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 |
Prepress Technicians and Workers |
51-5022 |
5 |
20 |
26,825 |
20,252 |
30,113 |
18,865 |
22,378 |
26,842 |
30,824 |
  |
  |
  |
12.90 |
9.74 |
14.48 |
9.07 |
10.76 |
12.91 |
14.81 |
Printing Machine Operators |
51-5023 |
14 |
70 |
25,378 |
18,525 |
28,804 |
16,553 |
21,651 |
25,965 |
29,047 |
  |
  |
  |
12.20 |
8.91 |
13.85 |
7.96 |
10.41 |
12.48 |
13.97 |
Sewing Machine Operators |
51-6031 |
13 |
70 |
19,029 |
12,856 |
22,115 |
12,352 |
13,690 |
17,312 |
25,435 |
  |
  |
  |
9.15 |
6.18 |
10.63 |
5.94 |
6.58 |
8.32 |
12.23 |
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other |
51-6099 |
5 |
30 |
25,652 |
18,254 |
29,350 |
16,319 |
19,910 |
23,432 |
31,466 |
  |
  |
  |
12.33 |
8.78 |
14.11 |
7.85 |
9.57 |
11.27 |
15.13 |
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |
51-7011 |
12 |
|
25,392 |
19,936 |
28,120 |
18,836 |
20,449 |
23,021 |
27,885 |
  |
  |
  |
12.21 |
9.58 |
13.52 |
9.06 |
9.84 |
11.07 |
13.40 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
51-7041 |
15 |
150 |
20,482 |
16,397 |
22,525 |
15,434 |
16,480 |
18,213 |
25,362 |
  |
  |
  |
9.85 |
7.89 |
10.83 |
7.42 |
7.93 |
8.76 |
12.19 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
51-7042 |
10 |
70 |
21,900 |
17,800 |
23,949 |
16,682 |
18,722 |
21,200 |
24,915 |
  |
  |
  |
10.53 |
8.55 |
11.51 |
8.02 |
9.00 |
10.19 |
11.98 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
51-8093 |
5 |
400 |
40,592 |
31,058 |
45,360 |
29,720 |
32,011 |
35,831 |
51,173 |
  |
  |
  |
19.51 |
14.94 |
21.80 |
14.29 |
15.39 |
17.23 |
24.60 |
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders |
51-9011 |
3 |
10 |
47,025 |
29,257 |
55,909 |
26,816 |
31,019 |
37,861 |
65,024 |
  |
  |
  |
22.61 |
14.07 |
26.88 |
12.90 |
14.92 |
18.20 |
31.27 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9012 |
4 |
60 |
53,336 |
43,750 |
58,129 |
29,283 |
49,599 |
54,789 |
60,216 |
  |
  |
  |
25.64 |
21.04 |
27.94 |
14.08 |
23.84 |
26.34 |
28.95 |
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9021 |
7 |
|
25,697 |
17,904 |
29,594 |
15,453 |
20,693 |
24,383 |
28,654 |
  |
  |
  |
12.35 |
8.60 |
14.23 |
7.43 |
9.95 |
11.72 |
13.77 |
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9023 |
13 |
60 |
26,628 |
22,000 |
28,942 |
20,350 |
23,788 |
26,836 |
29,706 |
  |
  |
  |
12.81 |
10.57 |
13.92 |
9.79 |
11.43 |
12.91 |
14.28 |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9041 |
4 |
50 |
26,273 |
21,100 |
28,859 |
19,790 |
21,355 |
24,463 |
31,791 |
  |
  |
  |
12.63 |
10.15 |
13.88 |
9.51 |
10.27 |
11.77 |
15.28 |
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders |
51-9051 |
6 |
20 |
43,392 |
24,844 |
52,665 |
22,355 |
28,256 |
41,011 |
61,420 |
  |
  |
  |
20.86 |
11.95 |
25.32 |
10.75 |
13.58 |
19.71 |
29.53 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
51-9061 |
26 |
80 |
32,802 |
20,679 |
38,863 |
19,727 |
22,776 |
32,832 |
39,971 |
  |
  |
  |
15.77 |
9.94 |
18.68 |
9.48 |
10.95 |
15.78 |
19.22 |
Dental Laboratory Technicians |
51-9081 |
7 |
20 |
35,295 |
27,383 |
39,252 |
23,570 |
30,906 |
36,707 |
41,587 |
  |
  |
  |
16.97 |
13.17 |
18.87 |
11.33 |
14.86 |
17.65 |
20.00 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
51-9111 |
13 |
150 |
26,911 |
20,540 |
30,096 |
19,369 |
21,033 |
25,084 |
33,092 |
  |
  |
  |
12.94 |
9.88 |
14.47 |
9.31 |
10.11 |
12.06 |
15.91 |
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9121 |
9 |
20 |
27,687 |
20,794 |
31,134 |
19,810 |
21,748 |
25,027 |
28,844 |
  |
  |
  |
13.31 |
10.00 |
14.97 |
9.52 |
10.45 |
12.03 |
13.87 |
Helpers--Production Workers |
51-9198 |
45 |
270 |
25,179 |
16,654 |
29,442 |
15,537 |
18,540 |
23,079 |
29,388 |
  |
  |
  |
12.11 |
8.01 |
14.16 |
7.47 |
8.92 |
11.10 |
14.13 |
Production Workers, All Other |
51-9199 |
12 |
90 |
23,216 |
17,158 |
26,246 |
16,350 |
18,177 |
21,570 |
24,753 |
  |
  |
  |
11.16 |
8.25 |
12.61 |
7.86 |
8.74 |
10.37 |
11.90 |
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