| 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 | 
 
| Bindery Workers | 
51-5011 | 
      9      | 
           | 
20,683 | 
17,661 | 
22,193 | 
16,732 | 
17,940 | 
20,062 | 
23,623 | 
25,867 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
9.94 | 
8.50 | 
10.67 | 
8.04 | 
8.63 | 
9.64 | 
11.36 | 
12.44 | 
 
| Prepress Technicians and Workers | 
51-5022 | 
      5      | 
           | 
29,101 | 
25,961 | 
30,671 | 
23,502 | 
27,328 | 
29,592 | 
31,953 | 
33,794 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
13.99 | 
12.48 | 
14.75 | 
11.30 | 
13.14 | 
14.23 | 
15.37 | 
16.25 | 
 
| Printing Machine Operators | 
51-5023 | 
     11      | 
       70    | 
25,113 | 
19,750 | 
27,795 | 
17,320 | 
22,227 | 
25,412 | 
29,030 | 
31,562 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
12.08 | 
9.50 | 
13.36 | 
8.33 | 
10.69 | 
12.22 | 
13.96 | 
15.17 | 
 
| Sewing Machine Operators | 
51-6031 | 
      8      | 
       60    | 
21,185 | 
17,577 | 
22,989 | 
16,609 | 
17,766 | 
19,694 | 
25,138 | 
28,744 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
10.18 | 
8.45 | 
11.05 | 
7.99 | 
8.54 | 
9.47 | 
12.09 | 
13.82 | 
 
| Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | 
51-6052 | 
      3      | 
           | 
25,720 | 
21,153 | 
28,003 | 
19,660 | 
22,622 | 
26,468 | 
29,645 | 
31,552 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
12.37 | 
10.17 | 
13.46 | 
9.45 | 
10.88 | 
12.73 | 
14.25 | 
15.17 | 
 
| Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other | 
51-6099 | 
      5      | 
       20    | 
31,413 | 
17,088 | 
38,576 | 
14,215 | 
18,540 | 
35,033 | 
40,278 | 
45,348 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
15.11 | 
8.22 | 
18.54 | 
6.83 | 
8.91 | 
16.85 | 
19.36 | 
21.80 | 
 
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | 
51-7011 | 
     13      | 
      130    | 
27,746 | 
21,035 | 
31,100 | 
19,786 | 
21,345 | 
23,811 | 
30,965 | 
45,340 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
13.34 | 
10.11 | 
14.95 | 
9.51 | 
10.26 | 
11.44 | 
14.89 | 
21.80 | 
 
| Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood | 
51-7041 | 
     12      | 
      110    | 
22,272 | 
17,425 | 
24,694 | 
16,653 | 
18,069 | 
21,712 | 
26,165 | 
29,925 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
10.71 | 
8.38 | 
11.87 | 
8.01 | 
8.69 | 
10.44 | 
12.58 | 
14.38 | 
 
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 
51-7042 | 
      6      | 
       60    | 
23,880 | 
20,743 | 
25,449 | 
19,626 | 
20,744 | 
22,900 | 
27,101 | 
31,128 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
11.49 | 
9.97 | 
12.23 | 
9.44 | 
9.97 | 
11.01 | 
13.03 | 
14.96 | 
 
| Chemical Plant and System Operators | 
51-8091 | 
      3      | 
      200    | 
58,536 | 
46,148 | 
64,730 | 
40,391 | 
51,740 | 
61,757 | 
67,439 | 
73,578 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
28.15 | 
22.19 | 
31.13 | 
19.42 | 
24.88 | 
29.69 | 
32.42 | 
35.38 | 
 
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 
51-8093 | 
      3      | 
      320    | 
39,060 | 
31,956 | 
42,612 | 
30,703 | 
32,418 | 
35,269 | 
38,121 | 
60,766 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
18.78 | 
15.37 | 
20.49 | 
14.77 | 
15.58 | 
16.96 | 
18.33 | 
29.21 | 
 
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9012 | 
      5      | 
      110    | 
53,835 | 
43,005 | 
59,250 | 
36,226 | 
50,029 | 
55,371 | 
61,139 | 
68,996 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
25.88 | 
20.67 | 
28.49 | 
17.41 | 
24.05 | 
26.62 | 
29.40 | 
33.17 | 
 
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9021 | 
     11      | 
       70    | 
28,548 | 
20,228 | 
32,707 | 
18,349 | 
22,513 | 
28,297 | 
33,406 | 
38,643 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
13.72 | 
9.73 | 
15.73 | 
8.83 | 
10.82 | 
13.61 | 
16.06 | 
18.57 | 
 
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 
51-9022 | 
      5      | 
       90    | 
21,985 | 
16,612 | 
24,672 | 
15,585 | 
18,536 | 
22,238 | 
26,194 | 
28,979 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
10.56 | 
7.99 | 
11.86 | 
7.49 | 
8.91 | 
10.69 | 
12.59 | 
13.93 | 
 
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9023 | 
      7      | 
       20    | 
28,741 | 
20,902 | 
32,661 | 
19,596 | 
23,372 | 
29,145 | 
35,079 | 
38,470 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
13.81 | 
10.05 | 
15.70 | 
9.42 | 
11.24 | 
14.01 | 
16.87 | 
18.49 | 
 
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9041 | 
      4      | 
           | 
33,167 | 
27,454 | 
36,023 | 
26,235 | 
29,255 | 
34,124 | 
37,528 | 
39,970 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
15.95 | 
13.20 | 
17.32 | 
12.61 | 
14.06 | 
16.40 | 
18.05 | 
19.22 | 
 
| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | 
51-9051 | 
      6      | 
       40    | 
46,307 | 
27,952 | 
55,484 | 
23,058 | 
33,700 | 
43,626 | 
63,199 | 
70,660 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
22.27 | 
13.44 | 
26.68 | 
11.08 | 
16.20 | 
20.97 | 
30.38 | 
33.97 | 
 
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 
51-9061 | 
     18      | 
       60    | 
33,667 | 
23,993 | 
38,503 | 
22,207 | 
26,446 | 
33,781 | 
40,670 | 
46,867 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
16.18 | 
11.54 | 
18.51 | 
10.68 | 
12.72 | 
16.25 | 
19.56 | 
22.54 | 
 
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 
51-9081 | 
      7      | 
       40    | 
27,633 | 
16,893 | 
33,002 | 
13,475 | 
21,884 | 
28,060 | 
32,472 | 
42,441 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
13.29 | 
8.12 | 
15.86 | 
6.48 | 
10.52 | 
13.49 | 
15.61 | 
20.41 | 
 
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 
51-9111 | 
      9      | 
      110    | 
32,319 | 
25,593 | 
35,682 | 
22,727 | 
28,652 | 
33,045 | 
36,352 | 
38,346 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
15.54 | 
12.30 | 
17.16 | 
10.93 | 
13.77 | 
15.88 | 
17.48 | 
18.44 | 
 
 
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