Total all industries |
National |
|
Production Occupations |
Occupation
|
Occ. code
|
Empl %RSE
|
Mean wage
|
Mean %RSE
|
Entry wage
|
Exp. wage
|
25th pct
|
Median wage
|
75th pct
|
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
|
51-4191
|
3.10
|
$ 34,150
|
1.00
|
|
|
$ 26,500
|
$ 32,990
|
$ 40,320
|
hourly | |
$ 16.42
|
  |
|
|
$ 12.74
|
$ 15.86
|
$ 19.39
|
Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic
|
51-4192
|
3.80
|
$ 39,890
|
1.70
|
|
|
$ 30,810
|
$ 39,830
|
$ 47,020
|
hourly | |
$ 19.18
|
  |
|
|
$ 14.81
|
$ 19.15
|
$ 22.60
|
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
|
51-4193
|
3.00
|
$ 30,940
|
0.80
|
|
|
$ 23,520
|
$ 28,980
|
$ 36,430
|
hourly | |
$ 14.88
|
  |
|
|
$ 11.31
|
$ 13.93
|
$ 17.52
|
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
|
51-4194
|
3.40
|
$ 35,660
|
1.10
|
|
|
$ 26,800
|
$ 34,440
|
$ 42,960
|
hourly | |
$ 17.15
|
  |
|
|
$ 12.89
|
$ 16.56
|
$ 20.65
|
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
|
51-4199
|
4.60
|
$ 34,190
|
1.30
|
|
|
$ 24,310
|
$ 30,840
|
$ 40,820
|
hourly | |
$ 16.44
|
  |
|
|
$ 11.69
|
$ 14.83
|
$ 19.63
|
Prepress Technicians and Workers
|
51-5111
|
2.20
|
$ 37,970
|
0.80
|
|
|
$ 27,960
|
$ 36,280
|
$ 46,340
|
hourly | |
$ 18.26
|
  |
|
|
$ 13.44
|
$ 17.44
|
$ 22.28
|
Printing Press Operators
|
51-5112
|
1.40
|
$ 35,370
|
0.50
|
|
|
$ 25,660
|
$ 33,680
|
$ 43,250
|
hourly | |
$ 17.00
|
  |
|
|
$ 12.34
|
$ 16.19
|
$ 20.79
|
Print Binding and Finishing Workers
|
51-5113
|
2.50
|
$ 30,800
|
0.90
|
|
|
$ 22,710
|
$ 28,920
|
$ 37,400
|
hourly | |
$ 14.81
|
  |
|
|
$ 10.92
|
$ 13.90
|
$ 17.98
|
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
|
51-6011
|
1.40
|
$ 21,230
|
0.40
|
|
|
$ 17,470
|
$ 19,540
|
$ 23,570
|
hourly | |
$ 10.21
|
  |
|
|
$ 8.40
|
$ 9.40
|
$ 11.33
|
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
|
51-6021
|
2.50
|
$ 20,480
|
0.60
|
|
|
$ 17,440
|
$ 19,400
|
$ 22,870
|
hourly | |
$ 9.85
|
  |
|
|
$ 8.38
|
$ 9.33
|
$ 11.00
|
Sewing Machine Operators
|
51-6031
|
1.70
|
$ 22,630
|
0.50
|
|
|
$ 18,000
|
$ 20,600
|
$ 25,910
|
hourly | |
$ 10.88
|
  |
|
|
$ 8.65
|
$ 9.90
|
$ 12.46
|
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
|
51-6041
|
9.20
|
$ 24,690
|
1.70
|
|
|
$ 18,640
|
$ 23,000
|
$ 29,260
|
hourly | |
$ 11.87
|
  |
|
|
$ 8.96
|
$ 11.06
|
$ 14.07
|
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders
|
51-6042
|
14.30
|
$ 26,960
