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Estimated employment2,220
Mean wage$17.94
Entry wage$12.71
10th percentile wage$11.69
50th percentile wage$17.18
90th percentile wage$25.66
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities1,18053.0%
Manufacturing82037.1%
Professional and Business Services904.0%
Education and Health Services401.8%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Other Services10$19.15
Manufacturing820$18.76
Education and Health Services40$18.59
Professional and Business Services90$18.16
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$17.18 $20.35 -$3.17
2017$16.98+1.2%$20.11+1.2%-$3.13
2016$16.54+2.6%$19.59+2.6%-$3.05
2015$16.04+3.1%$19.00+3.1%-$2.96
2014$15.65+2.5%$18.53+2.5%-$2.88
2013$15.34+2.0%$18.17+2.0%-$2.83
2012$15.03+2.0%$17.81+2.0%-$2.77
2011$14.78+1.7%$17.51+1.7%-$2.72
2010$14.51+1.8%$17.19+1.8%-$2.67
2009$14.28+1.6%$16.92+1.6%-$2.63
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.18 $23.62 -$6.44
2017$16.98+1.2%$23.37+1.1%-$6.39
2016$16.54+2.6%$22.74+2.8%-$6.20
2015$16.04+3.1%$22.22+2.3%-$6.18
2014$15.65+2.5%$21.76+2.1%-$6.11
2013$15.34+2.0%$21.29+2.2%-$5.95
2012$15.03+2.0%$20.86+2.1%-$5.83
2011$14.78+1.7%$20.51+1.7%-$5.72
2010$14.51+1.8%$20.18+1.6%-$5.67
2009$14.28+1.6%$19.84+1.7%-$5.56
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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