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Waterbury Labor Market Area (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment90
Mean wage$18.10
Entry wage$11.75
10th percentile wage$11.24
50th percentile wage$17.49
90th percentile wage$27.31
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing90100.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing90$17.49
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operator/Tender (51-9121)
Set up, operate, or tend machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products including food, glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Exclude "Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operator/Tender, Metal/Plastic" (51-4193) and "Painters, Transportation Equipment" (51-9122).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$17.49 $18.16 -$0.66
2018$17.32+1.0%$17.98+1.0%-$0.66
2017$16.83+2.9%$17.47+2.9%-$0.64
2016$16.32+3.1%$16.94+3.1%-$0.62
2015$15.88+2.8%$16.48+2.8%-$0.60
2014$15.50+2.4%$16.09+2.4%-$0.59
2013$15.15+2.3%$15.73+2.3%-$0.58
2012$14.86+1.9%$15.43+1.9%-$0.56
2011$14.61+1.7%$15.17+1.7%-$0.55
2010$14.38+1.6%$14.93+1.6%-$0.55
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.49 $19.62 -$2.13
2018$17.32+1.0%$19.45+.9%-$2.12
2017$16.83+2.9%$18.85+3.1%-$2.02
2016$16.32+3.1%$18.35+2.8%-$2.03
2015$15.88+2.8%$17.93+2.3%-$2.05
2014$15.50+2.4%$17.56+2.1%-$2.05
2013$15.15+2.3%$17.18+2.2%-$2.03
2012$14.86+1.9%$16.83+2.1%-$1.97
2011$14.61+1.7%$16.54+1.7%-$1.93
2010$14.38+1.6%$16.29+1.6%-$1.90
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$21.36250
Norwich/NewLond$20.2120
Hartford $17.94420
New Haven $17.78390
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $17.94420
New Haven $17.78390
Bridge/Stam$21.36250
Waterbury $17.4990
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