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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage18.37
Entry wage15.79
10th percentile wage15.15
50th percentile wage17.41
90th percentile wage23.07
 Top Employing Industries
 Industry Employment  Percent 
Construction50%
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities
 Best Paying Industries
 Industry Employment  Median Wage 
Construction5022.22
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities17.09
Floor Layers, ex. Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles (47-2042)
Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.
Median Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to Occupational Group  Difference 
Current$18.37 $25.78  -$7.41
2013$18.34+.2%$25.74 +.2%-$7.40
2012$18.06+1.5%$25.35 +1.5%-$7.29
2011$17.90+.9%$25.13 +.9%-$7.23
2010$17.64+1.5%$24.76 +1.5%-$7.12
2009$17.44+1.2%$24.48 +1.2%-$7.04
2008$17.25+1.1%$24.22 +1.1%-$6.96
2007$16.68+3.4%$23.42 +3.4%-$6.73
2006$16.05+4.0%$22.53 +4.0%-$6.48
2005$15.47+3.7%$21.72 +3.7%-$6.24
YearThis OccupationCompared to All Occupations  Difference 
Current$18.37 $26.43  -$8.05
2013$18.34+.2%$26.36 +.3%-$8.02
2012$18.06+1.5%$25.83 +2.1%-$7.77
2011$17.90+.9%$25.38 +1.7%-$7.48
2010$17.64+1.5%$24.99 +1.6%-$7.34
2009$17.44+1.2%$24.57 +1.7%-$7.12
2008$17.25+1.1%$24.23 +1.4%-$6.98
2007$16.68+3.4%$23.61 +2.6%-$6.93
2006$16.05+4.0%$22.86 +3.3%-$6.81
2005$15.47+3.7%$22.15 +3.2%-$6.67

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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