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Hartford LMA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment40
Mean wage$19.59
Entry wage$13.88
10th percentile wage$13.28
50th percentile wage$17.90
90th percentile wage$29.57
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing4099.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing40$17.90
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders (51-4051)
Operate or tend furnaces, such as gas, oil, coal, electric-arc or electric induction, open-hearth, or oxygen furnaces, to melt and refine metal before casting or to produce specified types of steel. Exclude "Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal/Plastic" (51-4191).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$17.90 $20.40 -$2.50
2017$17.75+.9%$20.23+.9%-$2.47
2016$17.21+3.1%$19.62+3.1%-$2.40
2015$16.75+2.8%$19.09+2.8%-$2.33
2014$16.35+2.4%$18.63+2.4%-$2.28
2013$15.98+2.3%$18.21+2.3%-$2.23
2012$15.68+1.9%$17.87+1.9%-$2.18
2011$15.42+1.7%$17.57+1.7%-$2.15
2010$15.17+1.6%$17.29+1.6%-$2.11
2009$15.00+1.1%$17.10+1.1%-$2.09
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.90 $23.62 -$5.72
2017$17.75+.9%$23.37+1.1%-$5.62
2016$17.21+3.1%$22.74+2.8%-$5.52
2015$16.75+2.8%$22.22+2.3%-$5.47
2014$16.35+2.4%$21.76+2.1%-$5.41
2013$15.98+2.3%$21.29+2.2%-$5.31
2012$15.68+1.9%$20.86+2.1%-$5.18
2011$15.42+1.7%$20.51+1.7%-$5.09
2010$15.17+1.6%$20.18+1.6%-$5.01
2009$15.00+1.1%$19.84+1.7%-$4.84
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
Hartford$17.9040
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$17.9040
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