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Hartford Labor Market Area (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment1,480
Mean wage$27.46
Entry wage$19.98
10th percentile wage$18.45
50th percentile wage$26.08
90th percentile wage$38.02
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Construction99067.2%
Manufacturing18012.2%
Professional and Business Services1006.6%
Education and Health Services805.6%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Education and Health Services80$29.22
Manufacturing180$27.73
Financial Activities20$27.38
Professional and Business Services100$26.17
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$26.08 $28.03 -$1.95
2018$25.75+1.3%$27.68+1.3%-$1.92
2017$25.27+1.9%$27.16+1.9%-$1.88
2016$24.59+2.8%$26.43+2.8%-$1.83
2015$23.85+3.1%$25.64+3.1%-$1.78
2014$23.46+1.7%$25.22+1.7%-$1.75
2013$22.96+2.2%$24.68+2.2%-$1.71
2012$22.61+1.5%$24.30+1.5%-$1.69
2011$22.42+.9%$24.09+.9%-$1.67
2010$22.09+1.5%$23.74+1.5%-$1.65
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$26.08 $24.00 $2.08
2018$25.75+1.3%$23.79+.9%$1.96
2017$25.27+1.9%$23.06+3.1%$2.20
2016$24.59+2.8%$22.45+2.8%$2.14
2015$23.85+3.1%$21.93+2.3%$1.92
2014$23.46+1.7%$21.47+2.1%$1.99
2013$22.96+2.2%$21.02+2.2%$1.95
2012$22.61+1.5%$20.59+2.1%$2.02
2011$22.42+.9%$20.24+1.7%$2.18
2010$22.09+1.5%$19.92+1.6%$2.17
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$32.081,310
New Haven $27.491,070
Hartford $26.081,480
Norwich/NewLond$25.96840
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $26.081,480
Bridge/Stam$32.081,310
New Haven $27.491,070
Norwich/NewLond$25.96840
Wages in other areas
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