| Occupation | 
Occ. code | 
Estabs. reporting occupation | 
Est. empl. | 
Mean wage | 
Mean of Lower 1/3 | 
Mean of Upper 2/3 | 
10th pct | 
25th pct | 
Median wage | 
75th pct | 
90th pct | 
 
| PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 
51-0000 | 
     66      | 
    2,350    | 
47,050 | 
30,135 | 
55,508 | 
26,993 | 
34,514 | 
44,726 | 
58,169 | 
71,807 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
22.62 | 
14.49 | 
26.69 | 
12.98 | 
16.60 | 
21.50 | 
27.97 | 
34.52 | 
 
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers | 
51-1011 | 
     28      | 
      390    | 
65,691 | 
43,227 | 
76,923 | 
38,550 | 
50,199 | 
64,768 | 
82,801 | 
95,351 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
31.58 | 
20.78 | 
36.98 | 
18.53 | 
24.13 | 
31.14 | 
39.81 | 
45.84 | 
 
| Machinists | 
51-4041 | 
     12      | 
      110    | 
45,744 | 
34,803 | 
51,215 | 
32,136 | 
37,485 | 
44,201 | 
51,367 | 
66,004 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
21.99 | 
16.73 | 
24.63 | 
15.45 | 
18.03 | 
21.25 | 
24.70 | 
31.74 | 
 
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 
51-4121 | 
     23      | 
      370    | 
45,421 | 
36,051 | 
50,107 | 
33,547 | 
40,448 | 
45,772 | 
50,714 | 
58,749 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
21.83 | 
17.33 | 
24.09 | 
16.13 | 
19.44 | 
22.01 | 
24.38 | 
28.25 | 
 
| Gas Plant Operators | 
51-8092 | 
      8      | 
      190    | 
54,910 | 
44,143 | 
60,294 | 
40,773 | 
48,993 | 
56,656 | 
62,218 | 
66,920 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
26.40 | 
21.22 | 
28.98 | 
19.60 | 
23.55 | 
27.23 | 
29.91 | 
32.17 | 
 
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 
51-8093 | 
      8      | 
      130    | 
53,247 | 
37,642 | 
61,049 | 
34,826 | 
41,271 | 
55,455 | 
64,724 | 
71,892 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
25.60 | 
18.10 | 
29.35 | 
16.74 | 
19.85 | 
26.67 | 
31.11 | 
34.56 | 
 
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9012 | 
      3      | 
           | 
47,318 | 
33,557 | 
54,199 | 
30,362 | 
35,036 | 
39,422 | 
66,958 | 
74,122 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
22.75 | 
16.13 | 
26.05 | 
14.60 | 
16.85 | 
18.96 | 
32.19 | 
35.64 | 
 
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9021 | 
     17      | 
      400    | 
44,435 | 
30,504 | 
51,400 | 
27,238 | 
34,118 | 
45,638 | 
55,396 | 
60,124 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
21.37 | 
14.66 | 
24.71 | 
13.10 | 
16.40 | 
21.94 | 
26.63 | 
28.91 | 
 
| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | 
51-9051 | 
      7      | 
      100    | 
46,255 | 
33,337 | 
52,714 | 
32,390 | 
35,405 | 
39,870 | 
64,597 | 
73,178 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
22.24 | 
16.03 | 
25.34 | 
15.57 | 
17.02 | 
19.16 | 
31.05 | 
35.18 | 
 
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 
51-9061 | 
      6      | 
           | 
32,829 | 
25,936 | 
36,276 | 
23,801 | 
27,204 | 
30,532 | 
33,911 | 
46,875 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
15.78 | 
12.47 | 
17.44 | 
11.44 | 
13.08 | 
14.68 | 
16.31 | 
22.54 | 
 
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 
51-9111 | 
      6      | 
      210    | 
30,457 | 
21,387 | 
34,992 | 
19,953 | 
24,460 | 
32,585 | 
35,043 | 
38,564 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
14.64 | 
10.29 | 
16.83 | 
9.59 | 
11.77 | 
15.67 | 
16.85 | 
18.54 | 
 
| Helpers--Production Workers | 
51-9198 | 
      9      | 
           | 
30,810 | 
19,489 | 
36,470 | 
17,103 | 
22,314 | 
33,904 | 
37,942 | 
40,669 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
14.81 | 
9.37 | 
17.53 | 
8.23 | 
10.73 | 
16.30 | 
18.24 | 
19.56 | 
 
| Production Workers, All Other | 
51-9199 | 
      3      | 
       10    | 
53,360 | 
32,682 | 
63,700 | 
31,056 | 
37,333 | 
58,044 | 
68,611 | 
74,114 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
25.65 | 
15.71 | 
30.63 | 
14.93 | 
17.95 | 
27.91 | 
32.99 | 
35.64 | 
 
 
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