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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators (47-2073) in Hartford Labor Market Area
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Hartford LMA (1Q 2023)
All Industry
Estimated employment920
Mean wage$38.18
Entry wage$26.76
10th percentile wage$25.11
50th percentile wage$37.24
90th percentile wage$47.81
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Specialty Trade Contractors32034.6%
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction29031.5%
Waste Management and Remediation Services404.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises303.1%
 Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction290$46.86
Management of Companies and Enterprises30$46.14
Specialty Trade Contractors320$34.45
Waste Management and Remediation Services40$25.28
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators (47-2073)
Operate one or several types of power construction equipment, such as motor graders, bulldozers, scrapers, compressors, pumps, derricks, shovels, tractors, or front-end loaders to excavate, move, and grade earth, erect structures, or pour concrete or other hard surface pavement. May repair and maintain equipment in addition to other duties. Excludes Crane and Tower Operators" (53-7021) and Extraction Workers (47-5000).
Median Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to Occupational GroupDifference
Current  $37.24 $31.27 $5.97
2022$36.04+3.3%$30.27+3.3%$5.78
2021$34.56+4.3%$29.02+4.3%$5.54
2020$33.34+3.7%$28.00+3.7%$5.35
2019$32.53+2.5%$27.31+2.5%$5.21
2018$31.64+2.8%$26.57+2.8%$5.07
2017$30.81+2.7%$25.87+2.7%$4.94
2016$30.02+2.6%$25.20+2.6%$4.81
2015$29.18+2.9%$24.50+2.9%$4.68
2014$28.61+2.0%$24.02+2.0%$4.59
YearThis OccupationCompared to All OccupationsDifference
Current  $37.24 $26.35 $10.89
2022$36.04+3.3%$25.47+3.4%$10.57
2021$34.56+4.3%$24.10+5.7%$10.46
2020$33.34+3.7%$23.28+3.5%$10.06
2019$32.53+2.5%$22.62+2.9%$9.91
2018$31.64+2.8%$21.96+3.0%$9.69
2017$30.81+2.7%$21.33+2.9%$9.48
2016$30.02+2.6%$20.83+2.4%$9.18
2015$29.18+2.9%$20.30+2.6%$8.88
2014$28.61+2.0%$19.87+2.2%$8.73
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 2023
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford $39.67  700  
New Haven $38.28  540  
Danbury $37.82  210  
Hartford $37.24  920  
Waterbury $36.95  90  
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $37.24  920  
Bridgeport-Stamford $39.67  700  
New Haven $38.28  540  
Norwich-New London $36.23  260  
Danbury $37.82  210  
Wages in other areas
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