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Estimated employment200
Mean wage$20.47
Entry wage$15.37
10th percentile wage$14.00
50th percentile wage$20.37
90th percentile wage$28.29
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing19093.6%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing190$20.40
Prepress Technicians and Workers (51-5111)
Set up and prepare material for printing presses. Include prepress functions, such as compositing, typesetting, layout, paste-up, camera operating, scanning, film stripping, and photoengraving.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$20.37 $20.40 -$0.02
2017$20.20+.9%$20.23+.9%-$0.02
2016$19.59+3.1%$19.62+3.1%-$0.02
2015$19.06+2.8%$19.09+2.8%-$0.02
2014$18.60+2.4%$18.63+2.4%-$0.02
2013$18.18+2.3%$18.21+2.3%-$0.02
2012$17.84+1.9%$17.87+1.9%-$0.02
2011$17.54+1.7%$17.57+1.7%-$0.02
2010$17.26+1.6%$17.29+1.6%-$0.02
2009$17.07+1.1%$17.10+1.1%-$0.02
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$20.37 $23.62 -$3.25
2017$20.20+.9%$23.37+1.1%-$3.17
2016$19.59+3.1%$22.74+2.8%-$3.15
2015$19.06+2.8%$22.22+2.3%-$3.16
2014$18.60+2.4%$21.76+2.1%-$3.15
2013$18.18+2.3%$21.29+2.2%-$3.11
2012$17.84+1.9%$20.86+2.1%-$3.02
2011$17.54+1.7%$20.51+1.7%-$2.96
2010$17.26+1.6%$20.18+1.6%-$2.92
2009$17.07+1.1%$19.84+1.7%-$2.77
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.$23.0060
New Haven$22.1490
Hartford$20.37200
Danbury$15.46 
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$20.37200
New Haven$22.1490
Bridgeport-Stam.$23.0060
Danbury$15.46 
Wages in other areas
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