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Waterbury LMA (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment350
Mean wage$18.08
Entry wage$12.46
10th percentile wage$11.32
50th percentile wage$17.84
90th percentile wage$24.95
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Trade, Transportation and Utilities15042.5%
Manufacturing14040.8%
Professional and Business Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing14017.83
Trade, Transportation and Utilities15017.30
Professional and Business Services16.46
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks (43-5071)
Verify and keep records on incoming and outgoing shipments. Prepare items for shipment. Duties include assembling, addressing, stamping, and shipping merchandise or material; receiving, unpacking, verifying and recording incoming merchandise or material; and arranging for the transportation of products. Exclude "Stock Clerks and Order Fillers" (43-5081) and "Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping" (43-5111).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$17.84 $18.06  -$0.22
2016$17.14+4.1%$17.36 +4.1%-$0.21
2015$16.72+2.5%$16.93 +2.5%-$0.20
2014$16.39+2.0%$16.60 +2.0%-$0.20
2013$16.07+2.0%$16.26 +2.0%-$0.19
2012$15.79+1.7%$15.99 +1.7%-$0.19
2011$15.51+1.8%$15.70 +1.8%-$0.19
2010$15.26+1.6%$15.45 +1.6%-$0.18
2009$14.97+1.9%$15.16 +1.9%-$0.18
2008$14.56+2.8%$14.74 +2.8%-$0.17
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.84 $18.48  -$0.64
2016$17.14+4.1%$17.89 +3.3%-$0.74
2015$16.72+2.5%$17.51 +2.1%-$0.79
2014$16.39+2.0%$17.14 +2.2%-$0.74
2013$16.07+2.0%$16.79 +2.1%-$0.72
2012$15.79+1.7%$16.51 +1.7%-$0.71
2011$15.51+1.8%$16.25 +1.6%-$0.74
2010$15.26+1.6%$15.97 +1.7%-$0.71
2009$14.97+1.9%$15.76 +1.4%-$0.78
2008$14.56+2.8%$15.35 +2.6%-$0.79
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
Waterbury$17.84350
Hartford$17.482,470
Bridgeport-Stamford$17.461,210
New Haven$17.381,190
Danbury$16.62390
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$17.482,470
Bridgeport-Stamford$17.461,210
New Haven$17.381,190
Norwich-New London$16.39410
Danbury$16.62390
Wages in other areas
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