| Occupation | 
Occ. code | 
Estabs. reporting occupation | 
Est. empl. | 
Mean wage | 
Mean of the lower one-third | 
Mean of the upper two-thirds | 
10th pct | 
25th pct | 
Median wage | 
75th pct | 
 
| PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 
51-0000 | 
     56    | 
    1,780  | 
45,570 | 
27,734 | 
54,488 | 
23,884 | 
32,891 | 
47,601 | 
56,236 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
21.91 | 
13.34 | 
26.19 | 
11.48 | 
15.81 | 
22.89 | 
27.04 | 
 
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers | 
51-1011 | 
     34    | 
      230  | 
57,064 | 
32,579 | 
69,306 | 
31,201 | 
35,560 | 
59,195 | 
76,544 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
27.43 | 
15.66 | 
33.32 | 
15.00 | 
17.10 | 
28.46 | 
36.80 | 
 
| Machinists | 
51-4041 | 
     11    | 
      150  | 
41,792 | 
29,940 | 
47,719 | 
27,743 | 
32,851 | 
41,265 | 
50,688 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
20.09 | 
14.39 | 
22.94 | 
13.34 | 
15.79 | 
19.84 | 
24.37 | 
 
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 
51-4121 | 
     25    | 
      200  | 
39,151 | 
27,619 | 
44,917 | 
25,301 | 
29,935 | 
36,842 | 
50,360 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
18.82 | 
13.28 | 
21.59 | 
12.17 | 
14.39 | 
17.71 | 
24.21 | 
 
| Gas Plant Operators | 
51-8092 | 
      6    | 
           | 
52,389 | 
42,307 | 
57,429 | 
40,181 | 
46,338 | 
52,393 | 
59,243 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
25.19 | 
20.34 | 
27.61 | 
19.32 | 
22.28 | 
25.19 | 
28.49 | 
 
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 
51-8093 | 
      7    | 
           | 
49,898 | 
37,167 | 
56,263 | 
33,868 | 
44,964 | 
52,192 | 
58,062 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
23.99 | 
17.87 | 
27.05 | 
16.28 | 
21.61 | 
25.09 | 
27.91 | 
 
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9012 | 
      3    | 
           | 
52,406 | 
50,634 | 
53,291 | 
47,372 | 
49,389 | 
52,749 | 
56,111 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
25.20 | 
24.34 | 
25.62 | 
22.77 | 
23.74 | 
25.36 | 
26.98 | 
 
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9021 | 
     14    | 
      270  | 
45,059 | 
29,971 | 
52,604 | 
25,462 | 
36,688 | 
49,260 | 
54,420 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
21.66 | 
14.41 | 
25.29 | 
12.25 | 
17.64 | 
23.68 | 
26.16 | 
 
| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | 
51-9051 | 
      6    | 
       50  | 
44,984 | 
31,330 | 
51,812 | 
29,712 | 
32,498 | 
37,500 | 
62,664 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
21.62 | 
15.06 | 
24.91 | 
14.29 | 
15.62 | 
18.03 | 
30.13 | 
 
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 
51-9061 | 
      7    | 
           | 
25,572 | 
20,618 | 
28,048 | 
18,963 | 
19,915 | 
21,497 | 
23,076 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
12.30 | 
9.91 | 
13.48 | 
9.11 | 
9.57 | 
10.34 | 
11.10 | 
 
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 
51-9111 | 
      6    | 
           | 
33,445 | 
25,612 | 
37,361 | 
23,658 | 
28,032 | 
31,731 | 
35,278 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
16.08 | 
12.32 | 
17.96 | 
11.38 | 
13.48 | 
15.26 | 
16.96 | 
 
| Helpers--Production Workers | 
51-9198 | 
     12    | 
           | 
25,763 | 
19,334 | 
28,978 | 
18,413 | 
19,706 | 
21,871 | 
31,369 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
12.39 | 
9.30 | 
13.93 | 
8.85 | 
9.47 | 
10.51 | 
15.09 | 
 
| Production Workers, All Other | 
51-9199 | 
      6    | 
           | 
46,415 | 
26,613 | 
56,316 | 
21,512 | 
32,027 | 
50,498 | 
59,809 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
22.31 | 
12.79 | 
27.07 | 
10.34 | 
15.40 | 
24.28 | 
28.76 | 
 
 
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