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Estimated employment840
Mean wage25.91
Entry wage19.94
10th percentile wage19.26
50th percentile wage24.60
90th percentile wage35.85
 Top Employing Industries
 Industry Employment  Percent 
Professional and Business Services9010.2%
Manufacturing303.9%
Public Adminsitration202.5%
 Best Paying Industries
 Industry Employment  Median Wage 
Public Adminsitration2030.32
Professional and Business Services9025.74
Manufacturing3019.84
Biological Technicians (19-4021)
Assist biological and medical scientists in laboratories. Set up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment, monitor experiments, make observations, and calculate and record results. May analyze organic substances, such as blood, food, and drugs.
Median Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to Occupational Group  Difference 
Current$25.91 $40.01  -$14.10
2013$25.82+.3%$39.88 +.3%-$14.05
2012$25.33+1.9%$39.12 +1.9%-$13.78
2011$24.84+2.0%$38.36 +2.0%-$13.52
2010$24.45+1.6%$37.76 +1.6%-$13.31
2009$24.02+1.8%$37.10 +1.8%-$13.07
2008$23.77+1.1%$36.70 +1.1%-$12.93
2007$23.06+3.1%$35.61 +3.1%-$12.55
2006$22.29+3.5%$34.42 +3.5%-$12.13
2005$21.43+4.0%$33.10 +4.0%-$11.66
YearThis OccupationCompared to All Occupations  Difference 
Current$25.91 $26.43  -$0.51
2013$25.82+.3%$26.36 +.3%-$0.53
2012$25.33+1.9%$25.83 +2.1%-$0.49
2011$24.84+2.0%$25.38 +1.7%-$0.54
2010$24.45+1.6%$24.99 +1.6%-$0.53
2009$24.02+1.8%$24.57 +1.7%-$0.54
2008$23.77+1.1%$24.23 +1.4%-$0.46
2007$23.06+3.1%$23.61 +2.6%-$0.55
2006$22.29+3.5%$22.86 +3.3%-$0.57
2005$21.43+4.0%$22.15 +3.2%-$0.71

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 percent of workers earn between this wage range, 10 percent earn less while 10 percent earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2014
State of Connecticut, Department of Labor - Office of Research
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