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Danbury Labor Market Area (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment50
Mean wage$19.55
Entry wage$15.11
10th percentile wage$12.96
50th percentile wage$19.56
90th percentile wage$25.28
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing2049.8%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing20$17.88
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operator/Tender (51-9032)
Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material. Exclude "Woodworking Machine Setters, Operator/Tender" (51-7041 through 51-7042), "Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator/Tender, Metal/Plastic" (51-4031), and "Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operator/Tender" (51-6062).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$19.56 $19.14 $0.42
2018$19.37+1.0%$18.95+1.0%$0.42
2017$18.82+2.9%$18.41+2.9%$0.40
2016$18.25+3.1%$17.86+3.1%$0.39
2015$17.76+2.8%$17.37+2.8%$0.38
2014$17.33+2.4%$16.96+2.4%$0.37
2013$16.94+2.3%$16.58+2.3%$0.36
2012$16.62+1.9%$16.26+1.9%$0.36
2011$16.34+1.7%$15.99+1.7%$0.35
2010$16.08+1.6%$15.74+1.6%$0.35
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$19.56 $21.33 -$1.77
2018$19.37+1.0%$21.14+.9%-$1.77
2017$18.82+2.9%$20.50+3.1%-$1.68
2016$18.25+3.1%$19.95+2.8%-$1.69
2015$17.76+2.8%$19.49+2.3%-$1.73
2014$17.33+2.4%$19.09+2.1%-$1.75
2013$16.94+2.3%$18.68+2.2%-$1.73
2012$16.62+1.9%$18.30+2.1%-$1.68
2011$16.34+1.7%$17.99+1.7%-$1.64
2010$16.08+1.6%$17.70+1.6%-$1.62
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
New Haven $19.75110
Danbury $19.5650
Hartford $19.11270
Waterbury $18.52 
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $19.11270
Bridge/Stam$18.08140
New Haven $19.75110
Danbury $19.5650
Wages in other areas
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