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Estimated employment500
Mean wage$38.92
Entry wage$24.76
10th percentile wage$22.76
50th percentile wage$36.74
90th percentile wage$59.62
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing28056.0%
Professional and Business Services11021.0%
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities407.4%
Public Administration306.8%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities40$47.79
Manufacturing280$38.33
Professional and Business Services110$36.73
Public Administration30$29.90
Architecture and Engineering Occupations (17-0000)
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$36.74 $36.74  $0.00
2017$36.43+.8%$36.43 +.8%$0.00
2016$35.59+2.4%$35.59 +2.4%$0.00
2015$35.03+1.6%$35.03 +1.6%$0.00
2014$34.36+2.0%$34.36 +2.0%$0.00
2013$33.72+1.9%$33.72 +1.9%$0.00
2012$33.07+1.9%$33.07 +1.9%$0.00
2011$32.43+2.0%$32.43 +2.0%$0.00
2010$31.93+1.6%$31.93 +1.6%$0.00
2009$31.37+1.8%$31.37 +1.8%$0.00
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to Occupational GroupDifference
Current$36.74 $19.06  $17.68
2017$36.43+.8%$18.86 +1.1%$17.57
2016$35.59+2.4%$18.35 +2.8%$17.24
2015$35.03+1.6%$17.93 +2.3%$17.10
2014$34.36+2.0%$17.56 +2.1%$16.80
2013$33.72+1.9%$17.18 +2.2%$16.54
2012$33.07+1.9%$16.84 +2.1%$16.24
2011$32.43+2.0%$16.55 +1.7%$15.88
2010$31.93+1.6%$16.29 +1.6%$15.64
2009$31.37+1.8%$16.01 +1.7%$15.35
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-Stamford $42.57 6,320
Hartford $42.52 12,970
New Haven $39.97 4,010
Norwich-New London $39.75  
Danbury $38.51 1,460
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $42.52 12,970
Bridgeport-Stamford $42.57 6,320
New Haven $39.97 4,010
Danbury $38.51 1,460
Waterbury $36.74 500
Wages in other areas
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