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 |
|
20,683 |
17,661 |
22,193 |
16,732 |
17,940 |
20,062 |
23,623 |
25,867 |
  |
  |
  |
9.94 |
8.50 |
10.67 |
8.04 |
8.63 |
9.64 |
11.36 |
12.44 |
Prepress Technicians and Workers |
51-5022 |
5 |
|
29,101 |
25,961 |
30,671 |
23,502 |
27,328 |
29,592 |
31,953 |
33,794 |
  |
  |
  |
13.99 |
12.48 |
14.75 |
11.30 |
13.14 |
14.23 |
15.37 |
16.25 |
Printing Machine Operators |
51-5023 |
11 |
70 |
25,113 |
19,750 |
27,795 |
17,320 |
22,227 |
25,412 |
29,030 |
31,562 |
  |
  |
  |
12.08 |
9.50 |
13.36 |
8.33 |
10.69 |
12.22 |
13.96 |
15.17 |
Sewing Machine Operators |
51-6031 |
8 |
60 |
21,185 |
17,577 |
22,989 |
16,609 |
17,766 |
19,694 |
25,138 |
28,744 |
  |
  |
  |
10.18 |
8.45 |
11.05 |
7.99 |
8.54 |
9.47 |
12.09 |
13.82 |
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers |
51-6052 |
3 |
|
25,720 |
21,153 |
28,003 |
19,660 |
22,622 |
26,468 |
29,645 |
31,552 |
  |
  |
  |
12.37 |
10.17 |
13.46 |
9.45 |
10.88 |
12.73 |
14.25 |
15.17 |
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other |
51-6099 |
5 |
20 |
31,413 |
17,088 |
38,576 |
14,215 |
18,540 |
35,033 |
40,278 |
45,348 |
  |
  |
  |
15.11 |
8.22 |
18.54 |
6.83 |
8.91 |
16.85 |
19.36 |
21.80 |
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |
51-7011 |
13 |
130 |
27,746 |
21,035 |
31,100 |
19,786 |
21,345 |
23,811 |
30,965 |
45,340 |
  |
  |
  |
13.34 |
10.11 |
14.95 |
9.51 |
10.26 |
11.44 |
14.89 |
21.80 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
51-7041 |
12 |
110 |
22,272 |
17,425 |
24,694 |
16,653 |
18,069 |
21,712 |
26,165 |
29,925 |
  |
  |
  |
10.71 |
8.38 |
11.87 |
8.01 |
8.69 |
10.44 |
12.58 |
14.38 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
51-7042 |
6 |
60 |
23,880 |
20,743 |
25,449 |
19,626 |
20,744 |
22,900 |
27,101 |
31,128 |
  |
  |
  |
11.49 |
9.97 |
12.23 |
9.44 |
9.97 |
11.01 |
13.03 |
14.96 |
Chemical Plant and System Operators |
51-8091 |
3 |
200 |
58,536 |
46,148 |
64,730 |
40,391 |
51,740 |
61,757 |
67,439 |
73,578 |
  |
  |
  |
28.15 |
22.19 |
31.13 |
19.42 |
24.88 |
29.69 |
32.42 |
35.38 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
51-8093 |
3 |
320 |
39,060 |
31,956 |
42,612 |
30,703 |
32,418 |
35,269 |
38,121 |
60,766 |
  |
  |
  |
18.78 |
15.37 |
20.49 |
14.77 |
15.58 |
16.96 |
18.33 |
29.21 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9012 |
5 |
110 |
53,835 |
43,005 |
59,250 |
36,226 |
50,029 |
55,371 |
61,139 |
68,996 |
  |
  |
  |
25.88 |
20.67 |
28.49 |
17.41 |
24.05 |
26.62 |
29.40 |
33.17 |
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9021 |
11 |
70 |
28,548 |
20,228 |
32,707 |
18,349 |
22,513 |
28,297 |
33,406 |
38,643 |
  |
  |
  |
13.72 |
9.73 |
15.73 |
8.83 |
10.82 |
13.61 |
16.06 |
18.57 |
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand |
51-9022 |
5 |
90 |
21,985 |
16,612 |
24,672 |
15,585 |
18,536 |
22,238 |
26,194 |
28,979 |
  |
  |
  |
10.56 |
7.99 |
11.86 |
7.49 |
8.91 |
10.69 |
12.59 |
13.93 |
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9023 |
7 |
20 |
28,741 |
20,902 |
32,661 |
19,596 |
23,372 |
29,145 |
35,079 |
38,470 |
  |
  |
  |
13.81 |
10.05 |
15.70 |
9.42 |
11.24 |
14.01 |
16.87 |
18.49 |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9041 |
4 |
|
33,167 |
27,454 |
36,023 |
26,235 |
29,255 |
34,124 |
37,528 |
39,970 |
  |
  |
  |
15.95 |
13.20 |
17.32 |
12.61 |
14.06 |
16.40 |
18.05 |
19.22 |
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders |
51-9051 |
6 |
40 |
46,307 |
27,952 |
55,484 |
23,058 |
33,700 |
43,626 |
63,199 |
70,660 |
  |
  |
  |
22.27 |
13.44 |
26.68 |
11.08 |
16.20 |
20.97 |
30.38 |
33.97 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
51-9061 |
18 |
60 |
33,667 |
23,993 |
38,503 |
22,207 |
26,446 |
33,781 |
40,670 |
46,867 |
  |
  |
  |
16.18 |
11.54 |
18.51 |
10.68 |
12.72 |
16.25 |
19.56 |
22.54 |
Dental Laboratory Technicians |
51-9081 |
7 |
40 |
27,633 |
16,893 |
33,002 |
13,475 |
21,884 |
28,060 |
32,472 |
42,441 |
  |
  |
  |
13.29 |
8.12 |
15.86 |
6.48 |
10.52 |
13.49 |
15.61 |
20.41 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
51-9111 |
9 |
110 |
32,319 |
25,593 |
35,682 |
22,727 |
28,652 |
33,045 |
36,352 |
38,346 |
  |
  |
  |
15.54 |
12.30 |
17.16 |
10.93 |
13.77 |
15.88 |
17.48 |
18.44 |
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