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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment1,210
Mean wage$19.42
Entry wage$13.44
10th percentile wage$12.19
50th percentile wage$18.34
90th percentile wage$27.88
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities63052.0%
Manufacturing46038.2%
Professional and Business Services706.1%
Education and Health Services504.1%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services50$19.47
Professional and Business Services70$18.39
Manufacturing460$18.31
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities630$18.14
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks (43-5071)
Verify and keep records on incoming and outgoing shipments. Prepare items for shipment. Duties include assembling, addressing, stamping, and shipping merchandise or material; receiving, unpacking, verifying and recording incoming merchandise or material; and arranging for the transportation of products. Exclude "Stock Clerks and Order Fillers" (43-5081) and "Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping" (43-5111).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$18.34 $20.88 -$2.53
2017$18.12+1.2%$20.63+1.2%-$2.50
2016$17.66+2.6%$20.10+2.6%-$2.44
2015$17.13+3.1%$19.50+3.1%-$2.37
2014$16.70+2.5%$19.02+2.5%-$2.31
2013$16.38+2.0%$18.64+2.0%-$2.26
2012$16.05+2.0%$18.27+2.0%-$2.22
2011$15.78+1.7%$17.96+1.7%-$2.18
2010$15.49+1.8%$17.64+1.8%-$2.14
2009$15.24+1.6%$17.36+1.6%-$2.11
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$18.34 $24.40 -$6.06
2017$18.12+1.2%$24.14+1.1%-$6.01
2016$17.66+2.6%$23.49+2.8%-$5.83
2015$17.13+3.1%$22.96+2.3%-$5.83
2014$16.70+2.5%$22.48+2.1%-$5.77
2013$16.38+2.0%$22.00+2.2%-$5.62
2012$16.05+2.0%$21.55+2.1%-$5.50
2011$15.78+1.7%$21.18+1.7%-$5.40
2010$15.49+1.8%$20.85+1.6%-$5.36
2009$15.24+1.6%$20.50+1.7%-$5.25
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.$18.341,210
Danbury$17.24400
Hartford$17.182,220
New Haven$17.091,120
Waterbury$16.39360
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$17.182,220
Bridgeport-Stam.$18.341,210
New Haven$17.091,120
Norwich-NL$16.29410
Danbury$17.24400
Wages in other areas
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