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Estimated employment520
Mean wage$12.89
Entry wage$11.69
10th percentile wage$11.18
50th percentile wage$12.38
90th percentile wage$15.10
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Education and Health Services46088.7%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Education and Health Services46012.47
Childcare Workers (39-9011)
Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play. Excludes Preschool Teachers ex. Special Education (25-2011) and Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School ex. Special Education (25-9042).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$12.38 $13.16  -$0.78
2019$11.73+5.5%$12.47 +5.5%-$0.73
2018$11.30+3.9%$12.01 +3.9%-$0.71
2017$10.93+3.3%$11.62 +3.3%-$0.68
2016$10.56+3.5%$11.23 +3.5%-$0.66
2015$10.38+1.7%$11.04 +1.7%-$0.65
2014$10.18+2.0%$10.82 +2.0%-$0.64
2013$10.05+1.3%$10.68 +1.3%-$0.63
2012$9.90+1.5%$10.53 +1.5%-$0.62
2011$9.76+1.4%$10.38 +1.4%-$0.61
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$12.38 $20.62  -$8.24
2019$11.73+5.5%$19.78 +4.2%-$8.04
2018$11.30+3.9%$19.18 +3.1%-$7.88
2017$10.93+3.3%$18.67 +2.8%-$7.73
2016$10.56+3.5%$18.24 +2.3%-$7.67
2015$10.38+1.7%$17.86 +2.1%-$7.47
2014$10.18+2.0%$17.48 +2.2%-$7.29
2013$10.05+1.3%$17.12 +2.1%-$7.07
2012$9.90+1.5%$16.83 +1.7%-$6.92
2011$9.76+1.4%$16.57 +1.6%-$6.80
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 2020
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford $13.911,950
New Haven $13.851,400
Danbury $12.92450
Norwich-New London $12.76770
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $12.633,170
Bridgeport-Stamford $13.911,950
New Haven $13.851,400
Norwich-New London $12.76770
Wages in other areas
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