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Estimated employment40
Mean wage$30.13
Entry wage$19.35
10th percentile wage$17.56
50th percentile wage$28.36
90th percentile wage$45.91
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing2066.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing20$32.49
Millwrights (49-9044)
Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$28.36 $27.36 $1.00
2017$28.29+.2%$27.30+.2%$1.00
2016$27.45+3.1%$26.48+3.1%$0.97
2015$26.91+2.0%$25.96+2.0%$0.95
2014$26.39+2.0%$25.46+2.0%$0.93
2013$25.84+2.1%$24.93+2.1%$0.91
2012$25.30+2.1%$24.41+2.1%$0.89
2011$24.93+1.5%$24.06+1.5%$0.88
2010$24.39+2.2%$23.53+2.2%$0.86
2009$24.11+1.2%$23.26+1.2%$0.85
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$28.36 $24.40 $3.96
2017$28.29+.2%$24.14+1.1%$4.15
2016$27.45+3.1%$23.49+2.8%$3.96
2015$26.91+2.0%$22.96+2.3%$3.95
2014$26.39+2.0%$22.48+2.1%$3.91
2013$25.84+2.1%$22.00+2.2%$3.85
2012$25.30+2.1%$21.55+2.1%$3.75
2011$24.93+1.5%$21.18+1.7%$3.75
2010$24.39+2.2%$20.85+1.6%$3.54
2009$24.11+1.2%$20.50+1.7%$3.61
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
Hartford$30.55130
Bridgeport-Stam.$28.3640
Waterbury$25.9740
New Haven$22.32 
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$30.55130
Waterbury$25.9740
Bridgeport-Stam.$28.3640
New Haven$22.32 
Wages in other areas
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