83+1.5%$9.39 +1.5%-$0.55
2011$8.71+1.4%$9.26 +1.4%-$0.54
2010$8.62+1.1%$9.16 +1.1%-$0.54
2009$8.45+2.0%$8.98 +2.0%-$0.53
2008$8.22+2.8%$8.74 +2.8%-$0.51
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$9.87 $18.48  -$8.61
2016$9.42+4.7%$17.89 +3.3%-$8.46
2015$9.26+1.7%$17.51 +2.1%-$8.25
2014$9.08+2.0%$17.14 +2.2%-$8.06
2013$8.96+1.3%$16.79 +2.1%-$7.83
2012$8.83+1.5%$16.51 +1.7%-$7.67
2011$8.71+1.4%$16.25 +1.6%-$7.53
2010$8.62+1.1%$15.97 +1.7%-$7.35
2009$8.45+2.0%$15.76 +1.4%-$7.30
2008$8.22+2.8%$15.35 +2.6%-$7.13
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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