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-2% Jobs Projection
$55,990 Median Salary
30 Job Openings

While jobs for Tapers in Connecticut are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Tapers in Connecticut is expected to decrease.

  • Tapers in Connecticut earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Tapers Work in Connecticut?

90 people worked as Tapers in 2018 in this state.

There were 210 Tapers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 120 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 220 Tapers working in it, which means Connecticut has fewer Tapers than average.

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Job Projections for Connecticut

Jobs for Tapers in this state are declining at a rate of 2.4% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.4%.

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Connecticut Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 30 annual job openings, and 400 total jobs in 2026 for Tapers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 2,100 annual jobs and 23,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Tapers Make in Connecticut?

In 2018 wages for Tapers ranged from $35,690 to $78,010 with $55,990 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.16 to $37.5. The median hourly rate was $26.92.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $28.03 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $1.11.

The median salary in Connecticut is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top States for Tapers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Tapers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 7,130 $60,180
Washington 2,070 $54,720
Arizona 1,210 $44,430
Nevada 850 $40,620
Massachusetts 730 $57,870
New York 710 $59,910
Illinois 600 $85,200
Oregon 440 $71,460
Utah 430 $42,760
Texas 400 $39,490
Minnesota 350 $56,190
Hawaii 330 $89,690
Colorado 230 $50,790
Florida 210 $38,240
Iowa 210 $55,920
Missouri 180 $64,060
Michigan 170 $50,840
Pennsylvania 170 $53,970
Rhode Island 160 $0
Maine 140 $46,420

Below are the states where Tapers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Hawaii $89,690
Illinois $85,200
Oregon $71,460
Missouri $64,060
Ohio $62,750
California $60,180
New York $59,910
Massachusetts $57,870
Minnesota $56,190
Connecticut $55,990

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