Comparative Occupational Wages 2009 (4th Quarter)
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Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Empl %RSE Mean wage Mean %RSE Entry wage Exp. wage 10th pct 25th pct Median wage 75th pct 90th pct
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 51-6041 20 30.83 18,957 5.76 15,567 20,652 14,959 16,041 18,586 21,788 24,515
      9.11   7.49 9.93 7.19 7.71 8.94 10.48 11.78
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 51-6052 90 42.56 20,935 5.03 16,614 23,097 15,378 17,314 21,003 23,991 26,065
      10.07   7.99 11.10 7.40 8.32 10.10 11.54 12.53
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 51-6091 60 38.17 35,309 9.95 26,294 39,816 23,290 28,496 32,330 45,795 50,576
      16.97   12.65 19.14 11.20 13.70 15.54 22.01 24.32
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 51-6092 30 4.71 16,880 6.38 14,976 17,832 14,263 14,665 15,336 16,006 23,963
      8.12   7.20 8.58 6.86 7.05 7.38 7.69 11.52
Upholsterers 51-6093 120 24.51 22,684 4.69 15,564 26,243 14,981 16,099 19,663 28,053 36,943
      10.91   7.48 12.61 7.20 7.74 9.45 13.49 17.76
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 51-6099 30 28.28 33,969 4.59 20,525 40,692 18,618 22,652 35,692 44,611 49,865
      16.33   9.87 19.56 8.95 10.89 17.16 21.45 23.98
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-7011 300 4.49 28,956 1.99 19,559 33,655 17,947 21,228 29,542 35,943 40,051
      13.92   9.40 16.18 8.63 10.20 14.21 17.28 19.25
Furniture Finishers 51-7021 90 10.93 24,217 4.49 20,216 26,218 16,676 21,990 24,345 26,649 31,182
      11.64   9.72 12.60 8.01 10.57 11.70 12.81 14.99
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-7041 1,120 15.09 23,883 3.01 17,630 27,010 16,576 18,241 21,057 28,518 35,811
      11.48   8.47 12.98 7.97 8.77 10.12 13.71 17.22
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 51-7042 1,130 34.30 22,515 5.13 17,410 25,068 16,097 17,843 20,278 27,945 31,773
      10.83   8.37 12.05 7.74 8.58 9.75 13.44 15.28
Power Distributors and Dispatchers 51-8012 110 14.00 79,078 3.50 71,661 82,787 69,167 73,034 79,411 85,808 98,413
      38.02   34.45 39.81 33.25 35.11 38.18 41.25 47.32
Power Plant Operators 51-8013 310 31.83 68,056 3.72 57,155 73,505 54,139 59,558 69,282 78,566 84,332
      32.72   27.48 35.34 26.03 28.63 33.31 37.77 40.55
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 51-8021 150 36.79 45,685 6.28 25,534 55,761 22,566 28,884 50,166 61,661 67,170
      21.96   12.28 26.81 10.85 13.89 24.12 29.65 32.30
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031 1,610 8.73 31,941 2.61 20,485 37,669 17,686 23,784 30,853 39,376 47,876
      15.36   9.85 18.11 8.51 11.43 14.83 18.93 23.02
Chemical Plant and System Operators 51-8091 1,190 45.42 58,696 4.14 44,370 65,859 41,478 49,564 59,442 67,821 78,815
      28.22   21.34 31.66 19.94 23.83 28.58 32.61 37.90
Gas Plant Operators 51-8092 140 37.23 59,528 4.64 51,172 63,707 47,214 55,217 60,476 65,760 69,645
      28.62   24.60 30.63 22.70 26.54 29.07 31.62 33.48
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 51-8093 50 39.26 45,856 4.79 39,321 49,122 36,219 41,329 46,803 51,056 53,939
      22.04   18.90 23.62 17.41 19.87 22.50 24.54 25.93
Plant and System Operators, All Other 51-8099 80 46.75 47,038 5.37 37,596 51,760 35,363 38,211 44,017 55,568 63,531
      22.61   18.08 24.88 17.00 18.37 21.16 26.72 30.54
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-9011 1,150 49.55 46,582 2.48 34,184 52,781 32,702 37,865 46,562 56,320 63,259
      22.39   16.44 25.37 15.72 18.20 22.38 27.08 30.42
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9012 220 20.11 44,408 2.55 36,247 48,490 34,868 38,567 44,547 50,174 53,705
      21.35   17.42 23.31 16.76 18.54 21.42 24.12 25.81
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9021 380 23.73 36,000 7.15 23,274 42,363 20,975 26,022 33,700 46,059 52,682
      17.31   11.19 20.37 10.09 12.51 16.20 22.15 25.33
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 51-9022 120 22.68 27,313 5.58 19,071 31,433 16,530 21,402 26,411 33,321 39,319
      13.13   9.17 15.11 7.95 10.29 12.70 16.01 18.90
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9023 640 17.43 33,194 5.76 20,461 39,561 18,517 23,140 34,888 40,753 47,768
