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Estimated employment530
Mean wage$42.54
Entry wage$28.34
10th percentile wage$25.91
50th percentile wage$39.09
90th percentile wage$64.68
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing19035.8%
Professional and Business Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Professional and Business Services$41.87
Manufacturing190$38.11
Chemists (19-2031)
Conduct qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses or chemical experiments in laboratories for quality or process control or to develop new products or knowledge. Exclude "Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers" (19-2042) and "Biochemists and Biophysicists" (19-1021).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$39.09 $36.88 $2.21
2017$38.76+.8%$36.57+.8%$2.19
2016$37.87+2.4%$35.73+2.4%$2.14
2015$37.27+1.6%$35.17+1.6%$2.11
2014$36.56+2.0%$34.49+2.0%$2.07
2013$35.87+1.9%$33.85+1.9%$2.03
2012$35.19+1.9%$33.20+1.9%$1.99
2011$34.51+2.0%$32.55+2.0%$1.95
2010$33.97+1.6%$32.05+1.6%$1.92
2009$33.37+1.8%$31.49+1.8%$1.89
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$39.09 $23.62 $15.47
2017$38.76+.8%$23.37+1.1%$15.39
2016$37.87+2.4%$22.74+2.8%$15.13
2015$37.27+1.6%$22.22+2.3%$15.05
2014$36.56+2.0%$21.76+2.1%$14.80
2013$35.87+1.9%$21.29+2.2%$14.58
2012$35.19+1.9%$20.86+2.1%$14.33
2011$34.51+2.0%$20.51+1.7%$14.00
2010$33.97+1.6%$20.18+1.6%$13.78
2009$33.37+1.8%$19.84+1.7%$13.53
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
Norwich-NL$54.01 
New Haven$48.96290
Waterbury$46.0530
Danbury$41.17 
Bridgeport-Stam.$39.95190
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$39.09530
New Haven$48.96290
Bridgeport-Stam.$39.95190
Waterbury$46.0530
Danbury$41.17 
Wages in other areas
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