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Connecticut Jobs

The estimated total employment in Connecticut is 1,697,810 people with an average annual salary of 49,530.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in Connecticut has increaded by 2%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 24%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
20011,664,770N/A
20021,641,320-1.43%
20031,640,220-0.07%
20041,633,350-0.42%
20051,682,2202.91%
20061,658,980-1.38%
20071,682,2201.4%
20081,697,8100.93%
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Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$39,960N/A
2002$42,0504.97%
2003$42,9702.14%
2004$43,7101.69%
2005$47,6808.33%
2006$45,970-3.59%
2007$47,6803.72%
2008$49,5303.88%
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Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations289,700$37,320
Sales and related occupations176,790$43,220
Education, training, and library occupations127,910$55,840
Food preparation and serving related occupations126,800$23,330
Production occupations112,010$36,470
Transportation and material moving occupations94,360$32,590
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations91,560$74,700
Business and financial operations occupations84,630$73,010
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations60,500$29,340
Construction and extraction occupations56,830$49,650
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations56,460$46,470
Healthcare support occupations54,110$31,530
Personal care and service occupations49,390$26,960
Computer and mathematical science occupations46,410$78,520
Protective service occupations37,500$43,950
Architecture and engineering occupations35,310$71,730
Community and social services occupations31,210$49,560
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations24,060$51,360
Life, physical, and social science occupations15,090$68,690
Legal occupations14,100$94,490
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations990$32,580

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Internists, general1,150$183,690
Chief executives4,750$176,580
Physicians and surgeons, all other2,380$174,560
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents6,780$152,260
Lawyers8,090$124,140
General and operations managers29,380$123,430
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary1,990$118,800
Engineering managers3,900$116,690
Computer and information systems managers6,280$116,370
Natural sciences managers1,330$116,060