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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 3,790 53,800 24,203 34,301 54,321 71,079 83,643
    25.86 11.64 16.49 26.12 34.17 40.21
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011 440 80,566 54,385 66,068 83,858 96,746 109,163
    38.73 26.15 31.77 40.32 46.51 52.49
Bakers 51-3011 130 27,201 19,812 22,528 26,618 32,280 36,457
    13.07 9.52 10.83 12.80 15.52 17.52
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021 70 32,221 22,639 26,657 32,408 36,783 40,754
    15.49 10.88 12.82 15.58 17.69 19.59
Machinists 51-4041 50 43,218 32,815 35,787 41,369 48,168 59,771
    20.78 15.77 17.21 19.89 23.15 28.73
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121 400 56,336 35,601 45,166 57,172 67,973 77,533
    27.08 17.12 21.72 27.49 32.68 37.28
Printing Press Operators 51-5112 20 35,989 21,520 29,242 38,750 43,911 47,260
    17.30 10.34 14.06 18.63 21.11 22.73
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011 170 20,955 16,047 17,687 20,520 23,590 27,629
    10.07 7.72 8.50 9.87 11.34 13.29
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-7011 30 41,866 26,558 31,204 43,007 49,876 59,703
    20.13 12.77 15.00 20.68 23.98 28.70
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031 90 46,338 32,203 37,613 45,196 55,971 62,125
    22.28 15.49 18.08 21.73 26.91 29.86
Gas Plant Operators 51-8092 340 59,007 43,434 49,991 58,556 68,560 75,495
    28.37 20.88 24.03 28.15 32.96 36.30
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 51-8093 180 62,089 44,031 51,549 63,647 72,310 79,185
    29.85 21.17 24.78 30.60 34.76 38.07
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9012 130 77,842 62,834 71,165 81,301 88,566 92,925
    37.43 30.21 34.21 39.09 42.58 44.68
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9021 70 53,164 28,565 34,574 61,089 67,244 72,173
    25.56 13.74 16.63 29.37 32.33 34.70
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders 51-9051 30 44,506 17,828 33,003 47,258 59,938 65,230
    21.40 8.57 15.86 22.72 28.81 31.36
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061 310 39,077 27,436 29,426 32,746 47,922 53,806
    18.79 13.19 14.14 15.74 23.04 25.87
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111 50 49,271 23,485 29,885 58,061 65,508 69,738
    23.68 11.29 14.37 27.92 31.49 33.53
Painters, Transportation Equipment 51-9122 45,818 32,916 36,930 44,630 54,777 61,072
    22.02 15.82 17.76 21.45 26.33 29.36
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198 28,277 21,551 22,704 24,624 29,590 45,374
    13.59 10.37 10.91 11.84 14.22 21.82
Production Workers, All Other* 51-9399 150
   
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