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 |
|
20,374 |
17,397 |
21,862 |
16,482 |
17,673 |
19,762 |
23,271 |
25,481 |
  |
  |
  |
9.80 |
8.37 |
10.51 |
7.92 |
8.50 |
9.50 |
11.19 |
12.25 |
Prepress Technicians and Workers |
51-5022 |
5 |
|
28,667 |
25,573 |
30,213 |
23,151 |
26,920 |
29,150 |
31,476 |
33,289 |
  |
  |
  |
13.78 |
12.29 |
14.53 |
11.13 |
12.95 |
14.02 |
15.14 |
16.00 |
Printing Machine Operators |
51-5023 |
11 |
70 |
24,739 |
19,455 |
27,381 |
17,061 |
21,896 |
25,033 |
28,597 |
31,091 |
  |
  |
  |
11.90 |
9.36 |
13.16 |
8.21 |
10.53 |
12.04 |
13.75 |
14.94 |
Sewing Machine Operators |
51-6031 |
8 |
60 |
20,869 |
17,315 |
22,646 |
16,361 |
17,500 |
19,400 |
24,763 |
28,315 |
  |
  |
  |
10.03 |
8.33 |
10.89 |
7.87 |
8.41 |
9.33 |
11.91 |
13.62 |
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers |
51-6052 |
3 |
|
25,336 |
20,838 |
27,585 |
19,367 |
22,284 |
26,073 |
29,202 |
31,081 |
  |
  |
  |
12.18 |
10.02 |
13.26 |
9.31 |
10.71 |
12.54 |
14.04 |
14.94 |
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other |
51-6099 |
5 |
20 |
30,944 |
16,833 |
38,001 |
14,003 |
18,263 |
34,511 |
39,676 |
44,671 |
  |
  |
  |
14.88 |
8.09 |
18.27 |
6.73 |
8.78 |
16.59 |
19.07 |
21.48 |
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |
51-7011 |
13 |
130 |
27,332 |
20,721 |
30,636 |
19,491 |
21,026 |
23,455 |
30,503 |
44,663 |
  |
  |
  |
13.14 |
9.96 |
14.73 |
9.37 |
10.11 |
11.27 |
14.67 |
21.48 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
51-7041 |
12 |
110 |
21,940 |
17,165 |
24,326 |
16,405 |
17,799 |
21,388 |
25,774 |
29,478 |
  |
  |
  |
10.55 |
8.26 |
11.69 |
7.89 |
8.56 |
10.28 |
12.39 |
14.17 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
51-7042 |
6 |
60 |
23,524 |
20,433 |
25,069 |
19,333 |
20,434 |
22,558 |
26,697 |
30,664 |
  |
  |
  |
11.31 |
9.83 |
12.05 |
9.30 |
9.83 |
10.85 |
12.83 |
14.74 |
Chemical Plant and System Operators |
51-8091 |
3 |
200 |
57,662 |
45,459 |
63,764 |
39,789 |
50,967 |
60,835 |
66,432 |
72,480 |
  |
  |
  |
27.73 |
21.85 |
30.66 |
19.13 |
24.50 |
29.24 |
31.93 |
34.85 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
51-8093 |
3 |
320 |
38,477 |
31,479 |
41,976 |
30,245 |
31,934 |
34,743 |
37,552 |
59,859 |
  |
  |
  |
18.50 |
15.14 |
20.18 |
14.55 |
15.35 |
16.71 |
18.05 |
28.77 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9012 |
5 |
110 |
53,031 |
42,363 |
58,365 |
35,685 |
49,282 |
54,545 |
60,227 |
67,966 |
  |
  |
  |
25.49 |
20.37 |
28.06 |
17.15 |
23.69 |
26.23 |
28.96 |
32.68 |
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9021 |
11 |
70 |
28,122 |
19,926 |
32,219 |
18,075 |
22,177 |
27,875 |
32,907 |
38,066 |
  |
  |
  |
13.52 |
9.58 |
15.49 |
8.69 |
10.66 |
13.40 |
15.82 |
18.30 |
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 |
7 |
20 |
28,312 |
20,590 |
32,173 |
19,304 |
23,023 |
28,710 |
34,555 |
37,896 |
  |
  |
  |
13.61 |
9.90 |
15.46 |
9.28 |
11.07 |
13.80 |
16.61 |
18.21 |
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 |
6 |
40 |
45,616 |
27,534 |
54,656 |
22,714 |
33,197 |
42,975 |
62,256 |
69,605 |
  |
  |
  |
21.94 |
13.24 |
26.28 |
10.92 |
15.96 |
20.66 |
29.93 |
33.46 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
51-9061 |
18 |
60 |
33,164 |
23,635 |
37,928 |
21,875 |
26,051 |
33,277 |
40,063 |
46,167 |
  |
  |
  |
15.94 |
11.37 |
18.24 |
10.52 |
12.53 |
16.00 |
19.26 |
22.20 |
Dental Laboratory Technicians |
51-9081 |
7 |
40 |
27,221 |
16,641 |
32,510 |
13,273 |
21,557 |
27,642 |
31,988 |
41,808 |
  |
  |
  |
13.09 |
8.00 |
15.63 |
6.38 |
10.37 |
13.29 |
15.38 |
20.10 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
51-9111 |
9 |
110 |
31,837 |
25,211 |
35,150 |
22,388 |
28,225 |
32,552 |
35,809 |
37,773 |
  |
  |
  |
15.31 |
12.12 |
16.90 |
10.76 |
13.57 |
15.65 |
17.22 |
18.16 |
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