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Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates 2022

All industries

Montgomery Workforce Region

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
Production Occupations	51-0000	5,810	2.59	52,491 25.24	0.62	32,101 15.43	62,686 30.14	29,811 14.33	35,436 17.04	47,037 22.61	63,522 30.54
Supervisors of Production Workers	51-1000	550	5.75	77,707 37.36	1.52	47,651 22.91	92,736 44.58	39,976 19.22	59,479 28.60	72,402 34.81	103,346 49.69
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	51-1011	550	5.75	77,707 37.36	1.52	47,651 22.91	92,736 44.58	39,976 19.22	59,479 28.60	72,402 34.81	103,346 49.69
Assemblers and Fabricators	51-2000	560	6.92	48,685 23.41	1.37	34,561 16.62	55,747 26.80	32,081 15.42	37,485 18.02	46,037 22.13	58,668 28.21
Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers	51-2028	280	12.31	52,479 25.23	2.03	38,025 18.28	59,706 28.71	37,994 18.27	41,196 19.81	49,354 23.73	62,317 29.96
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	51-2090	250	8.61	43,255 20.80	1.88	32,600 15.67	48,582 23.36	31,949 15.36	35,105 16.88	38,137 18.34	47,621 22.89
Food Processing Workers	51-3000	820	6.35	38,779 18.64	1.04	28,550 13.73	43,893 21.10	26,133 12.56	29,976 14.41	36,701 17.64	45,694 21.97
Bakers	51-3011	300	10.31	38,778 18.64	1.64	30,253 14.54	43,040 20.69	28,826 13.86	32,112 15.44	36,434 17.52	44,897 21.59
Butchers and Meat Cutters	51-3021	180	10.78	46,842 22.52	1.57	35,382 17.01	52,571 25.27	33,937 16.32	37,024 17.80	47,041 22.62	50,534 24.30
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	51-3022	120	14.13	30,142 14.49	3.05	26,078 12.54	32,174 15.47	26,065 12.53	26,066 12.53	26,133 12.56	28,573 13.74
Food Batchmakers	51-3092	80	15.43	33,931 16.31	2.45	28,442 13.67	36,676 17.63	28,427 13.67	28,662 13.78	29,535 14.20	36,521 17.56
Food Processing Workers, All Other	51-3099	80	16.67	39,310 18.90	2.61	33,973 16.33	41,978 20.18	34,043 16.37	34,043 16.37	38,325 18.43	40,194 19.32
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	51-4000	350	8.45	56,569 27.20	1.66	39,518 19.00	65,094 31.30	37,854 18.20	44,008 21.16	55,916 26.88	65,237 31.36
Machinists	51-4041	110	15.66	60,367 29.02	2.75	43,139 20.74	68,980 33.16	44,008 21.16	44,008 21.16	59,723 28.71	76,140 36.61
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	51-4121	120	11.70	61,179 29.41	2.65	43,184 20.76	70,176 33.74	39,611 19.04	49,054 23.58	59,804 28.75	73,758 35.46
Printing Workers	51-5100	230	10.98	44,706 21.49	1.79	31,253 15.03	51,432 24.73	28,815 13.85	34,184 16.43	42,615 20.49	50,697 24.37
Printing Press Operators	51-5112	130	12.13	46,279 22.25	2.46	32,371 15.56	53,233 25.59	28,995 13.94	36,525 17.56	42,615 20.49	57,355 27.57
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers	51-6000	780	5.79	35,807 17.21	1.28	28,623 13.76	39,399 18.94	28,182 13.55	29,623 14.24	32,357 15.56	36,838 17.71
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	51-6011	500	6.97	32,218 15.49	1.07	28,317 13.61	34,168 16.43	28,182 13.55	29,367 14.12	30,660 14.74	34,155 16.42
Sewing Machine Operators	51-6031	90	13.73	37,075 17.82	3.22	29,747 14.30	40,738 19.59	29,010 13.95	30,624 14.72	34,214 16.45	37,621 18.09
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	51-6052	60	15.43	45,820 22.03	5.69	27,040 13.00	55,209 26.54	26,000 12.50	28,323 13.62	43,569 20.95	61,315 29.48
Woodworkers	51-7000	100	15.61	53,677 25.81	2.82	38,116 18.33	61,457 29.55	36,038 17.33	40,463 19.45	50,786 24.42	62,428 30.01
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	51-7011	60	17.13	57,748 27.76	3.43	39,732 19.10	66,756 32.09	36,209 17.41	41,967 20.18	52,289 25.14	71,638 34.44
Plant and System Operators	51-8000	390	9.62	72,285 34.75	1.59	54,146 26.03	81,354 39.11	51,346 24.69	62,774 30.18	72,509 34.86	84,185 40.47
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	51-8021	90	12.70	69,944 33.63	2.92	47,822 22.99	81,005 38.94	42,975 20.66	58,590 28.17	77,557 37.29	84,185 40.47
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	51-8031	90	21.43	69,719 33.52	3.80	50,127 24.10	79,515 38.23	49,087 23.60	56,485 27.16	69,958 33.63	84,434 40.59
Chemical Plant and System Operators	51-8091	90	26.98		2.97
Plant and System Operators, All Other	51-8099	100	30.64	71,611 34.43	3.51	58,231 28.00	78,301 37.64	53,490 25.72	66,186 31.82	72,509 34.86	77,979 37.49
Other Production Occupations	51-9000	2,050	4.00	55,018 26.45	0.99	34,594 16.63	65,230 31.36	31,512 15.15	38,189 18.36	49,685 23.89	65,192 31.34
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	51-9012	150	14.45	60,648 29.16	3.02	36,665 17.63	72,640 34.92	30,247 14.54	45,758 22.00	64,171 30.85	82,115 39.48
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	51-9061	450	7.05	61,469 29.55	1.88	40,013 19.24	72,196 34.71	38,197 18.36	43,015 20.68	59,180 28.45	73,453 35.31
Dental Laboratory Technicians	51-9081	70	16.21	59,745 28.72	4.91	35,535 17.08	71,849 34.54	31,113 14.96	43,675 21.00	47,069 22.63	78,649 37.81
Medical Appliance Technicians	51-9082	80	11.78	55,668 26.76	5.93	45,258 21.76	60,874 29.27	36,094 17.35	55,002 26.44	55,002 26.44	55,002 26.44
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	51-9111	180	16.03	42,433 20.40	2.67	32,988 15.86	47,155 22.67	30,730 14.77	36,618 17.60	38,233 18.38	48,186 23.17
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	51-9124	50	15.60	56,044 26.94	4.58	37,959 18.25	65,086 31.29	36,290 17.45	40,195 19.32	45,892 22.06	57,952 27.86
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	51-9161	50	20.42	49,007 23.56	4.80	35,774 17.20	55,623 26.74	33,028 15.88	39,597 19.04	45,329 21.79	58,990 28.36
Helpers--Production Workers	51-9198	110	11.11	36,744 17.67	2.29	28,342 13.63	40,945 19.68	26,990 12.98	28,960 13.92	34,718 16.69	39,449 18.97
Production Workers, All Other	51-9199	320	8.77	43,299 20.82	2.88	30,797 14.81	49,550 23.82	30,414 14.62	31,512 15.15	36,153 17.38	48,586 23.36

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