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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment1,350
Mean wage$19.92
Entry wage$14.24
10th percentile wage$13.24
50th percentile wage$18.68
90th percentile wage$28.21
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Trade, Transportation and Utilities74055.2%
Manufacturing45033.2%
Professional and Business Services906.7%
Education and Health Services705.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Education and Health Services7020.29
Manufacturing45020.12
Trade, Transportation and Utilities74017.91
Professional and Business Services9017.87
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$18.68 $21.22 -$2.54
2018$18.47+1.2%$20.98+1.2%-$2.51
2017$17.83+3.5%$20.26+3.5%-$2.42
2016$17.38+2.6%$19.74+2.6%-$2.36
2015$16.85+3.1%$19.15+3.1%-$2.29
2014$16.44+2.5%$18.67+2.5%-$2.23
2013$16.12+2.0%$18.31+2.0%-$2.19
2012$15.79+2.0%$17.94+2.0%-$2.14
2011$15.53+1.7%$17.64+1.7%-$2.11
2010$15.24+1.8%$17.32+1.8%-$2.07
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$18.68 $24.80 -$6.12
2018$18.47+1.2%$24.58+.9%-$6.11
2017$17.83+3.5%$23.83+3.1%-$5.99
2016$17.38+2.6%$23.19+2.8%-$5.81
2015$16.85+3.1%$22.66+2.3%-$5.80
2014$16.44+2.5%$22.19+2.1%-$5.75
2013$16.12+2.0%$21.72+2.2%-$5.59
2012$15.79+2.0%$21.28+2.1%-$5.48
2011$15.53+1.7%$20.91+1.7%-$5.38
2010$15.24+1.8%$20.58+1.6%-$5.33
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 2019
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Bridge/Stam$18.681,350
Waterbury $17.94290
Danbury $17.41420
Hartford $17.342,320
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $17.342,320
Bridge/Stam$18.681,350
New Haven $16.891,110
Danbury $17.41420
Wages in other areas
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