|
3.70
|
|
|
$ 20,290
|
$ 26,280
|
$ 32,710
|
hourly | |
$ 12.96
|
  |
|
|
$ 9.75
|
$ 12.63
|
$ 15.73
|
Sewers, Hand
|
51-6051
|
8.80
|
$ 25,200
|
2.80
|
|
|
$ 18,950
|
$ 23,140
|
$ 28,720
|
hourly | |
$ 12.11
|
  |
|
|
$ 9.11
|
$ 11.13
|
$ 13.81
|
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
|
51-6052
|
5.70
|
$ 28,360
|
1.30
|
|
|
$ 20,640
|
$ 26,560
|
$ 34,160
|
hourly | |
$ 13.63
|
  |
|
|
$ 9.92
|
$ 12.77
|
$ 16.42
|
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
|
51-6061
|
4.80
|
$ 24,720
|
1.30
|
|
|
$ 19,160
|
$ 22,970
|
$ 29,010
|
hourly | |
$ 11.89
|
  |
|
|
$ 9.21
|
$ 11.04
|
$ 13.95
|
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
|
51-6062
|
5.00
|
$ 24,950
|
0.90
|
|
|
$ 19,190
|
$ 23,490
|
$ 29,480
|
hourly | |
$ 12.00
|
  |
|
|
$ 9.23
|
$ 11.29
|
$ 14.17
|
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
|
51-6063
|
3.20
|
$ 26,360
|
1.10
|
|
|
$ 21,330
|
$ 25,870
|
$ 30,130
|
hourly | |
$ 12.68
|
  |
|
|
$ 10.26
|
$ 12.44
|
$ 14.49
|
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
|
51-6064
|
2.40
|
$ 26,200
|
0.80
|
|
|
$ 22,160
|
$ 25,650
|
$ 29,680
|
hourly | |
$ 12.60
|
  |
|
|
$ 10.65
|
$ 12.33
|
$ 14.27
|
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
|
51-6091
|
4.70
|
$ 32,840
|
1.30
|
|
|
$ 26,620
|
$ 32,400
|
$ 38,720
|
hourly | |
$ 15.79
|
  |
|
|
$ 12.80
|
$ 15.58
|
$ 18.62
|
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
|
51-6092
|
8.50
|
$ 44,190
|
3.10
|
|
|
$ 27,740
|
$ 38,970
|
$ 59,410
|
hourly | |
$ 21.25
|
  |
|
|
$ 13.34
|
$ 18.74
|
$ 28.56
|
Upholsterers
|
51-6093
|
2.80
|
$ 31,620
|
1.00
|
|
|
$ 23,660
|
$ 29,960
|
$ 37,650
|
hourly | |
$ 15.20
|
  |
|
|
$ 11.37
|
$ 14.40
|
$ 18.10
|
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
|
51-6099
|
7.00
|
$ 28,720
|
2.30
|
|
|
$ 19,440
|
$ 24,840
|
$ 33,990
|
hourly | |
$ 13.81
|
  |
|
|
$ 9.34
|
$ 11.94
|
$ 16.34
|
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
|
51-7011
|
1.80
|
$ 31,790
|
0.50
|
|
|
$ 24,150
|
$ 30,130
|
$ 37,620
|
hourly | |
$ 15.29
|
  |
|
|
$ 11.61
|
$ 14.48
|
$ 18.09
|
Furniture Finishers
|
51-7021
|
3.00
|
$ 29,230
|
0.80
|
|
|
$ 22,500
|
$ 27,820
|
$ 34,370
|
hourly | |
$ 14.06
|
  |
|
|
$ 10.82
|
$ 13.37
|
$ 16.52
|
Model Makers, Wood
|
51-7031
|
11.10
|
$ 33,730
|
5.00
|
|
|
$ 21,120
|
$ 29,370
|
$ 40,160
|
hourly | |
$ 16.22
|
  |
|
|
$ 10.16
|
$ 14.12
|
$ 19.31
|
Patternmakers, Wood
|
51-7032
|
