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
|
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
|
51-9012
|
2.70
|
$ 38,800
|
1.00
|
|
|
$ 28,680
|
$ 37,840
|
$ 47,240
|
hourly | |
$ 18.65
|
  |
|
|
$ 13.79
|
$ 18.19
|
$ 22.71
|
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
|
51-9021
|
2.50
|
$ 33,720
|
0.70
|
|
|
$ 25,480
|
$ 32,440
|
$ 40,650
|
hourly | |
$ 16.21
|
  |
|
|
$ 12.25
|
$ 15.60
|
$ 19.54
|
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
|
51-9022
|
2.60
|
$ 28,710
|
0.70
|
|
|
$ 22,270
|
$ 27,370
|
$ 33,970
|
hourly | |
$ 13.80
|
  |
|
|
$ 10.70
|
$ 13.16
|
$ 16.33
|
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
|
51-9023
|
1.60
|
$ 34,120
|
0.50
|
|
|
$ 25,770
|
$ 32,870
|
$ 41,470
|
hourly | |
$ 16.40
|
  |
|
|
$ 12.39
|
$ 15.80
|
$ 19.94
|
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
|
51-9031
|
3.50
|
$ 26,140
|
0.90
|
|
|
$ 19,670
|
$ 24,410
|
$ 30,570
|
hourly | |
$ 12.57
|
  |
|
|
$ 9.46
|
$ 11.74
|
$ 14.70
|
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
|
51-9032
|
2.10
|
$ 31,090
|
0.70
|
|
|
$ 23,790
|
$ 30,000
|
$ 37,170
|
hourly | |
$ 14.95
|
  |
|
|
$ 11.44
|
$ 14.42
|
$ 17.87
|
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
|
51-9041
|
2.40
|
$ 32,740
|
0.70
|
|
|
$ 25,300
|
$ 31,210
|
$ 39,040
|
hourly | |
$ 15.74
|
  |
|
|
$ 12.17
|
$ 15.01
|
$ 18.77
|
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
|
51-9051
|
2.90
|
$ 35,520
|
1.00
|
|
|
$ 27,410
|
$ 34,400
|
$ 42,680
|
hourly | |
$ 17.08
|
  |
|
|
$ 13.18
|
$ 16.54
|
$ 20.52
|
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
|
51-9061
|
0.80
|
$ 35,550
|
0.30
|
|
|
$ 25,360
|
$ 33,030
|
$ 43,110
|
hourly | |
$ 17.09
|
  |
|
|
$ 12.19
|
$ 15.88
|
$ 20.72
|
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
|
51-9071
|
3.40
|
$ 38,520
|
1.60
|
|
|
$ 25,710
|
$ 35,170
|
$ 47,400
|
hourly | |
$ 18.52
|
  |
|
|
$ 12.36
|
$ 16.91
|
$ 22.79
|
Dental Laboratory Technicians
|
51-9081
|
2.40
|
$ 37,980
|
0.80
|
|
|
$ 27,080
|
$ 35,140
|
$ 45,720
|
hourly | |
$ 18.26
|
  |
|
|
$ 13.02
|
$ 16.90
|
$ 21.98
|
Medical Appliance Technicians
|
51-9082
|
6.50
|
$ 38,610
|
1.70
|
|
|
$ 28,550
|
$ 35,670
|
$ 44,950
|
hourly | |
$ 18.56
|
  |
|
|
$ 13.73
|
$ 17.15
|
$ 21.61
|
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
|
51-9083
|
4.30
|
$ 29,610
|
1.00
|
|
|
$ 22,090
|
$ 27,970
|
$ 35,310
|
hourly | |
$ 14.24
|
  |
|
|
$ 10.62
|
$ 13.45
|
$ 16.97
|
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
|
51-9111
|
1.10
|
$ 27,580
|
0.40
|
|
|
$ 19,920
