2000 Wyoming OES Wage Survey
Table 4: Balance of State Wages
51-0000 Production Occupations

    Standard Occupational Classification Total Employ- Mean Entry Exper-ienced 25th Percent- Median or 50th 75th Percent-
    Code Title ment Wage Level Level ile Percentile ile
51-0000 Production Occupations 8,910 $15.08 $7.62 $18.81 $9.00 $14.29 $20.56
  51-1011 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers 750 22.80 13.32 27.54 15.45 21.80 30.47
  51-2000 Assemblers and Fabricators   
    51-2022 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 40 9.02 7.14 9.97 7.28 7.99 9.33
    51-2092 Team assemblers 110 8.90 6.59 10.05 7.10 8.13 10.26
    51-2099 Assemblers and fabricators, all other 60 7.15 5.91 7.77 5.97 6.66 7.83
  51-3000 Food Processing Workers   
    51-3011 Bakers 190 8.51 6.11 9.71 6.62 7.76 10.99
    51-3021 Butchers and meat cutters 210 11.85 8.13 13.71 8.96 11.94 14.84
    51-3022 Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 70 7.75 5.85 8.70 6.04 6.93 8.48
    51-3023 Slaughterers and meat packers ND 6.49 5.97 6.75 5.89 6.42 6.94
    51-3099 Food processing workers, all other 70 7.68 5.96 8.54 6.05 6.77 8.14
    Standard Occupational Classification Total Employ- Mean Entry Exper-ienced 25th Percent- Median or 50th 75th Percent-
    Code Title ment Wage Level Level ile Percentile ile
  51-4000 Metal Workers and Plastic Workers   
    51-4031 Cutting, punching, & press machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 30 9.33 7.36 10.32 7.89 9.32 10.58
    51-4034 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal & plastic 30 16.44 13.02 18.15 14.31 16.35 19.17
    51-4041 Machinists 180 18.70 14.19 20.95 15.72 18.57 21.18
    51-4121 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 780 14.80 9.44 17.48 11.50 14.94 17.52
    51-4122 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 40 21.85 16.01 24.78 16.68 24.03 26.05
    51-4194 Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 20 16.38 13.00 18.07 14.16 15.69 18.14
  51-5000 Printing Workers   
    51-5011 Bindery workers 60 8.33 5.85 9.57 6.35 7.81 10.26
    51-5021 Job printers 70 9.02 5.87 10.60 6.39 9.38 11.38
    Standard Occupational Classification Total Employ- Mean Entry Exper-ienced 25th Percent- Median or 50th 75th Percent-
    Code Title ment Wage Level Level ile Percentile ile
    51-5022 Prepress technicians and workers 60 8.70 5.82 10.13 6.10 8.69 10.39
    51-5023 Printing machine operators 50 11.57 8.01 13.35 8.74 11.92 13.59
  51-6000 Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers   
    51-6011 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 480 7.03 5.88 7.61 6.00 6.74 7.95
    51-6021 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials ND 6.44 5.92 6.70 5.82 6.34 6.85
    51-6031 Sewing machine operators 100 8.16 6.90 8.78 7.22 8.10 9.27
    51-6041 Shoe and leather workers and repairers 30 9.52 5.82 11.37 6.00 7.52 12.25
    51-6052 Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 60 6.62 5.96 6.95 5.88 6.43 6.96
    51-6093 Upholsterers 10 6.89 5.97 7.34 5.91 6.46 7.07
    51-6099 Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 80 15.48 9.46 18.48 11.15 17.83 19.67
    Standard Occupational Classification Total Employ- Mean Entry Exper-ienced 25th Percent- Median or 50th 75th Percent-
    Code Title ment Wage Level Level ile Percentile ile
  51-7000 Woodworkers   
    51-7011 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters ND 12.24 7.62 14.55 8.60 13.03 15.63
    51-7041 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 90 15.26 9.93 17.93 10.49 16.18 19.13
    51-7042 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 30 10.01 7.68 11.17 7.68 8.48 10.60
  51-8000 Plant and System Operators   
    51-8013 Power plant operators 230 23.62 20.83 25.01 21.92 24.19 26.26
    51-8021 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 120 17.13 11.11 20.14 12.13 17.27 22.24
    51-8031 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 190 16.01 12.17 17.93 13.13 16.05 18.95
    51-8091 Chemical plant and system operators 350 21.41 16.02 24.10 18.40 22.95 25.16
    51-8092 Gas plant operators 330 19.59 15.77 21.49 17.20 19.49 21.90
    Standard Occupational Classification Total Employ- Mean Entry Exper-ienced 25th Percent- Median or 50th 75th Percent-
    Code Title ment Wage Level Level ile Percentile ile
    51-8093 Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 490 20.26 18.98 20.91 18.49 19.86 21.23
    51-8099 Plant and system operators, all other 380 21.33 15.37 24.30 16.94 23.39 25.48
  51-9000 Other Production Occupations   
    51-9011 Chemical equipment operators and tenders 40 12.75 8.79 14.73 9.95 12.50 15.76
    51-9012 Separating, filtering, clarifying & still machine setters, operators, and tenders 220 16.22 9.28 19.69 9.63 11.77 23.96
    51-9022 Grinding and polishing workers, hand 20 9.15 6.36 10.54 6.83 8.08 11.76
    51-9023 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 180 12.45 8.06 14.64 8.50 11.44 15.54
    51-9032 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 70 10.06 8.83 10.68 9.06 10.04 11.15
    51-9051 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 60 15.89 11.16 18.26 12.38 15.09 19.29
    Standard Occupational Classification Total Employ- Mean Entry Exper-ienced 25th Percent- Median or 50th 75th Percent-
    Code Title ment Wage Level Level ile Percentile ile
    51-9061 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 160 17.47 12.71 19.85 14.55 18.41 20.57
    51-9111 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 230 10.88 6.97 12.84 7.72 10.15 14.63
    51-9121 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 10 8.56 6.51 9.58 7.12 8.65 10.03
    51-9122 Painters, transportation equipment ND 15.24 12.11 16.81 12.70 14.58 16.70
    51-9131 Photographic process workers 50 8.96 6.27 10.30 6.77 8.44 10.82
    51-9132 Photographic processing machine operators ND 8.38 6.02 9.55 6.61 8.93 10.10
    51-9195 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic ND 11.51 9.48 12.52 9.99 11.38 12.81
    51-9198 Helpers--production workers 560 9.19 5.90 10.83 6.41 9.01 10.81
    51-9199 Production workers, all other 530 14.14 7.51 17.45 8.65 12.01 21.27

 

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