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 4,150 5.11 35,788 3.90 19,608 43,877 17,721 21,935 31,771 46,499 60,861
      17.21   9.43 21.10 8.52 10.55 15.28 22.35 29.26
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011 300 5.73 57,279 4.63 35,119 68,358 32,389 40,287 54,706 70,936 84,815
      27.54   16.89 32.86 15.57 19.36 26.30 34.10 40.77
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 51-2041 40 38.33 29,983 4.12 24,148 32,899 22,752 25,681 29,396 32,931 38,926
      14.41   11.61 15.82 10.94 12.35 14.14 15.83 18.72
Team Assemblers 51-2092 320 7.66 26,017 18.73 15,233 31,409 14,735 15,484 19,733 33,352 48,794
      12.51   7.32 15.10 7.09 7.45 9.49 16.04 23.46
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other 51-2099 380 40.29 20,540 3.70 18,046 21,787 16,994 18,276 20,385 23,069 24,813
      9.87   8.68 10.48 8.17 8.78 9.80 11.09 11.93
Bakers 51-3011 20 25.43 20,167 2.42 15,623 22,439 14,951 16,022 20,445 23,834 25,850
      9.70   7.51 10.79 7.19 7.70 9.83 11.45 12.43
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021 110 17.48 25,176 5.48 17,126 29,201 15,636 18,652 25,304 31,144 35,327
      12.10   8.24 14.04 7.52 8.97 12.16 14.98 16.98
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 51-3093 20 42.96 18,039 10.30 15,151 19,483 14,464 14,903 15,636 22,399 25,927
      8.67   7.28 9.37 6.95 7.16 7.52 10.77 12.46
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031 70 18.45 27,096 4.44 20,342 30,474 18,721 22,387 28,755 31,616 33,332
      13.03   9.78 14.65 9.00 10.77 13.83 15.20 16.03
Machinists 51-4041 180 19.00 36,467 4.96 26,161 41,619 24,362 29,297 35,714 42,226 51,380
      17.54   12.57 20.01 11.71 14.08 17.17 20.30 24.71
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121 340 12.31 39,920 6.41 24,796 47,483 21,776 27,870 33,923 45,540 63,384
      19.19   11.92 22.83 10.47 13.40 16.31 21.89 30.47
Bindery Workers 51-5011 20 33.91 22,144 7.81 17,144 24,644 15,871 17,515 19,741 24,892 32,798
      10.64   8.24 11.84 7.63 8.42 9.49 11.97 15.77
Job Printers 51-5021 20 22.01 28,507 3.54 23,501 31,012 22,465 25,674 29,124 32,098 33,817
      13.70   11.30 14.91 10.80 12.35 14.00 15.43 16.26
Prepress Technicians and Workers 51-5022 30 24.64 30,349 9.21 19,800 35,624 18,505 20,983 33,232 38,567 41,737
      14.59   9.52 17.12 8.90 10.09 15.97 18.54 20.06
Printing Machine Operators 51-5023 110 5.01 27,669 5.07 20,362 31,322 18,550 21,635 24,604 32,836 43,042
      13.30   9.79 15.06 8.92 10.41 11.83 15.79 20.69
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011 140 12.17 18,770 1.84 16,357 19,977 15,301 16,773 18,567 20,378 23,282
      9.02   7.87 9.60 7.36 8.06 8.93 9.80 11.20
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 51-6021 30 27.53 17,500 7.83 15,126 18,687 14,485 15,105 16,380 19,291 21,076
      8.41   7.27 8.99 6.96 7.26 7.88 9.28 10.13
Sewing Machine Operators 51-6031 30 37.71 25,689 11.72 17,488 29,788 15,783 19,216 24,104 33,910 38,535
      12.35   8.40 14.32 7.59 9.24 11.59 16.30 18.53
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 51-6052 20 32.47 22,051 6.23 18,224 23,964 16,135 20,345 22,481 24,673 26,613
      10.60   8.76 11.53 7.76 9.78 10.81 11.86 12.80
Upholsterers 51-6093 30 27.34 21,387 7.18 16,713 23,724 15,447 17,315 20,616 25,371 29,489
      10.28   8.03 11.40 7.43 8.32 9.91 12.19 14.18
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031 130 19.85 34,652 11.16 20,783 41,586 18,956 23,107 32,875 42,889 58,010
      16.66   10.00 19.99 9.11 11.10 15.81 20.62 27.89
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-9011 n/a 50.37 47,546 3.25 36,249 53,194 33,894 40,080 47,675 55,751 63,136
      22.86   17.42 25.58 16.29 19.27 22.92 26.80 30.36
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061 180 11.92 30,596 5.63 19,412 36,187 16,041 23,146 30,939 38,326 42,611
      14.71   9.34 17.40 7.71 11.13 14.87 18.43 20.48
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111 60 38.89 31,391 7.77 21,154 36,509 19,280 24,029 34,653 38,584 40,942
      15.09   10.17 17.56 9.27 11.56 16.66 18.55 19.68
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9121 30 44.64 27,073 15.99 20,081 30,570 18,533 21,350 26,542 30,957 37,091
      13.02   9.66 14.70 8.91 10.26 12.76 14.88 17.83
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 51-9123 20 16.53 22,824 3.94 18,626 24,921 17,226 20,394 22,966 25,466 29,401
      10.97   8.96 11.98 8.28 9.80 11.04 12.24 14.14
Photographic Processing Machine Operators 51-9132 30 18.37 19,650 1.75 16,457 21,247 15,080 17,077 19,376 22,042 25,057
      9.45   7.91 10.21 7.25 8.21 9.32 10.60 12.05
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198 170 8.71 31,763 8.88 19,023 38,134 17,947 20,349 28,833 45,464 51,153
      15.28   9.14 18.34 8.63 9.78 13.86 21.86 24.59
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