Occupation |
Occ. code |
Estabs. reporting occupation |
Est. empl. |
Mean wage |
Mean of the lower one-third |
Mean of the upper two-thirds |
25th pct |
Median wage |
75th pct |
PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS |
51-0000 |
59 |
1,840 |
44,454 |
27,146 |
53,108 |
32,158 |
46,242 |
55,016 |
  |
  |
  |
21.37 |
13.05 |
25.53 |
15.46 |
22.23 |
26.45 |
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers |
51-1011 |
35 |
230 |
56,354 |
32,166 |
68,448 |
35,114 |
58,282 |
75,672 |
  |
  |
  |
27.09 |
15.46 |
32.91 |
16.88 |
28.02 |
36.38 |
Machinists |
51-4041 |
11 |
150 |
41,358 |
29,629 |
47,223 |
32,510 |
40,836 |
50,162 |
  |
  |
  |
19.88 |
14.24 |
22.70 |
15.63 |
19.63 |
24.12 |
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
51-4121 |
25 |
200 |
38,749 |
27,335 |
44,455 |
29,627 |
36,463 |
49,842 |
  |
  |
  |
18.63 |
13.14 |
21.37 |
14.24 |
17.53 |
23.96 |
Gas Plant Operators |
51-8092 |
6 |
|
51,845 |
41,868 |
56,833 |
45,857 |
51,849 |
58,628 |
  |
  |
  |
24.93 |
20.13 |
27.32 |
22.05 |
24.93 |
28.19 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
51-8093 |
7 |
|
49,380 |
36,781 |
55,679 |
44,497 |
51,650 |
57,459 |
  |
  |
  |
23.74 |
17.68 |
26.77 |
21.39 |
24.83 |
27.62 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9012 |
4 |
120 |
50,680 |
46,638 |
52,702 |
48,496 |
51,951 |
55,405 |
  |
  |
  |
24.37 |
22.42 |
25.34 |
23.32 |
24.98 |
26.64 |
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9021 |
14 |
270 |
44,596 |
29,663 |
52,063 |
36,311 |
48,754 |
53,861 |
  |
  |
  |
21.44 |
14.26 |
25.03 |
17.46 |
23.44 |
25.89 |
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders |
51-9051 |
6 |
50 |
44,522 |
31,008 |
51,279 |
32,164 |
37,115 |
62,020 |
  |
  |
  |
21.40 |
14.91 |
24.65 |
15.46 |
17.84 |
29.82 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
51-9061 |
7 |
|
25,306 |
20,404 |
27,757 |
19,708 |
21,274 |
22,836 |
  |
  |
  |
12.17 |
9.81 |
13.34 |
9.47 |
10.23 |
10.98 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
51-9111 |
6 |
|
33,101 |
25,349 |
36,977 |
27,744 |
31,405 |
34,915 |
  |
  |
  |
15.91 |
12.19 |
17.78 |
13.34 |
15.10 |
16.79 |
Helpers--Production Workers |
51-9198 |
12 |
|
25,411 |
19,070 |
28,582 |
19,437 |
21,572 |
30,940 |
  |
  |
  |
12.22 |
9.17 |
13.74 |
9.34 |
10.37 |
14.88 |
Production Workers, All Other |
51-9199 |
6 |
|
45,933 |
26,337 |
55,731 |
31,694 |
49,974 |
59,188 |
  |
  |
  |
22.08 |
12.66 |
26.79 |
15.24 |
24.03 |
28.46 |
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