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State of Connecticut (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment5,330
Mean wage$28.32
Entry wage$20.22
10th percentile wage$18.75
50th percentile wage$27.58
90th percentile wage$38.55
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Construction3,77070.8%
Manufacturing53010.0%
Professional and Business Services2604.8%
Education and Health Services2304.4%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Financial Activities$32.35
Education and Health Services230$30.33
Professional and Business Services260$28.49
Public Administration70$28.15
Carpenters (47-2031)
Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall and batt or roll insulation. Include brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways to control the proper circulation of air through the passageways and to the working places.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$27.58 $27.59 -$0.01
2018$27.23+1.3%$27.24+1.3%$0.00
2017$26.72+1.9%$26.73+1.9%$0.00
2016$26.00+2.8%$26.01+2.8%$0.00
2015$25.22+3.1%$25.23+3.1%$0.00
2014$24.81+1.7%$24.82+1.7%$0.00
2013$24.28+2.2%$24.29+2.2%$0.00
2012$23.91+1.5%$23.92+1.5%$0.00
2011$23.71+.9%$23.72+.9%$0.00
2010$23.36+1.5%$23.37+1.5%$0.00
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$27.58 $23.07 $4.51
2018$27.23+1.3%$22.87+.9%$4.37
2017$26.72+1.9%$22.17+3.1%$4.55
2016$26.00+2.8%$21.58+2.8%$4.43
2015$25.22+3.1%$21.08+2.3%$4.14
2014$24.81+1.7%$20.64+2.1%$4.17
2013$24.28+2.2%$20.20+2.2%$4.08
2012$23.91+1.5%$19.79+2.1%$4.12
2011$23.71+.9%$19.45+1.7%$4.25
2010$23.36+1.5%$19.15+1.6%$4.21

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2019

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.
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