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Waterbury LMA (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment510
Mean wage$18.76
Entry wage$14.63
10th percentile wage$13.27
50th percentile wage$17.72
90th percentile wage$27.51
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education and Health Services26051.4%
Public Administration10019.1%
Financial Activities7013.6%
Manufacturing203.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Leisure and Hospitality1023.07
Manufacturing2022.20
Trade, Transportation and Utilities2018.19
Financial Activities7018.00
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (49-9071)
Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of an establishment in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; boiler making; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs. Exclude "Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$17.72 $21.27  -$3.55
2016$17.29+2.5%$20.75 +2.5%-$3.46
2015$16.95+2.0%$20.35 +2.0%-$3.39
2014$16.61+2.1%$19.93 +2.1%-$3.32
2013$16.26+2.1%$19.51 +2.1%-$3.25
2012$16.02+1.5%$19.23 +1.5%-$3.20
2011$15.67+2.2%$18.81 +2.2%-$3.13
2010$15.49+1.2%$18.59 +1.2%-$3.10
2009$15.23+1.7%$18.28 +1.7%-$3.05
2008$14.78+3.0%$17.74 +3.0%-$2.96
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.72 $18.48  -$0.75
2016$17.29+2.5%$17.89 +3.3%-$0.60
2015$16.95+2.0%$17.51 +2.1%-$0.56
2014$16.61+2.1%$17.14 +2.2%-$0.53
2013$16.26+2.1%$16.79 +2.1%-$0.53
2012$16.02+1.5%$16.51 +1.7%-$0.48
2011$15.67+2.2%$16.25 +1.6%-$0.57
2010$15.49+1.2%$15.97 +1.7%-$0.48
2009$15.23+1.7%$15.76 +1.4%-$0.53
2008$14.78+3.0%$15.35 +2.6%-$0.57
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
Danbury$24.02480
Bridgeport-Stamford$23.772,290
New Haven$22.572,180
Hartford$20.343,400
Norwich-New London$18.861,030
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$20.343,400
Bridgeport-Stamford$23.772,290
New Haven$22.572,180
Norwich-New London$18.861,030
Waterbury$17.72510
Wages in other areas
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