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Waterbury LMA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment360
Mean wage$17.33
Entry wage$12.61
10th percentile wage$11.49
50th percentile wage$16.39
90th percentile wage$25.24
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing17048.4%
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities15040.7%
Professional and Business Services205.1%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing170$16.83
Professional and Business Services20$15.81
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities150$15.05
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$16.39 $18.65 -$2.25
2017$16.20+1.2%$18.43+1.2%-$2.23
2016$15.78+2.6%$17.96+2.6%-$2.17
2015$15.31+3.1%$17.42+3.1%-$2.11
2014$14.93+2.5%$16.99+2.5%-$2.05
2013$14.64+2.0%$16.65+2.0%-$2.01
2012$14.34+2.0%$16.32+2.0%-$1.97
2011$14.10+1.7%$16.04+1.7%-$1.94
2010$13.84+1.8%$15.75+1.8%-$1.90
2009$13.62+1.6%$15.50+1.6%-$1.87
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$16.39 $19.06 -$2.67
2017$16.20+1.2%$18.86+1.1%-$2.66
2016$15.78+2.6%$18.35+2.8%-$2.57
2015$15.31+3.1%$17.93+2.3%-$2.62
2014$14.93+2.5%$17.56+2.1%-$2.63
2013$14.64+2.0%$17.18+2.2%-$2.54
2012$14.34+2.0%$16.84+2.1%-$2.49
2011$14.10+1.7%$16.55+1.7%-$2.44
2010$13.84+1.8%$16.29+1.6%-$2.44
2009$13.62+1.6%$16.01+1.7%-$2.38
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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