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 | 
 
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 
51-9022 | 
      4      | 
       40    | 
 10.06       | 
$ 22,793 | 
  2.97       | 
$ 18,343 | 
$ 25,017 | 
$ 19,451 | 
$ 22,199 | 
$ 24,977 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 10.96 | 
  | 
$  8.82 | 
$ 12.03 | 
$  9.35 | 
$ 10.67 | 
$ 12.01 | 
 
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9023 | 
      9      | 
      130    | 
 36.58       | 
$ 30,942 | 
 12.01       | 
$ 20,444 | 
$ 36,192 | 
$ 21,904 | 
$ 28,658 | 
$ 39,402 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 14.88 | 
  | 
$  9.83 | 
$ 17.39 | 
$ 10.53 | 
$ 13.78 | 
$ 18.94 | 
 
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9032 | 
      5      | 
       60    | 
 35.24       | 
$ 34,899 | 
  7.49       | 
$ 25,816 | 
$ 39,441 | 
$ 28,438 | 
$ 34,423 | 
$ 41,316 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 16.77 | 
  | 
$ 12.41 | 
$ 18.96 | 
$ 13.67 | 
$ 16.55 | 
$ 19.86 | 
 
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 
51-9061 | 
     48      | 
      590    | 
 15.29       | 
$ 37,699 | 
  5.09       | 
$ 25,092 | 
$ 44,002 | 
$ 27,870 | 
$ 35,026 | 
$ 41,716 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 18.13 | 
  | 
$ 12.07 | 
$ 21.15 | 
$ 13.40 | 
$ 16.83 | 
$ 20.05 | 
 
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 
51-9071 | 
     18      | 
      690    | 
 37.81       | 
$ 29,028 | 
  7.89       | 
$ 20,729 | 
$ 33,179 | 
$ 22,235 | 
$ 26,171 | 
$ 33,674 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 13.95 | 
  | 
$  9.97 | 
$ 15.95 | 
$ 10.69 | 
$ 12.58 | 
$ 16.19 | 
 
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 
51-9081 | 
      7      | 
       60    | 
 48.99       | 
$ 33,759 | 
 11.65       | 
$ 23,876 | 
$ 38,700 | 
$ 28,224 | 
$ 33,814 | 
$ 40,353 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 16.23 | 
  | 
$ 11.48 | 
$ 18.61 | 
$ 13.57 | 
$ 16.25 | 
$ 19.40 | 
 
| Medical Appliance Technicians | 
51-9082 | 
      4      | 
       30    | 
 23.07       | 
$ 41,365 | 
  8.15       | 
$ 28,606 | 
$ 47,743 | 
$ 29,723 | 
$ 39,171 | 
$ 52,079 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 19.89 | 
  | 
$ 13.75 | 
$ 22.96 | 
$ 14.29 | 
$ 18.83 | 
$ 25.03 | 
 
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 
51-9083 | 
      7      | 
      160    | 
 32.50       | 
$ 37,847 | 
  7.83       | 
$ 26,222 | 
$ 43,660 | 
$ 31,043 | 
$ 36,196 | 
$ 44,346 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 18.20 | 
  | 
$ 12.61 | 
$ 20.99 | 
$ 14.92 | 
$ 17.41 | 
$ 21.32 | 
 
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 
51-9111 | 
     11      | 
      220    | 
 13.95       | 
$ 23,277 | 
  3.76       | 
$ 21,688 | 
$ 24,072 | 
$ 21,897 | 
$ 23,569 | 
$ 25,240 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 11.19 | 
  | 
$ 10.43 | 
$ 11.57 | 
$ 10.53 | 
$ 11.34 | 
$ 12.13 | 
 
