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Estimated employment30
Mean wage$18.83
Entry wage$15.47
10th percentile wage$14.33
50th percentile wage$18.39
90th percentile wage$24.85
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities1047.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities10$16.48
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)
Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location. Exclude "Logging Equipment Operators" (45-4022).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$18.39 $16.87 $1.52
2017$18.10+1.6%$16.61+1.6%$1.50
2016$17.49+3.5%$16.04+3.5%$1.45
2015$16.90+3.5%$15.50+3.5%$1.40
2014$16.51+2.4%$15.14+2.4%$1.36
2013$16.14+2.3%$14.80+2.3%$1.33
2012$15.88+1.6%$14.57+1.6%$1.31
2011$15.51+2.4%$14.23+2.4%$1.28
2010$15.32+1.2%$14.05+1.2%$1.27
2009$15.03+1.9%$13.79+1.9%$1.24
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$18.39 $19.06 -$0.66
2017$18.10+1.6%$18.86+1.1%-$0.75
2016$17.49+3.5%$18.35+2.8%-$0.86
2015$16.90+3.5%$17.93+2.3%-$1.03
2014$16.51+2.4%$17.56+2.1%-$1.05
2013$16.14+2.3%$17.18+2.2%-$1.04
2012$15.88+1.6%$16.84+2.1%-$0.95
2011$15.51+2.4%$16.55+1.7%-$1.03
2010$15.32+1.2%$16.29+1.6%-$0.96
2009$15.03+1.9%$16.01+1.7%-$0.98
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.$23.03260
Norwich-NL$21.01210
Danbury$20.51130
Hartford$19.54670
Waterbury$18.3930
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$19.54670
New Haven$18.11350
Bridgeport-Stam.$23.03260
Norwich-NL$21.01210
Danbury$20.51130
Wages in other areas
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