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State of Connecticut (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment1,550
Mean wage$32.22
Entry wage$21.89
10th percentile wage$20.18
50th percentile wage$31.78
90th percentile wage$46.90
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing77049.5%
Professional and Business Services17011.3%
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities16010.1%
Public Administration1207.7%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Public Administration120$44.40
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities160$34.63
Professional and Business Services170$32.95
Education and Health Services10$32.29
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians (17-3023)
Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the direction of engineering staff, to design, build, repair, adjust, and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls, and machinery for subsequent evaluation and use by engineering staff in making engineering design decisions. Excludes Broadcast Technicians (27-4012).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$31.78 $42.80  -$11.02
2019$30.77+3.3%$41.44 +3.3%-$10.66
2018$29.96+2.7%$40.35 +2.7%-$10.38
2017$29.27+2.4%$39.42 +2.4%-$10.15
2016$28.81+1.6%$38.80 +1.6%-$9.99
2015$28.26+2.0%$38.06 +2.0%-$9.79
2014$27.73+1.9%$37.35 +1.9%-$9.61
2013$27.20+1.9%$36.63 +1.9%-$9.43
2012$26.67+2.0%$35.92 +2.0%-$9.24
2011$26.26+1.6%$35.36 +1.6%-$9.10
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$31.78 $23.93  $7.85
2019$30.77+3.3%$22.96 +4.2%$7.81
2018$29.96+2.7%$22.26 +3.1%$7.70
2017$29.27+2.4%$21.66 +2.8%$7.61
2016$28.81+1.6%$21.17 +2.3%$7.64
2015$28.26+2.0%$20.73 +2.1%$7.53
2014$27.73+1.9%$20.28 +2.2%$7.45
2013$27.20+1.9%$19.87 +2.1%$7.33
2012$26.67+2.0%$19.53 +1.7%$7.14
2011$26.26+1.6%$19.23 +1.6%$7.03

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2020

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.
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