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Estimated employment160
Mean wage$29.81
Entry wage$20.07
10th percentile wage$18.21
50th percentile wage$28.54
90th percentile wage$42.72
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction10058.4%
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities4025.6%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction100$30.90
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities40$25.72
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers (49-9021)
Install or repair heating, central air conditioning, or refrigeration systems, including oil burners, hot-air furnaces, and heating stoves.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$28.54 $23.59 $4.95
2017$28.47+.2%$23.54+.2%$4.94
2016$27.62+3.1%$22.83+3.1%$4.79
2015$27.08+2.0%$22.38+2.0%$4.70
2014$26.55+2.0%$21.95+2.0%$4.61
2013$26.01+2.1%$21.50+2.1%$4.51
2012$25.46+2.1%$21.05+2.1%$4.42
2011$25.09+1.5%$20.74+1.5%$4.35
2010$24.55+2.2%$20.29+2.2%$4.26
2009$24.26+1.2%$20.06+1.2%$4.21
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$28.54 $19.06 $9.48
2017$28.47+.2%$18.86+1.1%$9.62
2016$27.62+3.1%$18.35+2.8%$9.27
2015$27.08+2.0%$17.93+2.3%$9.14
2014$26.55+2.0%$17.56+2.1%$9.00
2013$26.01+2.1%$17.18+2.2%$8.83
2012$25.46+2.1%$16.84+2.1%$8.63
2011$25.09+1.5%$16.55+1.7%$8.54
2010$24.55+2.2%$16.29+1.6%$8.26
2009$24.26+1.2%$16.01+1.7%$8.25
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.$31.25960
New Haven$29.49500
Hartford$29.231,570
Waterbury$28.54160
Norwich-NL$26.01220
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$29.231,570
Bridgeport-Stam.$31.25960
New Haven$29.49500
Norwich-NL$26.01220
Danbury$25.11210
Wages in other areas
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