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Waterbury Labor Market Area (1Q 2019)
All Industry
Estimated employment290
Mean wage$18.54
Entry wage$13.77
10th percentile wage$12.96
50th percentile wage$17.94
90th percentile wage$25.64
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing17060.1%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities8029.2%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing170$17.74
Trade, Transportation and Utilities80$17.26
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$17.94 $19.18 -$1.24
2018$17.73+1.2%$18.96+1.2%-$1.22
2017$17.13+3.5%$18.31+3.5%-$1.18
2016$16.69+2.6%$17.84+2.6%-$1.15
2015$16.19+3.1%$17.31+3.1%-$1.11
2014$15.79+2.5%$16.88+2.5%-$1.09
2013$15.48+2.0%$16.55+2.0%-$1.06
2012$15.17+2.0%$16.22+2.0%-$1.04
2011$14.91+1.7%$15.94+1.7%-$1.03
2010$14.64+1.8%$15.65+1.8%-$1.01
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.94 $19.62 -$1.68
2018$17.73+1.2%$19.45+.9%-$1.71
2017$17.13+3.5%$18.85+3.1%-$1.72
2016$16.69+2.6%$18.35+2.8%-$1.65
2015$16.19+3.1%$17.93+2.3%-$1.74
2014$15.79+2.5%$17.56+2.1%-$1.76
2013$15.48+2.0%$17.18+2.2%-$1.70
2012$15.17+2.0%$16.83+2.1%-$1.66
2011$14.91+1.7%$16.54+1.7%-$1.63
2010$14.64+1.8%$16.29+1.6%-$1.64
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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