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State of Connecticut (1Q 2022)
All Industry
Estimated Employment5,280
Mean wage$15.73
Entry wage$13.81
10th percentile wage$12.79
50th percentile wage$14.97
90th percentile wage$18.91
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Social Assistance3,46065.5%
Educational Services91017.2%
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations3105.9%
Public Administration1302.5%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries  $15.35
Educational Services910  $15.30
Public Administration130  $15.15
Social Assistance3,460  $14.94
Childcare Workers (39-9011)
Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play. Excludes Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education (25-2011) and Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education (25-9042).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current  $14.97 $15.38 -$0.41
2021$14.04+6.6%$14.43+6.6%-$0.38
2020$13.31+5.5%$13.67+5.5%-$0.36
2019$12.83+3.7%$13.18+3.7%-$0.35
2018$12.31+4.3%$12.64+4.3%-$0.33
2017$11.87+3.6%$12.20+3.6%-$0.32
2016$11.50+3.3%$11.81+3.3%-$0.31
2015$11.17+3.0%$11.47+3.0%-$0.30
2014$10.93+2.2%$11.23+2.2%-$0.29
2013$10.80+1.2%$11.10+1.2%-$0.29
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current  $14.97 $24.37 -$9.40
2021$14.04+6.6%$23.42+4.0%-$9.38
2020$13.31+5.5%$22.62+3.5%-$9.31
2019$12.83+3.7%$21.98+2.9%-$9.14
2018$12.31+4.3%$21.34+3.0%-$9.02
2017$11.87+3.6%$20.73+2.9%-$8.85
2016$11.50+3.3%$20.24+2.4%-$8.74
2015$11.17+3.0%$19.73+2.6%-$8.56
2014$10.93+2.2%$19.31+2.2%-$8.38
2013$10.80+1.2%$18.96+1.9%-$8.15

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2022

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.
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