      15.96   9.84 19.01 8.91 11.13 16.78 19.59 22.97
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 51-9031 50 18.21 22,395 5.43 16,257 25,464 15,236 16,754 22,182 26,436 31,153
      10.77   7.82 12.24 7.32 8.05 10.66 12.71 14.98
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9032 170 45.73 30,319 3.72 23,767 33,595 21,955 25,884 30,560 35,312 39,649
      14.58   11.42 16.15 10.56 12.44 14.69 16.98 19.07
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9041 510 12.01 33,691 5.50 25,139 37,967 22,955 27,213 33,207 40,127 46,439
      16.20   12.09 18.25 11.03 13.09 15.96 19.29 22.32
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders 51-9051 190 15.93 32,553 3.70 22,346 37,657 20,809 25,562 31,041 39,663 48,598
      15.66   10.75 18.10 10.01 12.29 14.93 19.07 23.36
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061 2,370 8.47 34,645 2.26 22,359 40,789 19,309 25,870 33,149 43,353 51,044
      16.65   10.75 19.61 9.29 12.44 15.93 20.84 24.54
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 51-9071 20 39.19 32,139 10.12 25,760 35,328 23,995 26,679 29,826 35,207 47,237
      15.45   12.39 16.98 11.54 12.83 14.34 16.93 22.71
Dental Laboratory Technicians 51-9081 140 17.33 31,540 7.23 19,963 37,329 18,281 21,530 25,757 38,760 57,828
      15.16   9.59 17.95 8.79 10.35 12.38 18.63 27.80
Medical Appliance Technicians 51-9082 70 26.59 36,718 5.60 26,450 41,852 24,089 29,614 37,270 42,098 49,926
      17.65   12.72 20.12 11.58 14.24 17.92 20.24 24.01
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 51-9083 110 21.04 23,350 3.03 18,257 25,896 17,379 19,665 22,846 25,854 31,254
      11.23   8.77 12.45 8.35 9.45 10.98 12.43 15.03
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111 640 15.40 28,727 8.55 17,689 34,247 16,082 19,513 28,634 36,824 42,036
      13.81   8.51 16.47 7.74 9.38 13.77 17.70 20.21
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9121 470 6.82 31,893 7.36 22,270 36,705 20,517 25,033 30,416 39,622 46,972
      15.34   10.70 17.65 9.86 12.04 14.63 19.05 22.58
Painters, Transportation Equipment 51-9122 110 41.78 30,955 7.75 23,390 34,738 22,283 24,330 28,490 35,944 43,238
      14.88   11.25 16.70 10.71 11.70 13.69 17.28 20.79
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 51-9123 210 11.83 24,254 2.21 17,473 27,643 16,443 18,716 22,867 29,452 35,785
      11.66   8.40 13.29 7.91 9.00 10.99 14.16 17.21
Photographic Process Workers 51-9131 70 38.13 22,751 7.63 15,713 26,270 15,056 16,238 19,225 27,506 32,536
      10.94   7.55 12.62 7.24 7.81 9.25 13.22 15.65
Photographic Processing Machine Operators 51-9132 290 7.86 19,809 1.24 16,988 21,219 15,866 17,253 19,273 21,994 25,020
      9.52   8.17 10.20 7.63 8.29 9.27 10.57 12.03
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9191 n/a 50.77 26,058 6.06 19,654 29,260 17,821 21,353 24,690 29,667 37,141
      12.53   9.45 14.06 8.57 10.26 11.88 14.26 17.85
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-9192 150 42.24 27,693 5.92 19,392 31,844 17,869 21,029 25,838 35,194 39,771
      13.31   9.33 15.31 8.59 10.11 12.42 16.92 19.12
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-9193 n/a 57.80 21,544 3.92 18,324 23,153 17,576 19,363 22,096 24,273 25,579
      10.35   8.81 11.14 8.45 9.31 10.62 11.67 12.30
Etchers and Engravers 51-9194 70 22.69 27,745 13.99 19,075 32,079 18,097 19,776 27,425 31,213 33,685
      13.33   9.17 15.42 8.70 9.51 13.18 15.01 16.19
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 51-9195 340 16.19 29,727 5.26 20,833 34,174 18,684 23,166 28,245 34,098 45,712
      14.29   10.02 16.43 8.98 11.14 13.58 16.40 21.97
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9196 200 12.17 30,730 8.44 18,963 36,613 18,054 20,187 33,891 38,624 41,469
      14.77   9.12 17.61 8.68 9.71 16.29 18.57 19.94
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198 2,150 7.60 27,026 3.05 18,284 31,397 16,815 20,057 24,971 32,558 41,723
      12.99   8.79 15.09 8.08 9.65 12.01 15.66 20.06
Production Workers, All Other 51-9199 730 41.91 28,069 4.37 21,405 31,400 20,672 22,827 26,626 32,532 39,408
      13.50   10.29 15.10 9.93 10.97 12.80 15.65 18.94
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