Total all industries |  
Central Workforce Investment Area |  
|   |  
Production Occupations |  
  
| Occupation | 
Occ. code | 
Estabs. reporting occupation | 
Est. empl. | 
Empl %RSE | 
Mean wage | 
Mean %RSE | 
Entry wage | 
Exp. wage | 
25th pct | 
Median wage | 
75th pct | 
 
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 
51-4121 | 
     54      | 
      510    | 
 14.72       | 
$ 34,176 | 
  3.25       | 
$ 24,659 | 
$ 38,934 | 
$ 27,043 | 
$ 32,122 | 
$ 40,451 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 16.43 | 
  | 
$ 11.85 | 
$ 18.72 | 
$ 13.01 | 
$ 15.44 | 
$ 19.45 | 
 
| Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 
51-4191 | 
      3      | 
           | 
 52.38       | 
$ 44,922 | 
  7.21       | 
$ 32,989 | 
$ 50,888 | 
$ 34,807 | 
$ 41,598 | 
$ 56,951 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 21.60 | 
  | 
$ 15.86 | 
$ 24.46 | 
$ 16.73 | 
$ 20.00 | 
$ 27.38 | 
 
| Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 
51-4193 | 
      5      | 
       30    | 
  9.89       | 
$ 27,765 | 
  2.99       | 
$ 21,791 | 
$ 30,752 | 
$ 23,490 | 
$ 27,933 | 
$ 32,131 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 13.35 | 
  | 
$ 10.48 | 
$ 14.79 | 
$ 11.29 | 
$ 13.43 | 
$ 15.45 | 
 
| Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners | 
51-4194 | 
      4      | 
       30    | 
 34.10       | 
$ 39,571 | 
 15.20       | 
$ 24,582 | 
$ 47,066 | 
$ 28,229 | 
$ 36,194 | 
$ 56,499 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 19.02 | 
  | 
$ 11.81 | 
$ 22.63 | 
$ 13.58 | 
$ 17.41 | 
$ 27.16 | 
 
| Bindery Workers | 
51-5011 | 
      5      | 
           | 
 18.04       | 
$ 24,667 | 
  2.25       | 
$ 19,134 | 
$ 27,435 | 
$ 20,587 | 
$ 24,806 | 
$ 27,783 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 11.85 | 
  | 
$  9.20 | 
$ 13.19 | 
$  9.90 | 
$ 11.93 | 
$ 13.36 | 
 
| Job Printers | 
51-5021 | 
     10      | 
      100    | 
 39.75       | 
$ 38,427 | 
  3.94       | 
$ 31,130 | 
$ 42,074 | 
$ 34,607 | 
$ 38,467 | 
$ 42,699 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 18.47 | 
  | 
$ 14.97 | 
$ 20.23 | 
$ 16.64 | 
$ 18.49 | 
$ 20.53 | 
 
| Prepress Technicians and Workers | 
51-5022 | 
     11      | 
       70    | 
 29.47       | 
$ 32,884 | 
  4.35       | 
$ 22,321 | 
$ 38,166 | 
$ 24,194 | 
$ 31,430 | 
$ 37,625 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 15.81 | 
  | 
$ 10.73 | 
$ 18.35 | 
$ 11.63 | 
$ 15.11 | 
$ 18.09 | 
 
| Printing Machine Operators | 
51-5023 | 
     10      | 
      160    | 
 20.85       | 
$ 30,695 | 
  7.70       | 
$ 21,306 | 
$ 35,390 | 
$ 22,574 | 
$ 27,065 | 
$ 35,984 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 14.76 | 
  | 
$ 10.25 | 
$ 17.02 | 
$ 10.86 | 
$ 13.02 | 
$ 17.30 | 
 
