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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$14.71
Entry wage$10.74
10th percentile wage$10.44
50th percentile wage$12.34
90th percentile wage$23.98
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Natural resouces and mining50%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Natural resouces and mining5012.47
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093)
Attend to live farm, ranch, or aquacultural animals that may include cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses and other equines, poultry, finfish, shellfish, and bees. Attend to animals produced for animal products, such as meat, fur, skins, feathers, eggs,.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$12.34 $13.38 -$1.04
2018$12.18+1.3%$13.21+1.3%-$1.02
2017$11.95+1.9%$12.96+1.9%-$1.00
2016$11.63+2.8%$12.61+2.8%-$0.98
2015$11.29+3.1%$12.24+3.1%-$0.95
2014$11.10+1.7%$12.04+1.7%-$0.93
2013$10.86+2.2%$11.78+2.2%-$0.91
2012$10.70+1.5%$11.60+1.5%-$0.90
2011$10.61+.9%$11.50+.9%-$0.89
2010$10.45+1.5%$11.33+1.5%-$0.88
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$12.34 $24.80 -$12.46
2018$12.18+1.3%$24.58+.9%-$12.39
2017$11.95+1.9%$23.83+3.1%-$11.87
2016$11.63+2.8%$23.19+2.8%-$11.56
2015$11.29+3.1%$22.66+2.3%-$11.37
2014$11.10+1.7%$22.19+2.1%-$11.08
2013$10.86+2.2%$21.72+2.2%-$10.85
2012$10.70+1.5%$21.28+2.1%-$10.57
2011$10.61+.9%$20.91+1.7%-$10.30
2010$10.45+1.5%$20.58+1.6%-$10.13
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
Hartford $20.8070
Danbury $14.9420
Bridge/Stam$12.34 
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $20.8070
Danbury $14.9420
Bridge/Stam$12.34 
Wages in other areas
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