Health Care and Social Assistance (62    ) |  
National |  
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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 | 
 
| Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood | 
51-7041 | 
           | 
           | 
 99.90       | 
$ 36,175 | 
  6.10       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 35,238 | 
$ 37,896 | 
$ 40,585 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 17.39 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 16.94 | 
$ 18.22 | 
$ 19.51 | 
 
| Woodworkers, All Other | 
51-7099 | 
           | 
           | 
 99.90       | 
$ 39,189 | 
 15.20       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 23,801 | 
$ 43,080 | 
$ 51,960 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 18.84 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 11.44 | 
$ 20.71 | 
$ 24.98 | 
 
| Power Plant Operators | 
51-8013 | 
           | 
      320    | 
  6.10       | 
$ 48,661 | 
  1.30       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 41,297 | 
$ 48,264 | 
$ 56,024 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 23.39 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 19.86 | 
$ 23.20 | 
$ 26.94 | 
 
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 
51-8021 | 
           | 
    5,920    | 
  1.90       | 
$ 53,743 | 
  0.60       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 42,866 | 
$ 52,327 | 
$ 63,448 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 25.84 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 20.61 | 
$ 25.16 | 
$ 30.50 | 
 
| Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators | 
51-8031 | 
           | 
      180    | 
  5.20       | 
$ 37,102 | 
  2.80       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 28,791 | 
$ 33,853 | 
$ 42,204 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 17.84 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 13.84 | 
$ 16.27 | 
$ 20.29 | 
 
| Plant and System Operators, All Other | 
51-8099 | 
           | 
      170    | 
  7.30       | 
$ 49,689 | 
  2.60       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 40,595 | 
$ 50,647 | 
$ 60,291 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 23.89 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 19.51 | 
$ 24.35 | 
$ 28.98 | 
 
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9032 | 
           | 
      390    | 
  0.50       | 
$ 15,725 | 
  5.80       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 14,747 | 
$ 15,480 | 
$ 16,203 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$  7.56 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$  7.09 | 
$  7.44 | 
$  7.79 | 
 
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 
51-9061 | 
           | 
    1,040    | 
 12.10       | 
$ 29,341 | 
  5.10       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 16,468 | 
$ 23,933 | 
$ 38,273 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 14.11 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$  7.91 | 
$ 11.51 | 
$ 18.40 | 
 
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 
51-9081 | 
           | 
    5,790    | 
  7.80       | 
$ 37,743 | 
  1.90       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 28,139 | 
$ 35,706 | 
$ 45,310 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 18.15 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 13.52 | 
$ 17.17 | 
$ 21.78 | 
 
| Medical Appliance Technicians | 
51-9082 | 
           | 
    1,070    | 
  7.50       | 
$ 40,676 | 
  2.20       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 28,638 | 
$ 36,694 | 
$ 48,355 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 19.55 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 13.77 | 
$ 17.64 | 
$ 23.25 | 
 
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 
51-9083 | 
           | 
    7,790    | 
  5.70       | 
$ 33,079 | 
  1.50       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 25,552 | 
$ 32,091 | 
$ 39,342 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 15.91 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 12.28 | 
$ 15.43 | 
$ 18.91 | 
 
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 
51-9111 | 
           | 
      600    | 
 17.10       | 
$ 26,520 | 
  5.90       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 18,515 | 
$ 23,567 | 
$ 34,739 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 12.75 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$  8.90 | 
$ 11.32 | 
$ 16.70 | 
 
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9121 | 
           | 
      100    | 
 17.60       | 
$ 30,746 | 
  6.00       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 23,526 | 
$ 27,447 | 
$ 35,727 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 14.79 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 11.31 | 
$ 13.20 | 
$ 17.17 | 
 
| Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers | 
51-9123 | 
           | 
       50    | 
  4.10       | 
$ 29,820 | 
  9.40       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 17,222 | 
$ 33,985 | 
$ 40,961 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 14.34 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$  8.28 | 
$ 16.34 | 
$ 19.69 | 
 
| Photographic Process Workers | 
51-9131 | 
           | 
      230    | 
 12.10       | 
$ 28,985 | 
  3.80       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 20,572 | 
$ 27,070 | 
$ 35,879 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 13.93 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$  9.89 | 
$ 13.02 | 
$ 17.25 | 
 
| Photographic Processing Machine Operators | 
51-9132 | 
           | 
      260    | 
 48.60       | 
$ 20,216 | 
  3.80       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 17,425 | 
$ 19,035 | 
$ 20,644 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$  9.72 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$  8.38 | 
$  9.16 | 
$  9.93 | 
 
| Helpers--Production Workers | 
51-9198 | 
           | 
    1,030    | 
 13.00       | 
$ 20,399 | 
  3.40       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 16,173 | 
$ 18,250 | 
$ 22,528 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$  9.81 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$  7.77 | 
$  8.77 | 
$ 10.83 | 
 
| Production Workers, All Other | 
51-9199 | 
           | 
    4,840    | 
  6.90       | 
$ 23,027 | 
  4.70       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 16,061 | 
$ 18,261 | 
$ 25,889 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 11.07 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$  7.72 | 
$  8.78 | 
$ 12.45 | 
 
 
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