Total all industries |
National |
|
Production Occupations |
Occupation |
Occ. code |
Mean wage |
Mean %RSE |
25th pct |
Median wage |
75th pct |
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4191 |
$ 35,130 |
1.30 |
$ 26,900 |
$ 33,590 |
$ 42,110 |
hourly |
$ 16.89 |
  |
$ 12.93 |
$ 16.15 |
$ 20.25 |
Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic |
51-4192 |
$ 39,990 |
1.60 |
$ 31,250 |
$ 39,870 |
$ 46,850 |
hourly |
$ 19.23 |
  |
$ 15.02 |
$ 19.17 |
$ 22.52 |
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4193 |
$ 31,960 |
0.80 |
$ 23,980 |
$ 29,640 |
$ 37,640 |
hourly |
$ 15.36 |
  |
$ 11.53 |
$ 14.25 |
$ 18.09 |
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners |
51-4194 |
$ 35,670 |
1.00 |
$ 26,370 |
$ 34,570 |
$ 43,390 |
hourly |
$ 17.15 |
  |
$ 12.68 |
$ 16.62 |
$ 20.86 |
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other |
51-4199 |
$ 34,910 |
1.40 |
$ 24,770 |
$ 31,540 |
$ 42,100 |
hourly |
$ 16.79 |
  |
$ 11.91 |
$ 15.16 |
$ 20.24 |
Prepress Technicians and Workers |
51-5111 |
$ 38,870 |
0.80 |
$ 28,910 |
$ 37,060 |
$ 46,800 |
hourly |
$ 18.69 |
  |
$ 13.90 |
$ 17.82 |
$ 22.50 |
Printing Press Operators |
51-5112 |
$ 35,760 |
0.40 |
$ 26,160 |
$ 34,290 |
$ 43,820 |
hourly |
$ 17.19 |
  |
$ 12.58 |
$ 16.49 |
$ 21.07 |
Print Binding and Finishing Workers |
51-5113 |
$ 31,150 |
0.90 |
$ 23,130 |
$ 29,420 |
$ 37,630 |
hourly |
$ 14.98 |
  |
$ 11.12 |
$ 14.15 |
$ 18.09 |
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers |
51-6011 |
$ 21,380 |
0.40 |
$ 17,680 |
$ 19,670 |
$ 23,630 |
hourly |
$ 10.28 |
  |
$ 8.50 |
$ 9.46 |
$ 11.36 |
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials |
51-6021 |
$ 20,530 |
0.60 |
$ 17,620 |
$ 19,440 |
$ 22,900 |
hourly |
$ 9.87 |
  |
$ 8.47 |
$ 9.35 |
$ 11.01 |
Sewing Machine Operators |
51-6031 |
$ 23,080 |
0.60 |
$ 18,250 |
$ 21,120 |
$ 26,520 |
hourly |
$ 11.10 |
  |
$ 8.78 |
$ 10.15 |
$ 12.75 |
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers |
51-6041 |
$ 25,680 |
2.10 |
$ 18,970 |
$ 23,430 |
$ 30,450 |
hourly |
$ 12.35 |
  |
$ 9.12 |
$ 11.26 |
$ 14.64 |
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders |
51-6042 |
$ 26,520 |
4.30 |
$ 19,130 |
$ 25,330 |
$ 33,240 |
hourly |
$ 12.75 |
  |
$ 9.20 |
$ 12.18 |
$ 15.98 |
Sewers, Hand |
51-6051 |
$ 25,590 |
2.60 |
$ 19,220 |
$ 23,540 |
$ 29,050 |
hourly |
$ 12.30 |
  |
$ 9.24 |
$ 11.32 |
$ 13.97 |
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers |
51-6052 |
$ 28,800 |
1.70 |
$ 20,330 |
$ 26,210 |
$ 35,000 |
hourly |
$ 13.85 |
  |
$ 9.77 |
$ 12.60 |
$ 16.83 |
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders |
51-6061 |
$ 24,980 |
1.30 |
$ 19,400 |
$ 23,350 |
$ 29,100 |
hourly |
$ 12.01 |
  |
$ 9.33 |
$ 11.22 |
$ 13.99 |
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-6062 |
$ 25,380 |
1.20 |
$ 19,350 |
$ 23,690 |
$ 29,770 |
hourly |
$ 12.20 |
  |
$ 9.30 |
$ 11.39 |
$ 14.32 |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-6063 |
$ 26,760 |
1.10 |
$ 21,600 |
$ 26,110 |
$ 30,410 |
hourly |
$ 12.86 |
  |
$ 10.39 |
$ 12.55 |
$ 14.62 |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-6064 |
$ 26,460 |
0.80 |
$ 22,480 |
$ 26,340 |
$ 29,680 |
hourly |
$ 12.72 |
  |
$ 10.81 |
$ 12.66 |
$ 14.27 |
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers |
