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Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates 2022

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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
Production Occupations	51-0000	5,730	4.26	43,568 20.95	0.65	29,629 14.24	50,538 24.30	27,328 13.14	31,914 15.34	39,419 18.95	50,456 24.26
Supervisors of Production Workers	51-1000	400	7.83	61,719 29.67	1.71	40,827 19.63	72,164 34.69	35,755 17.19	46,754 22.48	59,907 28.80	73,800 35.48
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	51-1011	400	7.83	61,719 29.67	1.71	40,827 19.63	72,164 34.69	35,755 17.19	46,754 22.48	59,907 28.80	73,800 35.48
Assemblers and Fabricators	51-2000	1,280	9.67	42,684 20.52	2.00	28,755 13.82	49,648 23.87	26,127 12.56	30,932 14.87	38,231 18.38	52,498 25.24
Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers	51-2028	40	24.22	39,628 19.05	3.68	30,662 14.74	44,111 21.21	30,739 14.78	31,267 15.03	37,381 17.97	43,760 21.04
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	51-2041	50	25.74	46,357 22.29	4.14	34,733 16.70	52,169 25.08	33,991 16.34	36,538 17.57	43,805 21.06	54,511 26.21
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	51-2090	1,170	10.92	42,586 20.47	2.47	28,419 13.66	49,669 23.88	26,127 12.56	30,457 14.64	36,108 17.36	54,995 26.44
Food Processing Workers	51-3000	330	10.66	36,677 17.63	1.46	28,697 13.80	40,667 19.55	27,056 13.01	31,739 15.26	36,073 17.34	40,880 19.65
Bakers	51-3011	50	17.66	32,856 15.80	2.33	26,616 12.80	35,976 17.30	26,000 12.50	27,501 13.22	31,091 14.95	37,484 18.02
Butchers and Meat Cutters	51-3021	100	20.83	36,977 17.78	3.33	27,761 13.35	41,584 19.99	27,056 13.01	29,123 14.00	36,866 17.72	39,556 19.02
Food Batchmakers	51-3092	80	24.39	41,568 19.98	3.46	32,081 15.42	46,312 22.27	30,257 14.55	35,294 16.97	42,795 20.57	49,378 23.74
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	51-4000	790	10.15	47,533 22.85	1.39	34,067 16.38	54,265 26.09	32,451 15.60	37,456 18.01	46,503 22.36	56,069 26.96
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	51-4021	70	32.74	44,351 21.32	6.67	31,662 15.22	50,696 24.37	28,889 13.89	35,344 16.99	46,634 22.42	50,138 24.10
Machinists	51-4041	190	16.23	54,215 26.06	2.64	37,359 17.96	62,643 30.12	31,914 15.34	42,814 20.58	54,991 26.44	68,327 32.85
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	51-4072	80	27.63	43,139 20.74	5.53	30,054 14.45	49,681 23.89	27,719 13.33	32,451 15.60	40,378 19.41	51,030 24.53
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	51-4121	180	13.13	45,571 21.91	2.12	35,013 16.83	50,850 24.45	33,074 15.90	37,804 18.18	44,761 21.52	52,358 25.17
Printing Workers	51-5100	280	18.28	41,855 20.12	2.71	29,340 14.11	48,113 23.13	28,189 13.55	30,267 14.55	39,281 18.89	50,456 24.26
Printing Press Operators	51-5112	170	20.01	43,865 21.09	4.10	28,619 13.76	51,488 24.75	28,189 13.55	28,353 13.63	42,451 20.41	52,766 25.37
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	51-5113	80	31.26	36,764 17.67	3.52	30,022 14.43	40,134 19.30	30,267 14.55	30,267 14.55	37,998 18.27	39,281 18.89
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers	51-6000	440	9.95	31,258 15.03	1.34	26,041 12.52	33,867 16.28	26,000 12.50	26,000 12.50	28,795 13.84	34,634 16.65
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	51-6011	140	12.22	28,619 13.76	1.48	26,004 12.50	29,926 14.39	26,000 12.50	26,000 12.50	27,352 13.15	28,457 13.68
Sewing Machine Operators	51-6031	110	23.58	30,323 14.58	3.68	26,000 12.50	32,484 15.62	26,000 12.50	26,000 12.50	26,215 12.60	31,993 15.38
Woodworkers	51-7000	380	15.66	38,020 18.28	1.71	30,315 14.57	41,873 20.13	31,086 14.95	31,195 15.00	39,597 19.04	40,459 19.45
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	51-7041	30	28.95	33,919 16.31	6.50	27,356 13.15	37,200 17.88	26,000 12.50	30,145 14.49	31,086 14.95	36,000 17.31
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	51-7042	90	21.81	38,881 18.69	2.39	32,639 15.69	42,003 20.19	28,771 13.83	36,332 17.47	39,067 18.78	40,928 19.68
Plant and System Operators	51-8000	170	14.90	55,131 26.51	3.17	38,540 18.53	63,426 30.49	34,828 16.74	43,569 20.95	53,020 25.49	59,440 28.58
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	51-8021	30	26.57	65,589 31.53	5.08	53,028 25.49	71,869 34.55	51,388 24.71	58,110 27.94	62,232 29.92	75,137 36.12
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	51-8031	120	20.83	48,348 23.24	3.00	36,888 17.73	54,078 26.00	34,828 16.74	40,131 19.29	49,788 23.94	55,483 26.67
Other Production Occupations	51-9000	1,650	6.29	42,953 20.65	1.06	30,181 14.51	49,338 23.72	27,746 13.34	31,914 15.34	39,214 18.85	48,602 23.37
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	51-9012	40	21.76	40,719 19.58	3.26	32,389 15.57	44,885 21.58	29,397 14.13	37,138 17.85	37,347 17.96	44,794 21.54
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	51-9023	70	21.30	45,355 21.81	2.85	36,364 17.48	49,851 23.97	34,736 16.70	38,931 18.72	46,577 22.39	48,710 23.42
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	51-9061	370	10.91	47,375 22.78	2.59	29,588 14.23	56,268 27.05	27,194 13.07	31,259 15.03	41,215 19.81	68,574 32.97
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	51-9111	120	18.56	37,762 18.15	2.93	30,177 14.51	41,554 19.98	28,871 13.88	31,293 15.04	35,906 17.26	44,517 21.40
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	51-9124	50	19.58	40,951 19.69	4.15	30,542 14.68	46,156 22.19	29,114 14.00	32,807 15.77	37,440 18.00	46,540 22.38
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	51-9161	240	18.01	48,667 23.40	4.32	34,992 16.82	55,505 26.69	31,914 15.34	39,078 18.79	41,453 19.93	69,281 33.31
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	51-9196	80	37.18	40,050 19.25	4.54	34,476 16.58	42,837 20.59	35,357 17.00	35,357 17.00	37,647 18.10	42,895 20.62
Helpers--Production Workers	51-9198	130	13.61	34,174 16.43	2.02	27,913 13.42	37,304 17.93	26,367 12.68	29,366 14.12	33,484 16.10	39,419 18.95
Production Workers, All Other	51-9199	340	12.70	41,220 19.82	2.98	28,553 13.73	47,553 22.86	27,717 13.33	29,789 14.32	37,385 17.97	48,484 23.31

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Last updated December 2023