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Estimated employment500
Mean wage$36.71
Entry wage$23.39
10th percentile wage$20.47
50th percentile wage$35.80
90th percentile wage$55.40
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Public Administration25050.7%
Education and Health Services17033.4%
Information8016.2%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services170$40.51
Public Administration250$35.05
Information80$33.83
Librarians (25-4021)
Administer libraries and perform related library services. Work in a variety of settings, including public libraries, schools, colleges and universities, museums, corporations, government agencies, law firms, non-profit organizations, and healthcare providers. Tasks may include selecting, acquiring, cataloguing, classifying, circulating, and maintaining library materials; and furnishing reference, bibliographical, and readers' advisory services. May perform in-depth, strategic research, and synthesize, analyze, edit, and filter information. May set up or work with databases and information systems to catalogue and access information.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$35.80 $30.31 $5.49
2017$35.50+.8%$30.06+.8%$5.44
2016$34.68+2.4%$29.36+2.4%$5.32
2015$34.14+1.6%$28.90+1.6%$5.23
2014$33.48+2.0%$28.35+2.0%$5.13
2013$32.86+1.9%$27.82+1.9%$5.04
2012$32.23+1.9%$27.29+1.9%$4.94
2011$31.60+2.0%$26.75+2.0%$4.85
2010$31.11+1.6%$26.34+1.6%$4.77
2009$30.56+1.8%$25.88+1.8%$4.69
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$35.80 $24.40 $11.40
2017$35.50+.8%$24.14+1.1%$11.36
2016$34.68+2.4%$23.49+2.8%$11.19
2015$34.14+1.6%$22.96+2.3%$11.18
2014$33.48+2.0%$22.48+2.1%$11.00
2013$32.86+1.9%$22.00+2.2%$10.86
2012$32.23+1.9%$21.55+2.1%$10.67
2011$31.60+2.0%$21.18+1.7%$10.42
2010$31.11+1.6%$20.85+1.6%$10.26
2009$30.56+1.8%$20.50+1.7%$10.07
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 2018
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stam.$35.80500
Hartford$35.25780
Waterbury$34.2380
Danbury$33.9760
Norwich-NL$31.12190
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$35.25780
Bridgeport-Stam.$35.80500
New Haven$30.96470
Norwich-NL$31.12190
Waterbury$34.2380
Wages in other areas
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