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Production Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Mean wage 10th pct 25th pct Median wage 75th pct 90th pct
PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 51-0000 2,490 46,869 24,003 33,406 43,236 58,978 73,787
    22.53 11.54 16.06 20.79 28.36 35.47
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011 240 75,983 45,918 58,073 77,211 92,443 107,478
    36.53 22.07 27.92 37.12 44.44 51.67
Bakers 51-3011 50 22,196 18,374 20,292 22,098 23,986 27,349
    10.67 8.84 9.75 10.62 11.54 13.14
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021 60 30,242 20,130 25,356 31,759 36,069 38,464
    14.54 9.68 12.19 15.27 17.34 18.49
Machinists 51-4041 210 40,995 29,573 33,713 39,399 47,986 54,854
    19.71 14.21 16.21 18.94 23.07 26.37
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121 740 50,788 34,101 38,565 48,650 62,087 72,208
    24.42 16.39 18.54 23.39 29.85 34.72
Prepress Technicians and Workers 51-5111 22,899 17,090 18,094 19,766 26,959 30,601
    11.01 8.22 8.70 9.50 12.96 14.71
Printing Press Operators 51-5112 30 32,759 21,895 23,537 30,909 39,000 51,852
    15.75 10.53 11.31 14.86 18.75 24.93
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011 110 20,752 16,318 17,498 19,424 23,240 28,875
    9.98 7.85 8.41 9.34 11.17 13.88
Power Plant Operators 51-8013 70 65,726 47,487 56,473 67,291 74,376 84,767
    31.59 22.83 27.15 32.35 35.76 40.76
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031 70 47,788 35,923 40,813 46,950 54,953 60,683
    22.97 17.27 19.62 22.57 26.42 29.17
Gas Plant Operators 51-8092 54,031 33,913 46,113 52,331 63,929 73,805
    25.97 16.30 22.17 25.16 30.74 35.48
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 51-8093 200 52,243 36,085 42,225 49,654 60,683 74,202
    25.12 17.35 20.30 23.88 29.17 35.68
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9012 40 33,182 23,124 25,787 30,406 38,794 48,718
    15.95 11.12 12.40 14.62 18.65 23.42
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9021 60 51,657 40,330 47,419 53,079 58,133 61,137
    24.83 19.39 22.80 25.52 27.95 29.39
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9023 20 25,875 17,247 19,304 23,617 34,397 38,216
    12.44 8.29 9.28 11.35 16.54 18.38
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061 40 45,913 26,320 32,243 44,916 53,197 67,157
    22.07 12.66 15.50 21.60 25.58 32.29
Etchers and Engravers 51-9194 20 35,417 32,020 33,498 35,621 37,666 38,891
    17.02 15.39 16.11 17.13 18.11 18.69
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198 60 30,628 22,336 26,475 31,352 34,660 38,410
    14.72 10.74 12.73 15.07 16.67 18.47
Production Workers, All Other* 51-9399 40 37,252 19,571 27,097 35,552 41,073 65,403
    17.91 9.41 13.02 17.10 19.74 31.44
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