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Estimated employment730
Mean wage18.88
Entry wage15.06
10th percentile wage13.80
50th percentile wage17.42
90th percentile wage26.96
 Top Employing Industries
 Industry Employment  Percent 
Professional and Business Services70096.2%
 Best Paying Industries
 Industry Employment  Median Wage 
Professional and Business Services70018.42
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers (47-4041)
Identify, remove, pack, transport, or dispose of hazardous materials, including asbestos, lead-based paint, waste oil, fuel, transmission fluid, radioactive materials, contaminated soil, etc. Specialized training and certification in hazardous materials handling or a confined entry permit are generally required. May operate earth-moving equipment or trucks.
Median Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to Occupational Group  Difference 
Current$18.88 $25.78  -$6.90
2013$18.85+.2%$25.74 +.2%-$6.88
2012$18.56+1.5%$25.35 +1.5%-$6.78
2011$18.41+.9%$25.13 +.9%-$6.72
2010$18.14+1.5%$24.76 +1.5%-$6.62
2009$17.93+1.2%$24.48 +1.2%-$6.55
2008$17.74+1.1%$24.22 +1.1%-$6.48
2007$17.15+3.4%$23.42 +3.4%-$6.26
2006$16.50+4.0%$22.53 +4.0%-$6.02
2005$15.91+3.7%$21.72 +3.7%-$5.81
YearThis OccupationCompared to All Occupations  Difference 
Current$18.88 $26.43  -$7.54
2013$18.85+.2%$26.36 +.3%-$7.50
2012$18.56+1.5%$25.83 +2.1%-$7.26
2011$18.41+.9%$25.38 +1.7%-$6.97
2010$18.14+1.5%$24.99 +1.6%-$6.85
2009$17.93+1.2%$24.57 +1.7%-$6.63
2008$17.74+1.1%$24.23 +1.4%-$6.49
2007$17.15+3.4%$23.61 +2.6%-$6.46
2006$16.50+4.0%$22.86 +3.3%-$6.36
2005$15.91+3.7%$22.15 +3.2%-$6.24

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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