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
PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 51-0000 6,340 6.90 35,061 2.93 21,990 41,596 19,809 25,066 33,817 41,123 53,947
      16.86   10.57 20.00 9.52 12.05 16.26 19.77 25.94
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011 580 8.39 51,047 3.28 31,198 60,973 28,817 34,775 47,956 61,867 76,996
      24.54   15.00 29.32 13.86 16.72 23.05 29.74 37.02
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 51-2041 90 10.91 28,859 4.43 26,626 29,975 25,412 26,858 29,059 31,261 32,582
      13.88   12.80 14.41 12.21 12.91 13.97 15.03 15.67
Team Assemblers 51-2092 450 23.16 27,873 12.20 19,087 32,265 17,542 20,676 24,940 31,162 47,693
      13.40   9.17 15.51 8.43 9.94 11.99 14.98 22.93
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other 51-2099 80 13.92 23,825 4.08 18,303 26,586 17,453 19,112 23,186 28,671 31,850
      11.45   8.80 12.78 8.39 9.18 11.15 13.79 15.32
Bakers 51-3011 40 10.97 18,476 2.54 15,375 20,027 14,821 15,801 17,869 20,132 23,503
      8.89   7.40 9.63 7.13 7.60 8.59 9.68 11.30
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021 60 28.22 24,797 7.38 16,243 29,073 15,188 16,924 23,504 32,000 38,072
      11.93   7.81 13.98 7.30 8.14 11.30 15.39 18.31
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4021 180 42.21 35,809 10.46 26,560 40,434 25,834 28,029 31,617 46,005 51,641
      17.22   12.77 19.44 12.42 13.48 15.20 22.12 24.83
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4023 n/a 418.07 34,845 3.70 27,000 38,766 24,573 30,131 35,573 39,649 44,421
      16.75   12.98 18.63 11.81 14.48 17.10 19.07 21.36
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031 350 14.96 26,380 6.15 22,317 28,411 21,322 22,971 25,699 29,286 32,059
      12.69   10.72 13.66 10.25 11.04 12.36 14.08 15.41
Machinists 51-4041 180 14.11 35,890 5.58 26,799 40,436 25,750 28,263 32,195 41,950 54,253
      17.26   12.88 19.44 12.38 13.59 15.48 20.17 26.08
Tool and Die Makers 51-4111 20 23.18 35,460 10.25 23,127 41,626 18,983 28,067 36,446 44,649 50,883
      17.05   11.11 20.01 9.12 13.50 17.52 21.47 24.46
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121 220 8.64 36,097 5.00 25,550 41,371 22,998 27,687 32,124 41,021 59,015
      17.35   12.29 19.89 11.05 13.31 15.44 19.72 28.37
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4193 100 12.55 44,639 4.87 39,264 47,327 31,293 43,578 46,832 50,085 52,037
      21.46   18.88 22.75 15.05 20.96 22.52 24.08 25.01
Job Printers 51-5021 30 36.65 23,200 10.89 16,607 26,496 15,382 17,649 23,179 29,030 31,887
      11.16   7.98 12.74 7.40 8.49 11.15 13.96 15.33
Prepress Technicians and Workers 51-5022 40 11.22 28,608 5.78 23,219 31,303 21,911 23,594 26,650 32,112 40,060
      13.75   11.17 15.05 10.53 11.34 12.81 15.44 19.26
Printing Machine Operators 51-5023 150 34.42 39,012 6.58 26,129 45,454 23,202 29,674 37,831 47,622 59,260
      18.76   12.56 21.85 11.16 14.27 18.19 22.90 28.49
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011 180 10.12 18,119 4.22 15,277 19,539 14,729 15,467 17,231 20,259 23,628
      8.71   7.34 9.39 7.08 7.44 8.28 9.74 11.36
Sewing Machine Operators 51-6031 50 13.90 19,152 4.32 15,637 20,910 15,037 16,239 18,784 21,964 24,928
      9.20   7.52 10.06 7.23 7.81 9.03 10.56 11.99
Power Plant Operators 51-8013 80 33.21 64,002 4.08 55,641 68,182 52,934 56,105 61,331 67,627 86,899
      30.77   26.75 32.78 25.45 26.98 29.48 32.51 41.78
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031 150 16.19 30,555 3.60 24,739 33,463 22,657 26,922 29,943 32,954 41,836
      14.69   11.90 16.09 10.89 12.94 14.39 15.84 20.11
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-9011 490 35.29 45,651 4.53 34,609 51,172 33,373 37,384 44,822 54,973 62,243
      21.95   16.64 24.60 16.05 17.98 21.55 26.43 29.92
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9023 180 30.20 35,947 3.55 31,100 38,370 25,356 34,581 37,266 39,950 41,562
      17.28   14.96 18.45 12.19 16.62 17.92 19.21 19.98
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9041 100 25.75 31,160 6.02 27,006 33,237 26,174 27,954 30,792 35,125 39,940
      14.98   12.98 15.98 12.58 13.44 14.80 16.89 19.20
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061 210 26.06 34,142 2.55 25,331 38,547 23,000 27,787 33,621 39,914 47,293
      16.42   12.18 18.53 11.05 13.35 16.17 19.19 22.73
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111 60 16.58 36,939 4.12 35,626 37,596 33,963 35,343 37,643 39,943 41,323
      17.76   17.12 18.08 16.33 16.99 18.10 19.20 19.87
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9121 60 12.93 28,836 3.89 22,717 31,896 21,338 24,832 28,677 32,126 38,143
      13.87   10.92 15.34 10.26 11.94 13.79 15.45 18.34
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 51-9123 40 20.65 27,374 2.66 18,279 31,922 16,975 19,920 26,469 35,463 39,288
      13.16   8.78 15.35 8.16 9.57 12.73 17.05 18.89
Photographic Processing Machine Operators 51-9132 30 11.11 19,247 3.13 16,232 20,755 15,403 16,570 18,579 21,466 24,862
      9.26   7.81 9.97 7.41 7.96 8.94 10.32 11.96
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198 300 23.93 23,483 4.06 21,181 24,635 20,024 21,566 23,274 24,980 26,003
      11.29   10.18 11.84 9.63 10.37 11.19 12.01 12.50
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