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Hartford Labor Market Area (1Q 2019)
All Industry
Estimated employment270
Mean wage$19.20
Entry wage$14.33
10th percentile wage$11.77
50th percentile wage$19.11
90th percentile wage$24.58
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing18065.3%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities9034.7%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing180$19.96
Trade, Transportation and Utilities90$16.52
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$19.11 $20.59 -$1.48
2018$18.93+1.0%$20.39+1.0%-$1.46
2017$18.38+2.9%$19.81+2.9%-$1.42
2016$17.83+3.1%$19.21+3.1%-$1.38
2015$17.35+2.8%$18.69+2.8%-$1.34
2014$16.93+2.4%$18.25+2.4%-$1.31
2013$16.55+2.3%$17.83+2.3%-$1.28
2012$16.24+1.9%$17.50+1.9%-$1.25
2011$15.97+1.7%$17.20+1.7%-$1.23
2010$15.71+1.6%$16.93+1.6%-$1.21
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$19.11 $24.00 -$4.89
2018$18.93+1.0%$23.79+.9%-$4.86
2017$18.38+2.9%$23.06+3.1%-$4.67
2016$17.83+3.1%$22.45+2.8%-$4.61
2015$17.35+2.8%$21.93+2.3%-$4.58
2014$16.93+2.4%$21.47+2.1%-$4.54
2013$16.55+2.3%$21.02+2.2%-$4.46
2012$16.24+1.9%$20.59+2.1%-$4.35
2011$15.97+1.7%$20.24+1.7%-$4.27
2010$15.71+1.6%$19.92+1.6%-$4.20
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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