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 
51-6011 | 
     25      | 
      750    | 
  6.18       | 
$ 19,126 | 
  1.81       | 
$ 16,862 | 
$ 20,259 | 
$ 16,637 | 
$ 18,672 | 
$ 20,773 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$  9.20 | 
  | 
$  8.11 | 
$  9.74 | 
$  7.99 | 
$  8.97 | 
$  9.99 | 
 
| Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | 
51-6021 | 
      7      | 
       60    | 
 37.31       | 
$ 20,371 | 
  4.30       | 
$ 18,791 | 
$ 21,160 | 
$ 18,603 | 
$ 20,340 | 
$ 22,287 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$  9.80 | 
  | 
$  9.03 | 
$ 10.17 | 
$  8.94 | 
$  9.78 | 
$ 10.71 | 
 
| Sewing Machine Operators | 
51-6031 | 
     10      | 
      130    | 
 37.03       | 
$ 21,265 | 
  4.53       | 
$ 18,186 | 
$ 22,805 | 
$ 18,264 | 
$ 20,192 | 
$ 24,093 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 10.23 | 
  | 
$  8.75 | 
$ 10.97 | 
$  8.78 | 
$  9.71 | 
$ 11.58 | 
 
| Upholsterers | 
51-6093 | 
      4      | 
       30    | 
 24.98       | 
$ 21,697 | 
 14.04       | 
$ 17,089 | 
$ 24,001 | 
$ 16,826 | 
$ 18,700 | 
$ 25,000 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 10.43 | 
  | 
$  8.22 | 
$ 11.54 | 
$  8.09 | 
$  8.99 | 
$ 12.02 | 
 
| Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other | 
51-6099 | 
      3      | 
       20    | 
  5.48       | 
$ 19,677 | 
  7.01       | 
$ 16,491 | 
$ 21,270 | 
$ 16,512 | 
$ 19,570 | 
$ 22,606 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$  9.46 | 
  | 
$  7.93 | 
$ 10.23 | 
$  7.93 | 
$  9.41 | 
$ 10.87 | 
 
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | 
51-7011 | 
     15      | 
      320    | 
 26.38       | 
$ 27,473 | 
  2.93       | 
$ 22,386 | 
$ 30,016 | 
$ 23,580 | 
$ 26,740 | 
$ 30,811 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 13.21 | 
  | 
$ 10.76 | 
$ 14.43 | 
$ 11.34 | 
$ 12.85 | 
$ 14.81 | 
 
| Furniture Finishers | 
51-7021 | 
      3      | 
       10    | 
 21.24       | 
$ 31,988 | 
  6.35       | 
$ 25,613 | 
$ 35,177 | 
$ 29,757 | 
$ 33,529 | 
$ 36,741 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 15.38 | 
  | 
$ 12.31 | 
$ 16.92 | 
$ 14.31 | 
$ 16.12 | 
$ 17.66 | 
 
| Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood | 
51-7041 | 
      4      | 
       20    | 
 41.59       | 
$ 26,018 | 
  3.83       | 
$ 22,388 | 
$ 27,832 | 
$ 22,148 | 
$ 23,998 | 
$ 31,041 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 12.51 | 
  | 
$ 10.76 | 
$ 13.38 | 
$ 10.65 | 
$ 11.54 | 
$ 14.92 | 
 
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 
51-7042 | 
      4      | 
           | 
 20.51       | 
$ 21,419 | 
  6.17       | 
$ 18,621 | 
$ 22,817 | 
$ 19,987 | 
$ 21,573 | 
$ 23,337 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 10.30 | 
  | 
$  8.95 | 
$ 10.97 | 
$  9.61 | 
$ 10.37 | 
$ 11.22 | 
 
| Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators | 
51-8031 | 
     18      | 
      400    | 
  9.14       | 
$ 30,248 | 
  2.14       | 
$ 23,201 | 
$ 33,772 | 
$ 25,816 | 
$ 30,105 | 
$ 35,229 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 14.54 | 
  | 
$ 11.15 | 
$ 16.23 | 
$ 12.41 | 
$ 14.47 | 
$ 16.94 | 
 
| Plant and System Operators, All Other | 
51-8099 | 
      5      | 
       60    | 
 47.70       | 
$ 43,853 | 
 12.54       | 
$ 28,495 | 
$ 51,532 | 
$ 29,771 | 
$ 46,691 | 
$ 54,873 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 21.08 | 
  | 
$ 13.70 | 
$ 24.78 | 
$ 14.31 | 
$ 22.45 | 
$ 26.38 | 
 
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9012 | 
      3      | 
       20    | 
 27.43       | 
$ 51,275 | 
  8.84       | 
$ 42,057 | 
$ 55,883 | 
$ 46,009 | 
$ 52,041 | 
$ 59,853 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 24.66 | 
  | 
$ 20.22 | 
$ 26.87 | 
$ 22.12 | 
$ 25.02 | 
$ 28.77 | 
 
 
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