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Estimated employment1,780
Mean wage18.55
Entry wage11.72
10th percentile wage10.69
50th percentile wage18.16
90th percentile wage27.69
 Top Employing Industries
 Industry Employment  Percent 
Manufacturing1,69095.4%
Professional and Business Services
 Best Paying Industries
 Industry Employment  Median Wage 
Manufacturing1,69018.82
Professional and Business Services12.95
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal/Plastic (51-4033)
Set up, operate, or tend grinding and related tools that remove excess material or burrs from surfaces, sharpen edges or corners, or buff, hone, or polish metal or plastic work pieces.
Median Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to Occupational Group  Difference 
Current$18.55 $19.88  -$1.33
2013$18.39+.9%$19.71 +.9%-$1.32
2012$18.04+1.9%$19.34 +1.9%-$1.29
2011$17.74+1.7%$19.02 +1.7%-$1.27
2010$17.46+1.6%$18.71 +1.6%-$1.25
2009$17.27+1.1%$18.51 +1.1%-$1.23
2008$16.97+1.8%$18.19 +1.8%-$1.21
2007$16.53+2.7%$17.71 +2.7%-$1.18
2006$16.15+2.3%$17.31 +2.3%-$1.15
2005$15.80+2.2%$16.94 +2.2%-$1.13
YearThis OccupationCompared to All Occupations  Difference 
Current$18.55 $26.43  -$7.87
2013$18.39+.9%$26.36 +.3%-$7.96
2012$18.04+1.9%$25.83 +2.1%-$7.78
2011$17.74+1.7%$25.38 +1.7%-$7.64
2010$17.46+1.6%$24.99 +1.6%-$7.52
2009$17.27+1.1%$24.57 +1.7%-$7.29
2008$16.97+1.8%$24.23 +1.4%-$7.26
2007$16.53+2.7%$23.61 +2.6%-$7.08
2006$16.15+2.3%$22.86 +3.3%-$6.71
2005$15.80+2.2%$22.15 +3.2%-$6.34

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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