March 2011
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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 53,367 24,009 34,025 53,885 70,508 82,970
    25.65 11.54 16.36 25.91 33.90 39.88
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011 440 79,918 53,948 65,537 83,185 95,968 108,286
    38.42 25.94 31.51 40.00 46.14 52.07
Bakers 51-3011 130 26,982 19,653 22,347 26,404 32,021 36,164
    12.97 9.44 10.75 12.70 15.39 17.38
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021 70 31,962 22,457 26,443 32,147 36,487 40,426
    15.36 10.80 12.72 15.45 17.54 19.43
Machinists 51-4041 50 42,870 32,551 35,499 41,036 47,781 59,291
    20.61 15.64 17.07 19.73 22.97 28.50
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121 400 55,883 35,315 44,803 56,713 67,427 76,909
    26.87 16.98 21.54 27.27 32.42 36.98
Printing Press Operators 51-5112 20 35,699 21,347 29,007 38,439 43,558 46,880
    17.16 10.26 13.95 18.48 20.94 22.54
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011 170 20,787 15,918 17,545 20,356 23,401 27,407
    9.99 7.66 8.43 9.79 11.25 13.18
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-7011 30 41,529 26,345 30,953 42,661 49,475 59,223
    19.97 12.67 14.88 20.51 23.79 28.47
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031 90 45,966 31,944 37,310 44,833 55,522 61,626
    22.10 15.36 17.94 21.55 26.69 29.62
Gas Plant Operators 51-8092 340 58,533 43,085 49,589 58,085 68,009 74,888
    28.14 20.72 23.84 27.93 32.69 36.01
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 51-8093 180 61,590 43,677 51,134 63,135 71,729 78,549
    29.61 21.00 24.58 30.35 34.48 37.76
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9012 130 77,217 62,329 70,593 80,647 87,854 92,179
    37.13 29.97 33.94 38.77 42.24 44.32
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9021 70 52,737 28,336 34,297 60,598 66,703 71,593
    25.35 13.62 16.49 29.14 32.07 34.42
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders 51-9051 30 44,148 17,685 32,738 46,878 59,457 64,706
    21.23 8.50 15.74 22.53 28.58 31.11
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061 310 38,763 27,215 29,190 32,483 47,537 53,373
    18.63 13.08 14.03 15.61 22.86 25.66
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111 50 48,875 23,297 29,645 57,594 64,981 69,178
    23.49 11.20 14.25 27.69 31.24 33.26
Painters, Transportation Equipment 51-9122 45,450 32,651 36,634 44,271 54,337 60,581
    21.85 15.70 17.61 21.28 26.12 29.13
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198 28,050 21,378 22,522 24,426 29,353 45,010
    13.48 10.28 10.83 11.75 14.11 21.64
Production Workers, All Other* 51-9399 150
   
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