51-6091 |
$ 32,100 |
1.30 |
$ 25,370 |
$ 31,760 |
$ 37,820 |
hourly |
$ 15.43 |
  |
$ 12.20 |
$ 15.27 |
$ 18.18 |
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers |
51-6092 |
$ 44,650 |
3.80 |
$ 26,150 |
$ 39,800 |
$ 61,410 |
hourly |
$ 21.47 |
  |
$ 12.57 |
$ 19.14 |
$ 29.53 |
Upholsterers |
51-6093 |
$ 31,640 |
1.00 |
$ 23,450 |
$ 29,770 |
$ 37,690 |
hourly |
$ 15.21 |
  |
$ 11.27 |
$ 14.31 |
$ 18.12 |
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other |
51-6099 |
$ 28,850 |
2.00 |
$ 19,680 |
$ 25,060 |
$ 33,970 |
hourly |
$ 13.87 |
  |
$ 9.46 |
$ 12.05 |
$ 16.33 |
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |
51-7011 |
$ 32,220 |
0.50 |
$ 24,430 |
$ 30,530 |
$ 37,920 |
hourly |
$ 15.49 |
  |
$ 11.74 |
$ 14.68 |
$ 18.23 |
Furniture Finishers |
51-7021 |
$ 29,720 |
0.80 |
$ 22,830 |
$ 28,360 |
$ 35,330 |
hourly |
$ 14.29 |
  |
$ 10.98 |
$ 13.63 |
$ 16.98 |
Model Makers, Wood |
51-7031 |
$ 34,930 |
6.10 |
$ 19,420 |
$ 28,750 |
$ 45,130 |
hourly |
$ 16.79 |
  |
$ 9.33 |
$ 13.82 |
$ 21.70 |
Patternmakers, Wood |
51-7032 |
$ 40,630 |
3.00 |
$ 28,980 |
$ 38,870 |
$ 48,500 |
hourly |
$ 19.54 |
  |
$ 13.93 |
$ 18.69 |
$ 23.32 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
51-7041 |
$ 27,440 |
0.70 |
$ 20,700 |
$ 26,220 |
$ 32,910 |
hourly |
$ 13.19 |
  |
$ 9.95 |
$ 12.60 |
$ 15.82 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
51-7042 |
$ 28,160 |
0.50 |
$ 21,800 |
$ 27,090 |
$ 33,460 |
hourly |
$ 13.54 |
  |
$ 10.48 |
$ 13.02 |
$ 16.09 |
Woodworkers, All Other |
51-7099 |
$ 28,790 |
1.70 |
$ 19,240 |
$ 25,070 |
$ 35,840 |
hourly |
$ 13.84 |
  |
$ 9.25 |
$ 12.05 |
$ 17.23 |
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators |
51-8011 |
$ 77,550 |
1.20 |
$ 65,930 |
$ 76,590 |
$ 88,730 |
hourly |
$ 37.28 |
  |
$ 31.70 |
$ 36.82 |
$ 42.66 |
Power Distributors and Dispatchers |
51-8012 |
$ 72,360 |
0.90 |
$ 60,120 |
$ 70,700 |
$ 83,730 |
hourly |
$ 34.79 |
  |
$ 28.90 |
$ 33.99 |
$ 40.25 |
Power Plant Operators |
51-8013 |
$ 64,420 |
0.60 |
$ 52,560 |
$ 65,280 |
$ 75,460 |
hourly |
$ 30.97 |
  |
$ 25.27 |
$ 31.38 |
$ 36.28 |
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators |
51-8021 |
$ 53,800 |
0.50 |
$ 42,250 |
$ 53,070 |
$ 64,330 |
hourly |
$ 25.87 |
  |
$ 20.31 |
$ 25.52 |
$ 30.93 |
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators |
51-8031 |
$ 43,530 |
0.50 |
$ 32,250 |
$ 41,780 |
$ 53,270 |
hourly |
$ 20.93 |
  |
$ 15.50 |
$ 20.09 |
$ 25.61 |
Chemical Plant and System Operators |
51-8091 |
$ 54,920 |
1.10 |
$ 43,570 |
$ 55,940 |
$ 67,640 |
hourly |
$ 26.40 |
  |
$ 20.95 |
$ 26.90 |
$ 32.52 |
Gas Plant Operators |
51-8092 |
$ 59,870 |
0.80 |
$ 50,140 |
$ 59,550 |
$ 70,600 |
hourly |
$ 28.78 |
  |
$ 24.11 |
$ 28.63 |
$ 33.94 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
51-8093 |
$ 60,290 |
0.90 |
$ 49,360 |
$ 61,260 |
$ 71,330 |
hourly |
$ 28.99 |
  |
$ 23.73 |
$ 29.45 |
$ 34.29 |
Plant and System Operators, All Other |
51-8099 |
$ 52,960 |
1.00 |
$ 40,610 |
$ 53,200 |
$ 64,820 |
hourly |
$ 25.46 |
  |
$ 19.52 |
$ 25.58 |
$ 31.16 |
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders |
51-9011 |
$ 46,440 |
0.80 |
$ 35,030 |
$ 45,550 |
$ 57,520 |
hourly |
$ 22.33 |
  |
$ 16.84 |
$ 21.90 |
$ 27.66 |
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