14.30
|
$ 40,700
|
4.50
|
|
|
$ 26,840
|
$ 34,640
|
$ 49,930
|
hourly | |
$ 19.57
|
  |
|
|
$ 12.91
|
$ 16.65
|
$ 24.01
|
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
|
51-7041
|
2.50
|
$ 27,310
|
0.80
|
|
|
$ 20,740
|
$ 26,180
|
$ 32,230
|
hourly | |
$ 13.13
|
  |
|
|
$ 9.97
|
$ 12.59
|
$ 15.50
|
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
|
51-7042
|
1.90
|
$ 27,650
|
0.60
|
|
|
$ 21,590
|
$ 26,520
|
$ 32,420
|
hourly | |
$ 13.29
|
  |
|
|
$ 10.38
|
$ 12.75
|
$ 15.59
|
Woodworkers, All Other
|
51-7099
|
5.50
|
$ 27,910
|
1.60
|
|
|
$ 19,380
|
$ 24,530
|
$ 33,400
|
hourly | |
$ 13.42
|
  |
|
|
$ 9.32
|
$ 11.79
|
$ 16.06
|
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators
|
51-8011
|
7.10
|
$ 77,310
|
1.20
|
|
|
$ 66,640
|
$ 75,650
|
$ 87,530
|
hourly | |
$ 37.17
|
  |
|
|
$ 32.04
|
$ 36.37
|
$ 42.08
|
Power Distributors and Dispatchers
|
51-8012
|
3.60
|
$ 69,130
|
0.70
|
|
|
$ 58,100
|
$ 68,900
|
$ 80,580
|
hourly | |
$ 33.24
|
  |
|
|
$ 27.93
|
$ 33.13
|
$ 38.74
|
Power Plant Operators
|
51-8013
|
2.90
|
$ 62,270
|
0.60
|
|
|
$ 51,220
|
$ 63,080
|
$ 73,340
|
hourly | |
$ 29.94
|
  |
|
|
$ 24.63
|
$ 30.33
|
$ 35.26
|
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
|
51-8021
|
1.50
|
$ 52,620
|
0.50
|
|
|
$ 41,440
|
$ 52,140
|
$ 62,790
|
hourly | |
$ 25.30
|
  |
|
|
$ 19.92
|
$ 25.07
|
$ 30.19
|
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators
|
51-8031
|
1.20
|
$ 42,530
|
0.50
|
|
|
$ 31,480
|
$ 40,770
|
$ 51,970
|
hourly | |
$ 20.45
|
  |
|
|
$ 15.14
|
$ 19.60
|
$ 24.99
|
Chemical Plant and System Operators
|
51-8091
|
4.60
|
$ 54,700
|
0.90
|
|
|
$ 44,570
|
$ 55,490
|
$ 65,640
|
hourly | |
$ 26.30
|
  |
|
|
$ 21.43
|
$ 26.68
|
$ 31.56
|
Gas Plant Operators
|
51-8092
|
5.30
|
$ 57,660
|
1.30
|
|
|
$ 48,450
|
$ 57,200
|
$ 67,160
|
hourly | |
$ 27.72
|
  |
|
|
$ 23.29
|
$ 27.50
|
$ 32.29
|
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
|
51-8093
|
4.20
|
$ 59,580
|
1.00
|
|
|
$ 48,300
|
$ 60,040
|
$ 70,490
|
hourly | |
$ 28.64
|
  |
|
|
$ 23.22
|
$ 28.87
|
$ 33.89
|
Plant and System Operators, All Other
|
51-8099
|
3.30
|
$ 52,010
|
0.80
|
|
|
$ 40,070
|
$ 51,980
|
$ 62,740
|
hourly | |
$ 25.00
|
  |
|
|
$ 19.27
|
$ 24.99
|
$ 30.16
|
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
|
51-9011
|
2.90
|
$ 45,790
|
0.70
|
|
|
$ 35,530
|
$ 45,150
|
$ 55,950
|
hourly | |
$ 22.02
|
  |
|
|
$ 17.08
|
$ 21.71
|
$ 26.90
|
|