Comparative Occupational Wages 2009 (4th Quarter)
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Production Occupations

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
PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 51-0000 5,710 4.88 28,899 1.87 18,153 34,271 16,260 20,066 27,401 35,377 43,503
      13.89   8.73 16.48 7.82 9.65 13.17 17.01 20.91
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011 350 8.11 46,456 2.41 31,580 53,894 27,693 36,156 46,422 58,423 64,913
      22.33   15.18 25.91 13.31 17.38 22.32 28.09 31.21
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 51-2022 190 18.72 25,619 11.73 17,315 29,770 16,193 18,115 22,086 31,436 40,688
      12.32   8.32 14.31 7.79 8.71 10.62 15.11 19.56
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 51-2041 60 27.58 31,415 5.48 23,419 35,413 22,064 25,453 32,113 37,815 41,100
      15.10   11.26 17.02 10.61 12.23 15.44 18.18 19.76
Team Assemblers 51-2092 360 19.40 25,729 5.44 17,060 30,063 15,624 18,588 26,993 31,268 37,038
      12.37   8.20 14.45 7.51 8.94 12.97 15.03 17.80
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other 51-2099 200 16.00 17,221 4.00 15,420 18,121 14,546 15,020 15,808 16,629 21,428
      8.28   7.42 8.71 7.00 7.22 7.60 7.99 10.30
Bakers 51-3011 140 15.58 25,252 11.08 16,349 29,703 15,193 17,028 22,077 34,455 39,128
      12.14   7.86 14.28 7.30 8.19 10.61 16.57 18.81
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021 130 18.21 22,862 10.44 15,334 26,626 14,897 15,888 23,276 28,171 32,042
      10.99   7.38 12.80 7.16 7.64 11.19 13.54 15.41
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic 51-4011 30 20.92 30,445 12.72 20,090 35,622 18,095 21,910 26,844 38,925 43,576
      14.64   9.66 17.12 8.70 10.53 12.90 18.72 20.95
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031 120 16.70 25,282 2.56 19,476 28,185 17,825 21,170 26,607 29,796 31,729
      12.15   9.36 13.55 8.57 10.18 12.79 14.32 15.25
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4034 n/a 50.88 35,420 3.38 28,793 38,734 27,964 31,156 35,690 39,789 42,280
      17.03   13.85 18.62 13.45 14.98 17.16 19.13 20.33
Machinists 51-4041 370 13.83 31,543 3.92 23,913 35,358 21,605 26,513 30,836 37,409 41,795
      15.16   11.49 17.00 10.39 12.75 14.82 17.99 20.09
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121 720 12.57 31,449 4.07 22,803 35,772 21,828 24,800 31,018 37,348 41,692
      15.12   10.96 17.20 10.50 11.93 14.92 17.96 20.04
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners 51-4194 40 13.00 35,154 5.13 25,661 39,901 23,140 28,071 33,742 43,120 50,004
      16.90   12.34 19.18 11.13 13.50 16.22 20.73 24.04
Prepress Technicians and Workers 51-5022 20 15.11 19,677 5.20 18,446 20,293 16,955 17,717 18,988 20,259 23,969
      9.46   8.87 9.76 8.15 8.52 9.13 9.74 11.53
Printing Machine Operators 51-5023 80 15.42 25,920 14.27 15,550 31,104 14,973 16,074 20,375 34,568 48,133
      12.46   7.48 14.96 7.20 7.72 9.80 16.62 23.14
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011 230 14.80 19,793 3.05 15,788 21,795 15,080 16,255 18,664 22,403 25,418
      9.51   7.59 10.48 7.25 7.82 8.98 10.77 12.22
Sewing Machine Operators 51-6031 90 18.29 16,347 3.17 15,372 16,834 14,514 14,945 15,662 16,385 18,721
      7.86   7.39 8.09 6.98 7.18 7.53 7.88 9.00
Upholsterers 51-6093 60 30.99 23,394 18.40 15,871 27,154 15,125 16,459 18,873 32,221 38,848
      11.25   7.63 13.06 7.27 7.91 9.07 15.49 18.68
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-7011 30 3.51 30,193 2.84 24,690 32,944 21,790 27,421 30,559 34,293 39,217
      14.52   11.88 15.84 10.48 13.18 14.69 16.49 18.85
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-7041 260 16.32 25,885 10.55 17,428 30,113 16,201 18,075 20,965 32,619 44,271
      12.44   8.38 14.47 7.79 8.69 10.08 15.69 21.28
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 51-7042 70 16.47 25,479 2.75 20,135 28,150 18,378 21,669 25,385 29,521 33,029
      12.24   9.68 13.53 8.83 10.42 12.20 14.20 15.88
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 51-8021 20 33.17 43,227 10.27 28,441 50,620 27,513 30,267 44,092 56,996 62,959
      20.78   13.67 24.34 13.23 14.56 21.20 27.41 30.27
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031 320 6.56 28,435 6.31 18,198 33,554 15,727 20,868 26,745 36,635 42,922
      13.67   8.75 16.13 7.56 10.04 12.86 17.62 20.64
Plant and System Operators, All Other 51-8099 n/a 79.40 40,015 5.13 37,596 41,225 34,500 36,053 38,640 41,224 48,274
      19.24   18.08 19.82 16.59 17.33 18.57 19.82 23.21
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9021 130 32.65 41,671 8.32 26,747 49,132 24,053 30,762 41,281 50,343 55,016
      20.03   12.86 23.62 11.57 14.79 19.85 24.20 26.45
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9032 n/a 63.01 31,347 3.96 27,586 33,227 26,170 28,478 31,272 34,145 39,510
      15.07   13.26 15.97 12.58 13.69 15.04 16.42 18.99
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9041 30 18.41 26,506 9.68 20,389 29,565 18,732 21,503 25,333 31,619 36,255
      12.75   9.80 14.22 9.01 10.33 12.18 15.20 17.43
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders 51-9051 10 38.39 22,994 6.42 15,302 26,841 14,757 15,538 25,783 29,749 31,951
      11.05   7.36 12.90 7.10 7.47 12.40 14.30 15.36
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061 240 13.29 29,970 2.77 20,617 34,647 18,917 22,923 28,665 33,204 45,358
      14.41   9.91 16.66 9.09 11.02 13.79 15.96 21.81
Dental Laboratory Technicians 51-9081 10 11.97 30,263 6.62 16,572 37,109 15,165 18,107 24,287 32,236 62,066
      14.55   7.97 17.84 7.29 8.70 11.68 15.50 29.84
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9121 40 26.56 24,974 10.35 19,250 27,837 17,352 20,874 23,939 29,205 34,838
      12.01   9.26 13.39 8.34 10.04 11.51 14.04 16.74
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 51-9123 50 17.12 19,954 4.44 16,172 21,847 15,173 16,468 19,236 22,685 25,460
      9.59   7.78 10.50 7.29 7.92 9.25 10.91 12.24
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 51-9195 20 49.17 18,873 10.79 15,627 20,496 14,859 15,795 16,808 18,985 26,582
      9.07   7.51 9.85 7.14 7.59 8.08 9.13 12.78
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198 270 19.96 25,405 5.23 16,624 29,795 15,370 17,740 25,488 31,668 37,374
      12.21   7.99 14.32 7.39 8.53 12.26 15.22 17.97
Production Workers, All Other 51-9199 60 37.45 21,844 8.08 17,665 23,933 16,658 18,083 20,840 24,484 28,842
      10.50   8.50 11.51 8.01 8.69 10.02 11.77 13.87
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