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Estimated employment9,840
Mean wage$11.96
Entry wage$11.01
10th percentile wage$10.40
50th percentile wage$11.48
90th percentile wage$13.79
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Leisure and Hospitality7,69078.1%
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities1,03010.5%
Education and Health Services7807.9%
Public Administration700.7%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Public Administration70$13.41
Education and Health Services780$13.23
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities1,030$11.49
Manufacturing$11.46
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food (35-3021)
Perform duties which combine both food preparation and food service.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$11.48 $11.54 -$0.06
2017$11.33+1.3%$11.39+1.3%-$0.05
2016$10.97+3.3%$11.03+3.3%-$0.05
2015$10.60+3.5%$10.65+3.5%-$0.05
2014$10.42+1.7%$10.47+1.7%-$0.05
2013$10.21+2.0%$10.26+2.0%-$0.05
2012$10.08+1.3%$10.13+1.3%-$0.05
2011$9.93+1.5%$9.99+1.5%-$0.05
2010$9.80+1.4%$9.85+1.4%-$0.05
2009$9.69+1.1%$9.74+1.1%-$0.05
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$11.48 $23.62 -$12.14
2017$11.33+1.3%$23.37+1.1%-$12.03
2016$10.97+3.3%$22.74+2.8%-$11.77
2015$10.60+3.5%$22.22+2.3%-$11.62
2014$10.42+1.7%$21.76+2.1%-$11.34
2013$10.21+2.0%$21.29+2.2%-$11.08
2012$10.08+1.3%$20.86+2.1%-$10.78
2011$9.93+1.5%$20.51+1.7%-$10.57
2010$9.80+1.4%$20.18+1.6%-$10.38
2009$9.69+1.1%$19.84+1.7%-$10.15
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.$11.596,620
Waterbury$11.561,060
New Haven$11.505,370
Hartford$11.489,840
Norwich-NL$11.341,850
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$11.489,840
Bridgeport-Stam.$11.596,620
New Haven$11.505,370
Norwich-NL$11.341,850
Danbury$11.281,240
Wages in other areas
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