CT.Gov Home Connecticut LMI 1Q 2017 Connecticut Occupational Employment & Wages Home
Eastern Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment110
Mean wage$18.96
Entry wage$12.44
10th percentile wage$11.19
50th percentile wage$17.98
90th percentile wage$29.21
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing7061.1%
Information3022.1%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing7021.40
Information3011.41
Printing Press Operators (51-5112)
Set up or operate various types of printing machines, such as offset, letterset, intaglio, or gravure presses or screen printers to produce print on paper or other materials.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$17.98 $21.48  -$3.50
2016$17.34+3.7%$20.72 +3.7%-$3.37
2015$16.93+2.4%$20.22 +2.4%-$3.29
2014$16.54+2.3%$19.76 +2.3%-$3.22
2013$16.23+1.9%$19.39 +1.9%-$3.15
2012$15.96+1.7%$19.07 +1.7%-$3.10
2011$15.71+1.6%$18.76 +1.6%-$3.05
2010$15.54+1.1%$18.56 +1.1%-$3.02
2009$15.27+1.8%$18.24 +1.8%-$2.97
2008$14.87+2.7%$17.76 +2.7%-$2.89
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.98 $21.67  -$3.69
2016$17.34+3.7%$20.98 +3.3%-$3.63
2015$16.93+2.4%$20.54 +2.1%-$3.61
2014$16.54+2.3%$20.10 +2.2%-$3.55
2013$16.23+1.9%$19.69 +2.1%-$3.46
2012$15.96+1.7%$19.36 +1.7%-$3.39
2011$15.71+1.6%$19.05 +1.6%-$3.34
2010$15.54+1.1%$18.73 +1.7%-$3.19
2009$15.27+1.8%$18.48 +1.4%-$3.21
2008$14.87+2.7%$18.00 +2.6%-$3.13
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
South Central$21.49350
Eastern$17.98110
North Central$16.56620
Northwest$14.60240
Southwest$13.96560
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central$16.56620
Southwest$13.96560
South Central$21.49350
Northwest$14.60240
Eastern$17.98110
Wages in other areas
Go Connecticut LMI Home State of Connecticut Department of Labor - Office of Research
200 Folly Brook Boulevard, Wethersfield, CT 06109 / Phone: 860-263-6285
LMI Home | CTDOL Home | CT.gov | Feedback | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Policy
Product funded by a grant awarded by USDOL's Employment and Training Administration. (more)
Go to the State of Connecticut website