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Estimated employment140
Mean wage$30.10
Entry wage$20.82
10th percentile wage$17.89
50th percentile wage$30.72
90th percentile wage$40.61
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction140100%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction140$30.72
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers (47-2081)
Apply plasterboard or other wallboard to ceilings or interior walls of buildings. Apply or mount acoustical tiles or blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing materials to ceilings and walls of buildings to reduce or reflect sound. Materials may be of decorative quality. Include lathers who fasten wooden, metal, or rockboard lath to walls, ceilings or partitions of buildings to provide support base for plaster, fire-proofing, or acoustical material. Exclude "Carpenters" (47-2031), and "Tile and Marble Setters" (47-2044).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$30.72 $27.58 $3.14
2017$30.56+.5%$27.43+.5%$3.12
2016$29.74+2.8%$26.70+2.8%$3.04
2015$28.85+3.1%$25.90+3.1%$2.95
2014$28.38+1.7%$25.48+1.7%$2.90
2013$27.77+2.2%$24.93+2.2%$2.84
2012$27.35+1.5%$24.55+1.5%$2.80
2011$27.11+.9%$24.34+.9%$2.77
2010$26.71+1.5%$23.98+1.5%$2.73
2009$26.41+1.2%$23.71+1.2%$2.70
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$30.72 $23.62 $7.10
2017$30.56+.5%$23.37+1.1%$7.19
2016$29.74+2.8%$22.74+2.8%$6.99
2015$28.85+3.1%$22.22+2.3%$6.62
2014$28.38+1.7%$21.76+2.1%$6.62
2013$27.77+2.2%$21.29+2.2%$6.47
2012$27.35+1.5%$20.86+2.1%$6.48
2011$27.11+.9%$20.51+1.7%$6.60
2010$26.71+1.5%$20.18+1.6%$6.53
2009$26.41+1.2%$19.84+1.7%$6.56
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
New Haven$32.29 
Hartford$30.72140
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$30.72140
New Haven$32.29 
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