Total all industries |  
CWIA |  
|   |  
Production Occupations |  
 
| Occupation | 
Occ. code | 
Mean wage | 
Mean %RSE | 
Entry wage | 
Exp. wage | 
25th pct | 
Median wage | 
75th pct | 
 
| PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 
51-0000 | 
36,881 | 
  5.22       | 
21,034 | 
44,804 | 
23,365 | 
32,583 | 
46,758 | 
 
| hourly | 17.73 | 
  | 
10.11 | 
21.54 | 
11.24 | 
15.66 | 
22.48 | 
 
| Assemblers and Fabricators | 
51-2000 | 
40,371 | 
  9.36       | 
24,544 | 
48,284 | 
28,306 | 
36,854 | 
53,694 | 
 
| hourly | 19.41 | 
  | 
11.80 | 
23.21 | 
13.61 | 
17.71 | 
25.81 | 
 
| Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other | 
51-2099 | 
32,494 | 
  3.43       | 
25,121 | 
36,179 | 
28,422 | 
33,046 | 
36,463 | 
 
| hourly | 15.62 | 
  | 
12.07 | 
17.40 | 
13.67 | 
15.88 | 
17.53 | 
 
| Bakers | 
51-3011 | 
24,922 | 
  3.43       | 
18,815 | 
27,975 | 
19,927 | 
23,585 | 
28,660 | 
 
| hourly | 11.98 | 
  | 
9.05 | 
13.45 | 
9.58 | 
11.34 | 
13.78 | 
 
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | 
51-3021 | 
25,742 | 
  5.22       | 
21,874 | 
27,676 | 
21,420 | 
23,119 | 
26,097 | 
 
| hourly | 12.38 | 
  | 
10.51 | 
13.31 | 
10.30 | 
11.11 | 
12.54 | 
 
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | 
51-7011 | 
29,624 | 
  4.18       | 
23,701 | 
32,585 | 
25,484 | 
28,596 | 
31,858 | 
 
| hourly | 14.24 | 
  | 
11.39 | 
15.67 | 
12.25 | 
13.75 | 
15.31 | 
 
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9121 | 
24,496 | 
  4.67       | 
20,615 | 
26,437 | 
21,185 | 
23,173 | 
25,141 | 
 
| hourly | 11.78 | 
  | 
9.91 | 
12.71 | 
10.18 | 
11.14 | 
12.08 | 
 
| Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic | 
51-4011 | 
27,072 | 
  5.60       | 
21,832 | 
29,693 | 
21,862 | 
24,002 | 
31,425 | 
 
| hourly | 13.01 | 
  | 
10.50 | 
14.27 | 
10.51 | 
11.54 | 
15.11 | 
 
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9021 | 
18,840 | 
  5.82       | 
17,399 | 
19,561 | 
17,190 | 
18,234 | 
19,277 | 
 
| hourly | 9.06 | 
  | 
8.37 | 
9.41 | 
8.26 | 
8.76 | 
9.27 | 
 
| Cutters and Trimmers, Hand | 
51-9031 | 
24,060 | 
  6.69       | 
17,523 | 
27,329 | 
18,856 | 
22,572 | 
29,192 | 
 
| hourly | 11.56 | 
  | 
8.43 | 
13.14 | 
9.06 | 
10.85 | 
14.04 | 
 
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9032 | 
35,802 | 
  5.38       | 
24,945 | 
41,231 | 
29,256 | 
36,177 | 
43,561 | 
 
| hourly | 17.21 | 
  | 
11.99 | 
19.82 | 
14.07 | 
17.40 | 
20.94 | 
 
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 
51-4031 | 
34,675 | 
 11.23       | 
19,519 | 
42,253 | 
21,848 | 
33,774 | 
44,730 | 
 
| hourly | 16.67 | 
  | 
9.39 | 
20.32 | 
10.50 | 
16.24 | 
21.50 | 
 
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 
51-9081 | 
41,445 | 
  6.54       | 
28,921 | 
47,708 | 
31,574 | 
39,029 | 
45,657 | 
 
| hourly | 19.93 | 
  | 
13.90 | 
22.93 | 
15.18 | 
18.77 | 
21.95 | 
 
| Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 
51-4032 | 
35,192 | 
 11.28       | 
22,507 | 
41,533 | 
23,190 | 
41,022 | 
45,156 | 
 
| hourly | 16.92 | 
  | 
10.82 | 
19.97 | 
11.14 | 
19.73 | 
21.71 | 
 
| Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers | 
51-2023 | 
37,520 | 
  2.97       | 
31,158 | 
40,702 | 
32,947 | 
36,061 | 
39,189 | 
 
| hourly | 18.04 | 
  | 
14.98 | 
19.57 | 
15.84 | 
17.34 | 
18.84 | 
 
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers | 
51-1011 | 
54,447 | 
  4.29       | 
35,468 | 
63,936 | 
39,246 | 
48,533 | 
66,826 | 
 
| hourly | 26.17 | 
  | 
17.05 | 
30.74 | 
18.87 | 
23.33 | 
32.13 | 
 
| Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 
51-3093 | 
22,877 | 
  3.87       | 
19,468 | 
24,582 | 
20,406 | 
22,199 | 
23,992 | 
 
| hourly | 11.00 | 
  | 
9.36 | 
11.82 | 
9.81 | 
10.67 | 
11.53 | 
 
| Food Processing Workers | 
51-3000 | 
23,966 | 
  3.36       | 
18,700 | 
26,598 | 
19,797 | 
22,276 | 
25,507 | 
 
| hourly | 11.52 | 
  | 
8.99 | 
12.79 | 
9.52 | 
10.71 | 
12.26 | 
 
| Furniture Finishers | 
51-7021 | 
24,266 | 
 13.79       | 
17,574 | 
27,613 | 
18,876 | 
21,909 | 
32,487 | 
 
| hourly | 11.67 | 
  | 
8.45 | 
13.28 | 
9.07 | 
10.53 | 
15.62 | 
 
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 
51-9022 | 
22,748 | 
  4.19       | 
17,295 | 
25,475 | 
18,473 | 
21,477 | 
25,346 | 
 
| hourly | 10.94 | 
  | 
8.32 | 
12.25 | 
8.88 | 
10.33 | 
12.19 | 
 
 
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