Occupation |
Occ. code |
Est. empl. |
Mean wage |
Mean of Lower 1/3 |
Mean of Upper 2/3 |
10th pct |
25th pct |
Median wage |
75th pct |
90th pct |
Chemical Plant and System Operators |
51-8091 |
710 |
62,213 |
51,558 |
67,541 |
46,702 |
55,437 |
62,921 |
71,933 |
79,315 |
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29.91 |
24.79 |
32.48 |
22.46 |
26.66 |
30.25 |
34.59 |
38.13 |
Gas Plant Operators |
51-8092 |
630 |
53,151 |
41,492 |
58,981 |
38,866 |
45,146 |
52,378 |
60,327 |
70,604 |
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25.56 |
19.95 |
28.35 |
18.69 |
21.71 |
25.18 |
29.00 |
33.94 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
51-8093 |
570 |
54,955 |
42,002 |
61,432 |
39,077 |
45,574 |
56,058 |
64,208 |
70,514 |
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26.43 |
20.19 |
29.54 |
18.79 |
21.91 |
26.95 |
30.87 |
33.90 |
Plant and System Operators, All Other |
51-8099 |
150 |
39,401 |
28,533 |
44,835 |
27,811 |
32,599 |
37,589 |
48,096 |
57,075 |
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18.94 |
13.72 |
21.56 |
13.37 |
15.68 |
18.07 |
23.12 |
27.44 |
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders |
51-9011 |
150 |
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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9012 |
100 |
40,195 |
26,664 |
46,961 |
24,603 |
29,649 |
39,315 |
49,730 |
59,857 |
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19.32 |
12.82 |
22.58 |
11.83 |
14.25 |
18.90 |
23.91 |
28.78 |
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9021 |
290 |
40,294 |
31,360 |
44,761 |
28,939 |
34,119 |
39,222 |
46,311 |
54,546 |
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19.37 |
15.08 |
21.52 |
13.91 |
16.40 |
18.86 |
22.26 |
26.22 |
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9023 |
120 |
36,283 |
23,915 |
42,468 |
22,036 |
26,012 |
35,995 |
43,150 |
53,558 |
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17.45 |
11.50 |
20.41 |
10.60 |
12.51 |
17.30 |
20.75 |
25.75 |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9032 |
40 |
33,814 |
26,728 |
37,358 |
24,480 |
28,923 |
34,935 |
39,092 |
41,606 |
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16.25 |
12.85 |
17.96 |
11.77 |
13.91 |
16.80 |
18.80 |
20.00 |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9041 |
70 |
35,463 |
31,491 |
37,449 |
29,007 |
33,202 |
36,063 |
38,951 |
41,238 |
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17.05 |
15.14 |
18.00 |
13.95 |
15.96 |
17.33 |
18.73 |
19.83 |
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders |
51-9051 |
110 |
44,203 |
34,634 |
48,987 |
33,833 |
37,212 |
41,867 |
53,174 |
60,726 |
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21.25 |
16.65 |
23.55 |
16.26 |
17.89 |
20.13 |
25.57 |
29.19 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
51-9061 |
700 |
42,261 |
27,497 |
49,644 |
26,293 |
29,308 |
42,860 |
50,868 |
67,867 |
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20.31 |
13.22 |
23.87 |
12.64 |
14.09 |
20.61 |
24.46 |
32.63 |
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers |
51-9071 |
20 |
31,792 |
22,715 |
36,331 |
20,437 |
26,052 |
29,772 |
42,071 |
48,059 |
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15.28 |
10.92 |
17.47 |
9.83 |
12.53 |
14.31 |
20.22 |
23.10 |
Dental Laboratory Technicians |
51-9081 |
30 |
35,667 |
16,164 |
45,418 |
14,751 |
16,024 |
30,388 |
45,500 |
84,114 |
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17.15 |
7.77 |
21.84 |
7.09 |
7.71 |
14.61 |
21.88 |
40.44 |
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians |
51-9083 |
20 |
32,340 |
23,749 |
36,634 |
21,436 |
27,314 |
31,562 |
40,561 |
44,574 |
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15.55 |
11.41 |
17.62 |
10.30 |
13.13 |
15.17 |
19.50 |
21.44 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
51-9111 |
250 |
33,190 |
22,526 |
38,522 |
21,107 |
24,195 |
30,953 |
39,880 |
49,699 |
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15.96 |
10.83 |
18.52 |
10.15 |
11.64 |
14.88 |
19.17 |
23.89 |
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9121 |
20 |
37,786 |
27,373 |
42,992 |
25,236 |
29,606 |
36,511 |
46,570 |
53,031 |
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18.16 |
13.16 |
20.67 |
12.13 |
14.23 |
17.56 |
22.38 |
25.50 |
Painters, Transportation Equipment |
51-9122 |
70 |
44,027 |
33,634 |
49,223 |
33,163 |
38,357 |
44,734 |
51,471 |
57,233 |
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21.16 |
16.17 |
23.67 |
15.94 |
18.45 |
21.51 |
24.75 |
27.52 |
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers |
51-9123 |
60 |
27,851 |
18,663 |
32,445 |
17,572 |
19,828 |
24,220 |
35,997 |
41,738 |
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13.39 |
8.97 |
15.60 |
8.44 |
9.54 |
11.65 |
17.30 |
20.07 |
Photographic Processing Machine Operators |
51-9132 |
80 |
22,164 |
18,619 |
23,936 |
17,558 |
19,792 |
22,350 |
24,583 |
26,425 |
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10.66 |
8.95 |
11.51 |
8.44 |
9.52 |
10.75 |
11.82 |
12.71 |
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