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 |
| PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS |
51-0000 |
0.30 |
$ 34,384 |
0.20 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 23,092 |
$ 30,881 |
$ 41,715 |
| hourly | |
$ 16.54 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 11.10 |
$ 14.85 |
$ 20.06 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers |
51-1011 |
0.40 |
$ 57,191 |
0.20 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 41,603 |
$ 54,055 |
$ 69,725 |
| hourly | |
$ 27.50 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 20.01 |
$ 25.99 |
$ 33.52 |
| Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers |
51-2011 |
4.10 |
$ 46,052 |
1.90 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 33,009 |
$ 45,635 |
$ 59,279 |
| hourly | |
$ 22.14 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 15.87 |
$ 21.94 |
$ 28.50 |
| Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers |
51-2021 |
3.80 |
$ 30,525 |
1.20 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 23,479 |
$ 29,171 |
$ 36,196 |
| hourly | |
$ 14.68 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 11.29 |
$ 14.02 |
$ 17.40 |
| Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers |
51-2022 |
1.70 |
$ 31,676 |
0.60 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 23,632 |
$ 29,629 |
$ 37,479 |
| hourly | |
$ 15.23 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 11.36 |
$ 14.24 |
$ 18.02 |
| Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers |
51-2023 |
3.60 |
$ 32,969 |
0.70 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 25,577 |
$ 32,215 |
$ 38,660 |
| hourly | |
$ 15.85 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 12.30 |
$ 15.49 |
$ 18.59 |
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers |
51-2031 |
4.40 |
$ 39,699 |
2.10 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 28,753 |
$ 36,970 |
$ 49,168 |
| hourly | |
$ 19.09 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 13.83 |
$ 17.78 |
$ 23.64 |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters |
51-2041 |
2.10 |
$ 36,553 |
0.50 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 28,601 |
$ 35,158 |
$ 42,764 |
| hourly | |
$ 17.57 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 13.76 |
$ 16.90 |
$ 20.56 |
| Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators |
51-2091 |
4.10 |
$ 30,159 |
1.00 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 23,489 |
$ 29,120 |
$ 35,789 |
| hourly | |
$ 14.50 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 11.29 |
$ 14.00 |
$ 17.21 |
| Team Assemblers |
51-2092 |
0.90 |
$ 29,751 |
0.60 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 21,636 |
$ 27,674 |
$ 35,514 |
| hourly | |
$ 14.31 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 10.40 |
$ 13.31 |
$ 17.07 |
| Timing Device Assemblers, Adjusters, and Calibrators |
51-2093 |
12.80 |
$ 32,887 |
2.50 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 24,233 |
$ 31,818 |
$ 40,065 |
| hourly | |
$ 15.81 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 11.65 |
$ 15.29 |
$ 19.26 |
| Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other |
51-2099 |
1.60 |
$ 31,604 |
1.40 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 20,985 |
$ 27,532 |
$ 38,100 |
| hourly | |
$ 15.19 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 10.09 |
$ 13.24 |
$ 18.32 |
| Bakers |
51-3011 |
1.70 |
$ 25,811 |
0.50 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 19,437 |
$ 23,876 |
$ 30,454 |
| hourly | |
$ 12.41 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 9.35 |
$ 11.47 |
$ 14.64 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters |
51-3021 |
1.80 |
$ 30,739 |
0.60 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 22,247 |
$ 29,120 |
$ 38,060 |
| hourly | |
$ 14.77 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 10.69 |
$ 14.00 |
$ 18.30 |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
51-3022 |
2.90 |
$ 23,866 |
0.70 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 19,855 |
$ 22,736 |
$ 26,452 |
| hourly | |
$ 11.47 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 9.54 |
$ 10.94 |
$ 12.72 |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
51-3023 |
3.90 |
$ 24,447 |
1.10 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 20,150 |
$ 23,805 |
$ 28,499 |
| hourly | |
$ 11.76 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 9.68 |
$ 11.44 |
$ 13.70 |
| Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders |
51-3091 |
5.80 |
$ 29,466 |
1.60 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 21,494 |
$ 27,633 |
$ 36,431 |
| hourly | |
$ 14.16 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 10.33 |
$ 13.29 |
$ 17.51 |
| Food Batchmakers |
51-3092 |
2.90 |
$ 27,308 |
1.00 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 19,824 |
$ 25,088 |
$ 32,745 |
| hourly | |
$ 13.13 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 9.53 |
$ 12.07 |
$ 15.74 |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders |
51-3093 |
3.00 |
$ 25,821 |
0.70 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 19,529 |
$ 23,805 |
$ 30,607 |
| hourly | |
$ 12.41 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 9.39 |
$ 11.44 |
$ 14.71 |
| Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic |
51-4011 |
1.80 |
$ 36,543 |
0.50 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 28,193 |
$ 35,361 |
$ 43,324 |
| hourly | |
