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Waterbury LMA (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment120
Mean wage$18.57
Entry wage$13.41
10th percentile wage$12.03
50th percentile wage$17.77
90th percentile wage$27.33
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing12095.6%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing12017.53
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operator/Tender (51-9124)
Set up, operate, or tend spraying or rolling machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products incl. glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Includes painters of transportation vehicles such as painters in auto body repair facilities. Excludes Plating Machine Setters, Operator/Tender, Metal/Plastic (51-4193).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$17.77 $18.68  -$0.91
2019$17.05+4.2%$17.93 +4.2%-$0.87
2018$16.57+2.9%$17.41 +2.9%-$0.84
2017$16.07+3.1%$16.89 +3.1%-$0.82
2016$15.63+2.8%$16.43 +2.8%-$0.80
2015$15.26+2.4%$16.04 +2.4%-$0.78
2014$14.91+2.3%$15.68 +2.3%-$0.76
2013$14.63+1.9%$15.38 +1.9%-$0.74
2012$14.39+1.7%$15.12 +1.7%-$0.73
2011$14.16+1.6%$14.88 +1.6%-$0.72
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.77 $20.62  -$2.85
2019$17.05+4.2%$19.78 +4.2%-$2.73
2018$16.57+2.9%$19.18 +3.1%-$2.61
2017$16.07+3.1%$18.67 +2.8%-$2.60
2016$15.63+2.8%$18.24 +2.3%-$2.61
2015$15.26+2.4%$17.86 +2.1%-$2.60
2014$14.91+2.3%$17.48 +2.2%-$2.56
2013$14.63+1.9%$17.12 +2.1%-$2.49
2012$14.39+1.7%$16.83 +1.7%-$2.44
2011$14.16+1.6%$16.57 +1.6%-$2.40
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
Norwich-New London $26.7560
Bridgeport-Stamford $25.96410
New Haven $19.24300
Danbury $18.6560
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $18.36530
Bridgeport-Stamford $25.96410
New Haven $19.24300
Waterbury $17.77120
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