|
$ 25,270
|
$ 33,550
|
hourly | |
$ 13.26
|
  |
|
|
$ 9.58
|
$ 12.15
|
$ 16.13
|
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
|
51-9121
|
1.70
|
$ 31,050
|
0.40
|
|
|
$ 24,040
|
$ 29,710
|
$ 36,810
|
hourly | |
$ 14.93
|
  |
|
|
$ 11.56
|
$ 14.28
|
$ 17.70
|
Painters, Transportation Equipment
|
51-9122
|
1.90
|
$ 42,160
|
0.70
|
|
|
$ 31,010
|
$ 39,040
|
$ 51,830
|
hourly | |
$ 20.27
|
  |
|
|
$ 14.91
|
$ 18.77
|
$ 24.92
|
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
|
51-9123
|
2.10
|
$ 26,680
|
0.90
|
|
|
$ 19,840
|
$ 24,400
|
$ 31,400
|
hourly | |
$ 12.83
|
  |
|
|
$ 9.54
|
$ 11.73
|
$ 15.10
|
Semiconductor Processors
|
51-9141
|
4.70
|
$ 34,610
|
1.10
|
|
|
$ 27,270
|
$ 33,130
|
$ 40,390
|
hourly | |
$ 16.64
|
  |
|
|
$ 13.11
|
$ 15.93
|
$ 19.42
|
Photographic Process Workers and Priocessing Machine Operators
|
51-9151
|
2.20
|
$ 24,760
|
0.80
|
|
|
$ 18,510
|
$ 22,010
|
$ 27,970
|
hourly | |
$ 11.90
|
  |
|
|
$ 8.90
|
$ 10.58
|
$ 13.45
|
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders
|
51-9191
|
3.50
|
$ 30,520
|
0.90
|
|
|
$ 23,860
|
$ 29,310
|
$ 36,250
|
hourly | |
$ 14.68
|
  |
|
|
$ 11.47
|
$ 14.09
|
$ 17.43
|
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
|
51-9192
|
2.70
|
$ 28,090
|
1.20
|
|
|
$ 20,860
|
$ 25,660
|
$ 33,200
|
hourly | |
$ 13.50
|
  |
|
|
$ 10.03
|
$ 12.34
|
$ 15.96
|
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
|
51-9193
|
4.00
|
$ 30,830
|
1.60
|
|
|
$ 22,100
|
$ 29,320
|
$ 38,500
|
hourly | |
$ 14.82
|
  |
|
|
$ 10.63
|
$ 14.09
|
$ 18.51
|
Etchers and Engravers
|
51-9194
|
5.30
|
$ 30,210
|
1.50
|
|
|
$ 22,110
|
$ 28,180
|
$ 35,780
|
hourly | |
$ 14.53
|
  |
|
|
$ 10.63
|
$ 13.55
|
$ 17.20
|
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
|
51-9195
|
3.10
|
$ 30,270
|
0.70
|
|
|
$ 23,190
|
$ 28,830
|
$ 35,970
|
hourly | |
$ 14.56
|
  |
|
|
$ 11.15
|
$ 13.86
|
$ 17.30
|
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
|
51-9196
|
2.20
|
$ 34,970
|
0.80
|
|
|
$ 26,550
|
$ 34,130
|
$ 41,810
|
hourly | |
$ 16.81
|
  |
|
|
$ 12.77
|
$ 16.41
|
$ 20.10
|
Tire Builders
|
51-9197
|
6.10
|
$ 37,840
|
4.10
|
|
|
$ 25,590
|
$ 39,250
|
$ 49,950
|
hourly | |
$ 18.19
|
  |
|
|
$ 12.30
|
$ 18.87
|
$ 24.02
|
Helpers--Production Workers
|
51-9198
|
1.10
|
$ 24,240
|
0.30
|
|
|
$ 18,650
|
$ 22,450
|
$ 28,340
|
hourly | |
$ 11.66
|
  |
|
|
$ 8.97
|
$ 10.79
|
$ 13.63
|
Production Workers, All Other*
|
51-9399
|
1.90
|
$ 30,980
|
0.60
|
|
|
$ 21,240
|
$ 27,900
|
$ 37,540
|
hourly | |
$ 14.89
|
  |
|
|
$ 10.21
|
$ 13.42
|
$ 18.05
|
|