$ 17.57 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 13.55 |
$ 17.00 |
$ 20.82 |
| Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmers |
51-4012 |
2.70 |
$ 49,280 |
0.80 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 37,286 |
$ 46,735 |
$ 58,586 |
| hourly | |
$ 23.69 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 17.93 |
$ 22.47 |
$ 28.16 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4021 |
3.20 |
$ 34,516 |
1.60 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 25,984 |
$ 32,307 |
$ 39,852 |
| hourly | |
$ 16.60 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 12.49 |
$ 15.54 |
$ 19.16 |
| Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4022 |
4.00 |
$ 34,720 |
0.90 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 27,216 |
$ 34,160 |
$ 41,236 |
| hourly | |
$ 16.70 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 13.08 |
$ 16.42 |
$ 19.82 |
| Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4023 |
4.70 |
$ 38,131 |
1.80 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 29,059 |
$ 37,347 |
$ 45,665 |
| hourly | |
$ 18.33 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 13.97 |
$ 17.95 |
$ 21.95 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4031 |
1.30 |
$ 31,248 |
0.50 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 24,039 |
$ 29,904 |
$ 36,929 |
| hourly | |
$ 15.03 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 11.56 |
$ 14.38 |
$ 17.76 |
| Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4032 |
2.60 |
$ 34,231 |
0.80 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 26,707 |
$ 32,959 |
$ 40,310 |
| hourly | |
$ 16.45 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 12.84 |
$ 15.84 |
$ 19.39 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4033 |
1.80 |
$ 32,897 |
0.70 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 25,169 |
$ 31,228 |
$ 38,609 |
| hourly | |
$ 15.82 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 12.11 |
$ 15.01 |
$ 18.56 |
| Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4034 |
2.60 |
$ 36,481 |
0.80 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 28,234 |
$ 35,280 |
$ 43,761 |
| hourly | |
$ 17.54 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 13.57 |
$ 16.96 |
$ 21.04 |
| Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4035 |
3.30 |
$ 38,223 |
1.10 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 29,537 |
$ 37,001 |
$ 46,113 |
| hourly | |
$ 18.38 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 14.20 |
$ 17.79 |
$ 22.18 |
| Machinists |
51-4041 |
1.10 |
$ 40,503 |
0.30 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 31,187 |
$ 39,220 |
$ 48,486 |
| hourly | |
$ 19.48 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 15.00 |
$ 18.86 |
$ 23.32 |
| Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders |
51-4051 |
3.40 |
$ 40,829 |
1.40 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 32,276 |
$ 39,159 |
$ 47,539 |
| hourly | |
$ 19.63 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 15.52 |
$ 18.83 |
$ 22.86 |
| Pourers and Casters, Metal |
51-4052 |
4.10 |
$ 35,993 |
2.40 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 27,735 |
$ 34,649 |
$ 42,733 |
| hourly | |
$ 17.30 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 13.34 |
$ 16.66 |
$ 20.55 |
| Model Makers, Metal and Plastic |
51-4061 |
5.70 |
$ 45,543 |
2.10 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 32,042 |
$ 43,517 |
$ 58,230 |
| hourly | |
$ 21.89 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 15.41 |
$ 20.92 |
$ 27.99 |
| Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic |
51-4062 |
5.80 |
$ 40,320 |
1.90 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 30,128 |
$ 37,876 |
$ 49,199 |
| hourly | |
$ 19.39 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 14.49 |
$ 18.21 |
$ 23.65 |
| Foundry Mold and Coremakers |
51-4071 |
5.00 |
$ 32,521 |
1.20 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 25,393 |
$ 31,055 |
$ 37,907 |
| hourly | |
$ 15.64 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 12.21 |
$ 14.93 |
$ 18.23 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4072 |
1.90 |
$ 30,576 |
0.70 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 22,665 |
$ 28,672 |
$ 36,268 |
| hourly | |
$ 14.70 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 10.89 |
$ 13.79 |
$ 17.44 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4081 |
2.20 |
$ 33,855 |
0.70 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 26,035 |
$ 32,399 |
$ 39,801 |
| hourly | |
$ 16.28 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 12.52 |
$ 15.58 |
$ 19.14 |
| Tool and Die Makers |
51-4111 |
1.70 |
$ 49,596 |
0.70 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 39,699 |
$ 47,783 |
$ 59,472 |
| hourly | |
$ 23.85 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 19.09 |
$ 22.97 |
$ 28.59 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
51-4121 |
0.80 |
$ 38,049 |
0.30 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 29,364 |
$ 36,095 |
$ 44,495 |
| hourly | |
$ 18.29 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 14.12 |
$ 17.35 |
$ 21.39 |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-4122 |
2.50 |
$ 35,860 |
0.90 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 28,326 |
$ 34,425 |
$ 41,562 |
| hourly | |
$ 17.24 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 13.62 |
$ 16.56 |
$ 19.98 |
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