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9121 | 
     12      | 
      160    | 
 25.01       | 
$ 25,017 | 
  3.07       | 
$ 19,645 | 
$ 27,703 | 
$ 20,828 | 
$ 23,747 | 
$ 29,425 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 12.03 | 
  | 
$  9.44 | 
$ 13.32 | 
$ 10.01 | 
$ 11.42 | 
$ 14.15 | 
 
| Painters, Transportation Equipment | 
51-9122 | 
     11      | 
           | 
 75.72       | 
$ 49,079 | 
 13.93       | 
$ 30,161 | 
$ 58,538 | 
$ 33,070 | 
$ 44,365 | 
$ 60,865 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 23.60 | 
  | 
$ 14.50 | 
$ 28.14 | 
$ 15.90 | 
$ 21.33 | 
$ 29.26 | 
 
| Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers | 
51-9123 | 
     15      | 
       50    | 
 17.99       | 
$ 22,793 | 
  1.85       | 
$ 17,662 | 
$ 25,358 | 
$ 18,852 | 
$ 22,480 | 
$ 26,058 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 10.96 | 
  | 
$  8.49 | 
$ 12.19 | 
$  9.06 | 
$ 10.81 | 
$ 12.53 | 
 
| Photographic Process Workers | 
51-9131 | 
      5      | 
           | 
 57.14       | 
$ 29,437 | 
 13.40       | 
$ 16,259 | 
$ 36,025 | 
$ 16,428 | 
$ 27,702 | 
$ 38,335 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 14.16 | 
  | 
$  7.82 | 
$ 17.32 | 
$  7.90 | 
$ 13.32 | 
$ 18.43 | 
 
| Photographic Processing Machine Operators | 
51-9132 | 
     18      | 
      140    | 
 38.51       | 
$ 20,572 | 
  3.23       | 
$ 17,239 | 
$ 22,239 | 
$ 16,951 | 
$ 18,682 | 
$ 22,282 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$  9.89 | 
  | 
$  8.29 | 
$ 10.69 | 
$  8.15 | 
$  8.98 | 
$ 10.71 | 
 
| Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders | 
51-9193 | 
      3      | 
       20    | 
  2.08       | 
$ 29,718 | 
  4.10       | 
$ 20,895 | 
$ 34,130 | 
$ 22,588 | 
$ 33,183 | 
$ 37,383 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 14.29 | 
  | 
$ 10.04 | 
$ 16.41 | 
$ 10.86 | 
$ 15.95 | 
$ 17.98 | 
 
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 
51-9195 | 
      8      | 
      250    | 
 28.89       | 
$ 29,078 | 
  5.40       | 
$ 22,924 | 
$ 32,155 | 
$ 24,953 | 
$ 28,954 | 
$ 33,229 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 13.98 | 
  | 
$ 11.02 | 
$ 15.46 | 
$ 12.00 | 
$ 13.92 | 
$ 15.98 | 
 
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9196 | 
      5      | 
           | 
  9.71       | 
$ 23,717 | 
  3.85       | 
$ 21,470 | 
$ 24,841 | 
$ 22,023 | 
$ 23,916 | 
$ 25,809 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 11.41 | 
  | 
$ 10.32 | 
$ 11.95 | 
$ 10.59 | 
$ 11.50 | 
$ 12.40 | 
 
| Helpers--Production Workers | 
51-9198 | 
     47      | 
      570    | 
 12.14       | 
$ 25,556 | 
  3.62       | 
$ 18,620 | 
$ 29,023 | 
$ 19,980 | 
$ 24,157 | 
$ 30,557 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 12.28 | 
  | 
$  8.95 | 
$ 13.95 | 
$  9.60 | 
$ 11.61 | 
$ 14.69 | 
 
| Production Workers, All Other | 
51-9199 | 
     20      | 
      250    | 
 19.16       | 
$ 29,652 | 
  4.08       | 
$ 21,320 | 
$ 33,818 | 
$ 23,091 | 
$ 29,427 | 
$ 35,250 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 14.26 | 
  | 
$ 10.25 | 
$ 16.25 | 
$ 11.10 | 
$ 14.15 | 
$ 16.95 | 
 
 
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