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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment260
Mean wage$23.61
Entry wage$16.87
10th percentile wage$16.17
50th percentile wage$23.03
90th percentile wage$32.66
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities13050.7%
Manufacturing7028.2%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing70$23.53
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities130$22.87
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)
Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location. Exclude "Logging Equipment Operators" (45-4022).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$23.03 $16.57 $6.46
2017$22.67+1.6%$16.31+1.6%$6.36
2016$21.90+3.5%$15.76+3.5%$6.14
2015$21.17+3.5%$15.23+3.5%$5.94
2014$20.67+2.4%$14.87+2.4%$5.80
2013$20.21+2.3%$14.54+2.3%$5.67
2012$19.88+1.6%$14.31+1.6%$5.58
2011$19.42+2.4%$13.97+2.4%$5.45
2010$19.18+1.2%$13.80+1.2%$5.38
2009$18.82+1.9%$13.54+1.9%$5.28
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$23.03 $24.40 -$1.37
2017$22.67+1.6%$24.14+1.1%-$1.47
2016$21.90+3.5%$23.49+2.8%-$1.59
2015$21.17+3.5%$22.96+2.3%-$1.79
2014$20.67+2.4%$22.48+2.1%-$1.80
2013$20.21+2.3%$22.00+2.2%-$1.78
2012$19.88+1.6%$21.55+2.1%-$1.66
2011$19.42+2.4%$21.18+1.7%-$1.76
2010$19.18+1.2%$20.85+1.6%-$1.66
2009$18.82+1.9%$20.50+1.7%-$1.67
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.$23.03260
Norwich-NL$21.01210
Danbury$20.51130
Hartford$19.54670
Waterbury$18.3930
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$19.54670
New Haven$18.11350
Bridgeport-Stam.$23.03260
Norwich-NL$21.01210
Danbury$20.51130
Wages in other areas
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