March 2011
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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 46,492 23,810 33,137 42,889 58,504 73,194
    22.35 11.44 15.93 20.62 28.13 35.19
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011 240 75,372 45,549 57,606 76,590 91,700 106,615
    36.24 21.90 27.69 36.82 44.09 51.26
Bakers 51-3011 50 22,018 18,226 20,129 21,920 23,794 27,130
    10.58 8.77 9.68 10.53 11.44 13.04
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021 60 29,999 19,969 25,152 31,504 35,779 38,155
    14.42 9.61 12.09 15.15 17.20 18.34
Machinists 51-4041 210 40,666 29,335 33,442 39,082 47,600 54,413
    19.55 14.10 16.08 18.79 22.89 26.16
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121 740 50,380 33,827 38,255 48,259 61,588 71,628
    24.22 16.26 18.39 23.20 29.61 34.44
Prepress Technicians and Workers 51-5111 22,715 16,953 17,949 19,607 26,743 30,356
    10.92 8.15 8.63 9.42 12.86 14.59
Printing Press Operators 51-5112 30 32,496 21,719 23,348 30,661 38,687 51,435
    15.62 10.44 11.22 14.74 18.60 24.72
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011 110 20,585 16,187 17,358 19,268 23,053 28,643
    9.90 7.79 8.34 9.26 11.08 13.77
Power Plant Operators 51-8013 70 65,198 47,105 56,020 66,750 73,778 84,086
    31.34 22.64 26.94 32.09 35.47 40.43
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031 70 47,404 35,635 40,485 46,573 54,512 60,195
    22.79 17.13 19.46 22.39 26.21 28.94
Gas Plant Operators 51-8092 53,597 33,640 45,743 51,911 63,415 73,212
    25.77 16.17 21.99 24.96 30.49 35.20
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 51-8093 200 51,823 35,795 41,886 49,255 60,195 73,606
    24.92 17.21 20.14 23.68 28.94 35.39
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9012 40 32,915 22,938 25,580 30,162 38,482 48,326
    15.83 11.03 12.30 14.50 18.50 23.23
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9021 60 51,242 40,006 47,038 52,652 57,666 60,645
    24.63 19.23 22.61 25.31 27.72 29.16
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9023 20 25,667 17,108 19,149 23,427 34,121 37,909
    12.34 8.22 9.20 11.26 16.40 18.23
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061 40 45,544 26,109 31,984 44,555 52,769 66,618
    21.90 12.55 15.37 21.42 25.37 32.03
Etchers and Engravers 51-9194 20 35,133 31,762 33,229 35,335 37,363 38,579
    16.89 15.27 15.98 16.99 17.97 18.54
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198 60 30,382 22,156 26,262 31,100 34,381 38,101
    14.60 10.66 12.63 14.95 16.53 18.32
Production Workers, All Other* 51-9399 40 36,953 19,414 26,879 35,266 40,743 64,877
    17.77 9.33 12.92 16.96 19.58 31.19
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