Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles (47-2042) in Connecticut



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State of Connecticut (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment		N/A
Mean wage		$21.34
Entry wage		$15.57
10th percentile wage		$14.88
50th percentile wage		$20.40
90th percentile wage		$32.84

Top Employing Industries
Industry	Employment Percent
Specialty Trade Contractors	20	%
Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores

Best Paying Industries
Industry	Employment Median Wage
Specialty Trade Contractors	20	$22.46
Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores		$19.53

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles (47-2042)

Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.


Median Wage History
Year	This Occupation		Compared to Occupational Group		Difference
Current	$20.40		$26.92		-$6.52
2017	$20.29	+.5%	$26.78	+.5%	-$6.48
2016	$19.75	+2.8%	$26.06	+2.8%	-$6.31
2015	$19.16	+3.1%	$25.28	+3.1%	-$6.12
2014	$18.84	+1.7%	$24.87	+1.7%	-$6.02
2013	$18.44	+2.2%	$24.33	+2.2%	-$5.89
2012	$18.16	+1.5%	$23.96	+1.5%	-$5.80
2011	$18.00	+.9%	$23.76	+.9%	-$5.75
2010	$17.74	+1.5%	$23.41	+1.5%	-$5.66
2009	$17.54	+1.2%	$23.14	+1.2%	-$5.60
Year	This Occupation		Compared to All Occupations		Difference
Current	$20.40		$22.55		-$2.15
2017	$20.29	+.5%	$22.31	+1.1%	-$2.01
2016	$19.75	+2.8%	$21.71	+2.8%	-$1.96
2015	$19.16	+3.1%	$21.22	+2.3%	-$2.06
2014	$18.84	+1.7%	$20.77	+2.1%	-$1.92
2013	$18.44	+2.2%	$20.33	+2.2%	-$1.88
2012	$18.16	+1.5%	$19.92	+2.1%	-$1.75
2011	$18.00	+.9%	$19.58	+1.7%	-$1.57
2010	$17.74	+1.5%	$19.27	+1.6%	-$1.53
2009	$17.54	+1.2%	$18.95	+1.7%	-$1.40

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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