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State of Connecticut (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment5,680
Mean wage$27.18
Entry wage$19.57
10th percentile wage$17.77
50th percentile wage$26.77
90th percentile wage$37.49
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Construction of Buildings2,05036.2%
Specialty Trade Contractors1,91033.6%
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction2404.2%
Educational Services1302.3%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Waste Management and Remediation Services$33.96
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction240$31.91
Hospitals60$30.67
Educational Services130$29.80
Carpenters (47-2031)
Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall and batt or roll insulation. Include brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways to control the proper circulation of air through the passageways and to the working places.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$26.77 $26.92 -$0.15
2017$26.63+.5%$26.78+.5%-$0.14
2016$25.91+2.8%$26.06+2.8%-$0.14
2015$25.14+3.1%$25.28+3.1%-$0.14
2014$24.73+1.7%$24.87+1.7%-$0.13
2013$24.20+2.2%$24.33+2.2%-$0.13
2012$23.83+1.5%$23.96+1.5%-$0.13
2011$23.63+.9%$23.76+.9%-$0.13
2010$23.28+1.5%$23.41+1.5%-$0.13
2009$23.01+1.2%$23.14+1.2%-$0.12
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$26.77 $22.55 $4.22
2017$26.63+.5%$22.31+1.1%$4.32
2016$25.91+2.8%$21.71+2.8%$4.20
2015$25.14+3.1%$21.22+2.3%$3.92
2014$24.73+1.7%$20.77+2.1%$3.95
2013$24.20+2.2%$20.33+2.2%$3.87
2012$23.83+1.5%$19.92+2.1%$3.91
2011$23.63+.9%$19.58+1.7%$4.05
2010$23.28+1.5%$19.27+1.6%$4.01
2009$23.01+1.2%$18.95+1.7%$4.07

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2018

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.
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