Occupation |
Occ. code |
Est. empl. |
Mean wage |
Mean of Lower 1/3 |
Mean of Upper 2/3 |
10th pct |
25th pct |
Median wage |
75th pct |
90th pct |
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
51-4121 |
2,500 |
47,159 |
34,083 |
53,698 |
32,398 |
36,960 |
44,966 |
55,467 |
67,307 |
  |
  |
22.68 |
16.38 |
25.82 |
15.58 |
17.77 |
21.62 |
26.67 |
32.35 |
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4193 |
20 |
32,464 |
24,978 |
36,207 |
22,878 |
26,683 |
30,952 |
37,933 |
46,669 |
  |
  |
15.61 |
12.01 |
17.40 |
11.00 |
12.83 |
14.88 |
18.23 |
22.44 |
Bindery Workers |
51-5011 |
|
18,439 |
15,251 |
20,034 |
14,450 |
15,270 |
16,628 |
21,510 |
24,887 |
  |
  |
8.87 |
7.33 |
9.63 |
6.95 |
7.34 |
7.99 |
10.34 |
11.96 |
Job Printers |
51-5021 |
20 |
30,608 |
15,075 |
38,374 |
14,628 |
15,714 |
34,814 |
39,116 |
42,542 |
  |
  |
14.72 |
7.24 |
18.45 |
7.03 |
7.56 |
16.74 |
18.81 |
20.46 |
Prepress Technicians and Workers |
51-5022 |
120 |
27,009 |
17,622 |
31,702 |
16,822 |
18,900 |
27,633 |
33,346 |
39,092 |
  |
  |
12.98 |
8.48 |
15.24 |
8.09 |
9.09 |
13.28 |
16.03 |
18.80 |
Printing Machine Operators |
51-5023 |
150 |
28,655 |
20,155 |
32,905 |
16,965 |
22,641 |
27,378 |
32,738 |
44,008 |
  |
  |
13.78 |
9.69 |
15.82 |
8.15 |
10.89 |
13.16 |
15.74 |
21.16 |
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers |
51-6011 |
440 |
20,684 |
17,157 |
22,446 |
15,884 |
17,741 |
20,050 |
23,102 |
27,426 |
  |
  |
9.94 |
8.25 |
10.79 |
7.64 |
8.53 |
9.64 |
11.11 |
13.18 |
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials |
51-6021 |
180 |
19,622 |
16,924 |
20,970 |
15,583 |
17,528 |
19,861 |
22,131 |
23,842 |
  |
  |
9.43 |
8.13 |
10.08 |
7.50 |
8.42 |
9.55 |
10.64 |
11.47 |
Sewing Machine Operators |
51-6031 |
50 |
26,263 |
16,514 |
31,138 |
15,106 |
18,072 |
22,708 |
29,907 |
47,570 |
  |
  |
12.63 |
7.94 |
14.97 |
7.26 |
8.69 |
10.92 |
14.37 |
22.87 |
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers |
51-6041 |
20 |
31,666 |
25,595 |
34,701 |
23,699 |
26,704 |
31,045 |
34,761 |
44,115 |
  |
  |
15.22 |
12.30 |
16.69 |
11.39 |
12.84 |
14.93 |
16.71 |
21.21 |
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers |
51-6052 |
80 |
23,535 |
18,860 |
25,872 |
17,764 |
20,033 |
23,621 |
27,084 |
30,316 |
  |
  |
11.31 |
9.07 |
12.43 |
8.54 |
9.63 |
11.35 |
13.02 |
14.58 |
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other |
51-6099 |
|
30,500 |
18,345 |
36,577 |
17,329 |
18,726 |
23,152 |
45,348 |
50,342 |
  |
  |
14.67 |
8.82 |
17.59 |
8.33 |
9.00 |
11.13 |
21.80 |
24.20 |
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |
51-7011 |
170 |
36,012 |
23,988 |
42,025 |
21,166 |
26,858 |
33,144 |
44,436 |
53,887 |
  |
  |
17.31 |
11.54 |
20.20 |
10.17 |
12.91 |
15.93 |
21.36 |
25.91 |
Furniture Finishers |
51-7021 |
10 |
25,315 |
21,854 |
27,045 |
20,356 |
22,655 |
25,476 |
28,730 |
31,434 |
  |
  |
12.17 |
10.51 |
13.00 |
9.79 |
10.89 |
12.25 |
13.81 |
15.11 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
51-7041 |
60 |
24,780 |
18,856 |
27,740 |
18,045 |
20,017 |
26,176 |
29,370 |
31,518 |
  |
  |
11.91 |
9.06 |
13.33 |
8.68 |
9.63 |
12.59 |
14.12 |
15.15 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
51-7042 |
50 |
31,728 |
26,542 |
34,321 |
24,362 |
29,327 |
32,989 |
35,754 |
37,414 |
  |
  |
15.25 |
12.76 |
16.51 |
11.71 |
14.10 |
15.86 |
17.19 |
17.99 |
Power Distributors and Dispatchers |
51-8012 |
70 |
64,962 |
58,704 |
68,091 |
55,299 |
58,794 |
64,620 |
73,348 |
77,756 |
  |
  |
31.23 |
28.22 |
32.74 |
26.59 |
28.26 |
31.07 |
35.26 |
37.39 |
Power Plant Operators |
51-8013 |
360 |
59,409 |
42,180 |
68,024 |
38,029 |
48,499 |
61,117 |
72,018 |
81,488 |
  |
  |
28.57 |
20.28 |
32.71 |
18.28 |
23.31 |
29.38 |
34.63 |
39.17 |
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators |
51-8021 |
200 |
59,124 |
51,580 |
62,896 |
47,606 |
54,305 |
59,147 |
64,844 |
70,822 |
  |
  |
28.43 |
24.80 |
30.24 |
22.89 |
26.11 |
28.44 |
31.17 |
34.05 |
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators |
51-8031 |
290 |
45,778 |
34,347 |
51,495 |
32,471 |
37,701 |
44,351 |
53,411 |
62,908 |
  |
  |
22.01 |
16.52 |
24.76 |
15.61 |
18.12 |
21.32 |
25.68 |
30.24 |
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