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 6,370 4.25 30,224 2.37 19,990 35,341 17,992 22,215 28,389 36,533 46,308
      14.54   9.62 16.99 8.65 10.68 13.65 17.57 22.26
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011 320 8.94 49,963 2.45 34,170 57,859 32,109 38,449 48,273 60,736 71,263
      24.02   16.43 27.82 15.44 18.48 23.21 29.20 34.26
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 51-2041 60 27.03 42,925 6.54 34,818 46,977 33,729 37,762 43,876 48,751 51,676
      20.64   16.74 22.59 16.22 18.15 21.09 23.44 24.85
Team Assemblers 51-2092 400 25.11 29,003 3.43 19,909 33,549 18,173 21,559 26,320 33,707 46,952
      13.94   9.57 16.13 8.74 10.37 12.66 16.21 22.57
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other 51-2099 190 17.37 22,003 7.30 18,133 23,938 16,933 17,976 19,705 27,680 31,056
      10.58   8.72 11.51 8.15 8.64 9.47 13.30 14.93
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031 210 4.08 30,157 4.61 22,348 34,061 21,292 24,589 29,667 35,580 40,479
      14.49   10.75 16.37 10.23 11.82 14.26 17.10 19.46
Machinists 51-4041 190 2.63 46,317 4.76 35,776 51,587 27,149 42,601 47,668 52,716 61,704
      22.27   17.20 24.80 13.06 20.48 22.92 25.34 29.67
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121 150 15.67 36,552 5.92 27,369 41,144 26,085 30,027 36,320 42,380 49,222
      17.58   13.16 19.78 12.54 14.43 17.46 20.37 23.67
Bindery Workers 51-5011 n/a 8.57 28,013 2.80 19,570 32,234 18,274 20,727 25,666 36,376 40,523
      13.47   9.41 15.50 8.78 9.96 12.34 17.48 19.49
Prepress Technicians and Workers 51-5022 20 14.45 34,042 4.38 27,879 37,123 24,772 31,311 35,511 38,644 40,525
      16.36   13.41 17.84 11.91 15.05 17.07 18.58 19.49
Printing Machine Operators 51-5023 130 30.24 32,146 5.47 20,508 37,965 17,809 23,673 34,109 39,875 45,120
      15.45   9.86 18.25 8.56 11.38 16.40 19.17 21.70
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011 140 18.96 23,472 5.18 15,663 27,376 15,032 16,216 20,035 28,836 37,973
      11.28   7.53 13.16 7.23 7.80 9.64 13.87 18.25
Sewing Machine Operators 51-6031 40 2.14 20,527 7.14 19,149 21,215 17,640 18,526 20,000 21,319 25,314
      9.87   9.20 10.20 8.49 8.91 9.62 10.25 12.17
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-7011 150 3.17 33,158 4.20 25,852 36,812 23,678 28,645 34,520 38,556 40,978
      15.94   12.43 17.70 11.38 13.78 16.60 18.53 19.70
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-7041 180 29.88 24,344 5.16 17,250 27,892 15,875 18,015 21,286 29,413 38,770
      11.70   8.29 13.41 7.63 8.66 10.23 14.15 18.63
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 51-7042 280 1.92 27,701 3.53 22,672 30,215 19,673 26,182 28,730 31,235 32,760
      13.31   10.90 14.53 9.46 12.58 13.82 15.02 15.75
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031 200 15.88 29,150 4.80 19,720 33,867 16,999 22,652 28,920 35,327 41,417
      14.01   9.48 16.28 8.18 10.89 13.90 16.98 19.91
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9023 50 22.56 33,095 8.02 22,779 38,253 20,950 25,249 35,649 39,431 41,699
      15.91   10.95 18.39 10.08 12.14 17.13 18.95 20.05
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9041 n/a 65.71 28,127 2.86 23,889 30,247 22,566 25,806 28,690 31,326 33,038
      13.52   11.48 14.55 10.85 12.41 13.80 15.06 15.88
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061 350 27.84 38,454 5.32 26,288 44,538 25,794 29,526 39,244 47,865 52,236
      18.49   12.64 21.41 12.40 14.20 18.87 23.01 25.12
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111 80 29.85 25,811 3.40 21,925 27,753 20,884 23,165 26,176 29,419 31,589
      12.41   10.54 13.34 10.04 11.14 12.58 14.15 15.18
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9121 110 3.74 29,772 3.23 25,470 31,923 23,667 26,545 29,360 32,279 38,678
      14.31   12.24 15.35 11.38 12.76 14.11 15.52 18.59
Photographic Processing Machine Operators 51-9132 30 5.78 20,147 2.34 17,561 21,439 16,472 17,606 19,539 22,652 25,161
      9.69   8.44 10.30 7.92 8.46 9.39 10.89 12.10
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198 260 34.90 25,878 4.12 18,661 29,485 17,340 20,201 24,412 30,301 38,166
      12.44   8.97 14.18 8.34 9.71 11.73 14.57 18.35
Production Workers, All Other 51-9199 n/a 66.89 27,958 6.54 23,016 30,429 21,669 23,279 25,934 31,582 38,354
      13.44   11.06 14.63 10.42 11.19 12.47 15.18 18.44
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