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 |
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators |
51-8031 |
38 |
330 |
42,922 |
31,926 |
48,419 |
28,393 |
35,569 |
42,488 |
50,055 |
59,173 |
  |
  |
  |
20.63 |
15.35 |
23.28 |
13.65 |
17.10 |
20.43 |
24.07 |
28.45 |
Chemical Plant and System Operators |
51-8091 |
5 |
200 |
57,729 |
45,638 |
63,774 |
39,891 |
51,178 |
60,836 |
66,426 |
72,526 |
  |
  |
  |
27.76 |
21.95 |
30.66 |
19.17 |
24.61 |
29.24 |
31.93 |
34.87 |
Gas Plant Operators |
51-8092 |
19 |
350 |
52,357 |
38,407 |
59,332 |
34,802 |
42,661 |
54,517 |
61,902 |
67,669 |
  |
  |
  |
25.17 |
18.47 |
28.52 |
16.73 |
20.51 |
26.21 |
29.76 |
32.54 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
51-8093 |
21 |
490 |
43,626 |
32,072 |
49,404 |
30,657 |
33,121 |
37,029 |
56,739 |
64,570 |
  |
  |
  |
20.98 |
15.42 |
23.75 |
14.74 |
15.92 |
17.81 |
27.28 |
31.05 |
Plant and System Operators, All Other |
51-8099 |
13 |
170 |
42,500 |
26,596 |
50,453 |
26,284 |
28,914 |
35,096 |
60,280 |
69,383 |
  |
  |
  |
20.44 |
12.78 |
24.26 |
12.64 |
13.90 |
16.87 |
28.98 |
33.36 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9012 |
9 |
140 |
51,585 |
36,972 |
58,891 |
32,742 |
41,894 |
53,485 |
60,725 |
69,594 |
  |
  |
  |
24.80 |
17.78 |
28.32 |
15.74 |
20.14 |
25.72 |
29.19 |
33.45 |
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9021 |
32 |
520 |
40,591 |
26,579 |
47,596 |
24,775 |
29,894 |
38,743 |
52,335 |
58,362 |
  |
  |
  |
19.52 |
12.78 |
22.88 |
11.92 |
14.37 |
18.62 |
25.16 |
28.06 |
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand |
51-9022 |
5 |
90 |
21,657 |
16,364 |
24,303 |
15,353 |
18,260 |
21,906 |
25,803 |
28,547 |
  |
  |
  |
10.41 |
7.87 |
11.68 |
7.38 |
8.78 |
10.53 |
12.40 |
13.72 |
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9023 |
12 |
80 |
33,484 |
25,444 |
37,504 |
23,204 |
27,503 |
31,633 |
36,987 |
45,126 |
  |
  |
  |
16.09 |
12.23 |
18.03 |
11.15 |
13.22 |
15.21 |
17.78 |
21.69 |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9032 |
4 |
30 |
34,342 |
29,393 |
36,818 |
23,817 |
33,136 |
35,828 |
38,519 |
40,133 |
  |
  |
  |
16.51 |
14.13 |
17.71 |
11.45 |
15.93 |
17.23 |
18.52 |
19.30 |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9041 |
4 |
|
32,672 |
27,044 |
35,485 |
25,843 |
28,819 |
33,615 |
36,968 |
39,374 |
  |
  |
  |
15.71 |
13.01 |
17.06 |
12.43 |
13.85 |
16.16 |
17.78 |
18.93 |
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders |
51-9051 |
13 |
140 |
45,579 |
31,372 |
52,682 |
29,516 |
34,612 |
39,729 |
63,154 |
71,501 |
  |
  |
  |
21.92 |
15.09 |
25.33 |
14.19 |
16.65 |
19.10 |
30.37 |
34.37 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
51-9061 |
46 |
750 |
42,029 |
26,709 |
49,688 |
24,691 |
30,167 |
41,243 |
49,526 |
69,127 |
  |
  |
  |
20.20 |
12.84 |
23.89 |
11.87 |
14.50 |
19.83 |
23.81 |
33.23 |
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers |
51-9071 |
5 |
|
43,098 |
26,296 |
51,499 |
24,659 |
28,913 |
48,925 |
54,019 |
58,441 |
  |
  |
  |
20.72 |
12.64 |
24.76 |
11.85 |
13.90 |
23.53 |
25.97 |
28.09 |
Dental Laboratory Technicians |
51-9081 |
9 |
40 |
26,983 |
16,983 |
31,983 |
13,519 |
21,308 |
27,171 |
31,923 |
41,256 |
  |
  |
  |
12.98 |
8.16 |
15.38 |
6.50 |
10.24 |
13.07 |
15.35 |
19.84 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
51-9111 |
22 |
400 |
29,976 |
22,089 |
33,918 |
20,154 |
24,839 |
31,564 |
35,286 |
37,564 |
  |
  |
  |
14.41 |
10.62 |
16.31 |
9.69 |
11.95 |
15.18 |
16.96 |
18.06 |
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9121 |
11 |
40 |
29,444 |
22,563 |
32,883 |
20,961 |
23,821 |
27,465 |
34,345 |
43,129 |
  |
  |
  |
14.16 |
10.85 |
15.81 |
10.08 |
11.46 |
13.20 |
16.51 |
20.73 |
Painters, Transportation Equipment |
51-9122 |
21 |
70 |
37,835 |
29,803 |
41,850 |
25,034 |
34,032 |
38,515 |
42,387 |
47,766 |
  |
  |
  |
18.19 |
14.33 |
20.12 |
12.04 |
16.36 |
18.52 |
20.38 |
22.96 |
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers |
51-9123 |
12 |
50 |
24,907 |
17,460 |
28,630 |
16,593 |
17,932 |
20,687 |
32,244 |
39,198 |
  |
  |
  |
11.98 |
8.40 |
13.76 |
7.98 |
8.62 |
9.95 |
15.50 |
18.85 |
Photographic Process Workers |
51-9131 |
9 |
30 |
24,877 |
20,587 |
27,023 |
19,290 |
21,470 |
24,570 |
28,295 |
31,707 |
  |
  |
  |
11.96 |
9.90 |
13.00 |
9.28 |
10.33 |
11.81 |
13.61 |
15.24 |
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