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Estimated employment2,430
Mean wage$28.25
Entry wage$17.85
10th percentile wage$15.77
50th percentile wage$27.49
90th percentile wage$42.75
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Construction1,75071.8%
Public Administration1807.4%
Manufacturing1104.7%
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities502.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Public Administration18028.10
Construction1,75027.97
Education and Health Services4026.74
Manufacturing11026.27
Construction and Extraction Occupations (47-0000)
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$27.49 $27.49  $0.00
2019$26.21+4.9%$26.21 +4.9%$0.00
2018$25.59+2.5%$25.59 +2.5%$0.00
2017$24.90+2.8%$24.90 +2.8%$0.00
2016$24.15+3.1%$24.15 +3.1%$0.00
2015$23.76+1.7%$23.76 +1.7%$0.00
2014$23.25+2.2%$23.25 +2.2%$0.00
2013$22.90+1.5%$22.90 +1.5%$0.00
2012$22.70+.9%$22.70 +.9%$0.00
2011$22.37+1.5%$22.37 +1.5%$0.00
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$27.49 $20.62  $6.87
2019$26.21+4.9%$19.78 +4.2%$6.43
2018$25.59+2.5%$19.18 +3.1%$6.41
2017$24.90+2.8%$18.67 +2.8%$6.23
2016$24.15+3.1%$18.24 +2.3%$5.91
2015$23.76+1.7%$17.86 +2.1%$5.90
2014$23.25+2.2%$17.48 +2.2%$5.77
2013$22.90+1.5%$17.12 +2.1%$5.77
2012$22.70+.9%$16.83 +1.7%$5.87
2011$22.37+1.5%$16.57 +1.6%$5.80
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 $30.7611,440
Hartford $29.5816,200
New Haven $27.738,820
Danbury $27.633,110
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $29.5816,200
Bridgeport-Stamford $30.7611,440
New Haven $27.738,820
Norwich-New London $27.585,460
Wages in other areas
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