Total all industries |  
CWIA |  
|   |  
Production Occupations |  
 
| Occupation | 
Occ. code | 
Mean wage | 
Mean %RSE | 
Entry wage | 
Exp. wage | 
25th pct | 
Median wage | 
75th pct | 
 
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 
51-4033 | 
33,670 | 
  2.88       | 
24,152 | 
38,431 | 
26,213 | 
32,828 | 
40,643 | 
 
| hourly | 16.19 | 
  | 
11.61 | 
18.48 | 
12.61 | 
15.78 | 
19.54 | 
 
| Helpers--Production Workers | 
51-9198 | 
25,824 | 
  4.50       | 
17,751 | 
29,860 | 
19,153 | 
24,745 | 
32,283 | 
 
| hourly | 12.41 | 
  | 
8.53 | 
14.35 | 
9.20 | 
11.90 | 
15.52 | 
 
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 
51-9061 | 
55,805 | 
 10.15       | 
28,739 | 
69,338 | 
33,132 | 
46,669 | 
72,122 | 
 
| hourly | 26.83 | 
  | 
13.82 | 
33.33 | 
15.93 | 
22.43 | 
34.67 | 
 
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 
51-9071 | 
27,625 | 
  5.79       | 
19,667 | 
31,604 | 
21,035 | 
25,635 | 
30,946 | 
 
| hourly | 13.28 | 
  | 
9.46 | 
15.19 | 
10.11 | 
12.33 | 
14.87 | 
 
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 
51-6011 | 
19,974 | 
  2.47       | 
17,591 | 
21,165 | 
17,826 | 
19,463 | 
22,250 | 
 
| hourly | 9.60 | 
  | 
8.46 | 
10.17 | 
8.57 | 
9.36 | 
10.70 | 
 
| Machinists | 
51-4041 | 
48,720 | 
  5.76       | 
32,030 | 
57,063 | 
36,177 | 
48,714 | 
61,358 | 
 
| hourly | 23.42 | 
  | 
15.39 | 
27.44 | 
17.40 | 
23.42 | 
29.50 | 
 
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 
51-3022 | 
24,272 | 
  5.12       | 
18,077 | 
27,370 | 
19,435 | 
24,677 | 
28,676 | 
 
| hourly | 11.67 | 
  | 
8.69 | 
13.16 | 
9.35 | 
11.86 | 
13.79 | 
 
| Metal Workers and Plastic Workers | 
51-4000 | 
37,986 | 
  5.37       | 
22,720 | 
45,620 | 
24,520 | 
35,357 | 
48,447 | 
 
| hourly | 18.26 | 
  | 
10.92 | 
21.93 | 
11.79 | 
17.00 | 
23.29 | 
 
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9023 | 
35,576 | 
 13.01       | 
22,976 | 
41,875 | 
24,210 | 
34,067 | 
45,104 | 
 
| hourly | 17.10 | 
  | 
11.04 | 
20.13 | 
11.64 | 
16.38 | 
21.69 | 
 
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 
51-9195 | 
31,572 | 
  7.32       | 
25,049 | 
34,834 | 
27,523 | 
32,185 | 
36,447 | 
 
| hourly | 15.18 | 
  | 
12.04 | 
16.74 | 
13.23 | 
15.48 | 
17.52 | 
 
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 
51-4072 | 
23,623 | 
  3.40       | 
19,503 | 
25,683 | 
20,329 | 
22,076 | 
23,822 | 
 
| hourly | 11.36 | 
  | 
9.38 | 
12.35 | 
9.78 | 
10.61 | 
11.45 | 
 
| Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmers | 
51-4012 | 
58,649 | 
 12.67       | 
43,125 | 
66,411 | 
44,922 | 
53,545 | 
67,378 | 
 
| hourly | 28.19 | 
  | 
20.74 | 
31.93 | 
21.60 | 
25.74 | 
32.39 | 
 
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 
51-9083 | 
36,083 | 
  3.77       | 
25,234 | 
41,508 | 
30,280 | 
35,887 | 
40,355 | 
 
| hourly | 17.35 | 
  | 
12.14 | 
19.96 | 
14.56 | 
17.25 | 
19.40 | 
 
| Other Production Occupations | 
51-9000 | 
35,115 | 
  5.21       | 
20,181 | 
42,581 | 
22,586 | 
30,936 | 
39,342 | 
 
| hourly | 16.89 | 
  | 
9.70 | 
20.47 | 
10.86 | 
14.87 | 
18.92 | 
 
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 
51-9111 | 
20,822 | 
  3.64       | 
17,553 | 
22,457 | 
18,826 | 
20,952 | 
23,030 | 
 
| hourly | 10.01 | 
  | 
8.44 | 
10.80 | 
9.05 | 
10.07 | 
11.07 | 
 
| Painters, Transportation Equipment | 
51-9122 | 
50,354 | 
 12.48       | 
32,576 | 
59,243 | 
35,820 | 
45,143 | 
58,582 | 
 
| hourly | 24.21 | 
  | 
15.66 | 
28.48 | 
17.22 | 
21.71 | 
28.16 | 
 
| Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers | 
51-9123 | 
26,802 | 
  2.92       | 
21,288 | 
29,559 | 
22,245 | 
25,762 | 
31,064 | 
 
| hourly | 12.88 | 
  | 
10.24 | 
14.21 | 
10.70 | 
12.38 | 
14.93 | 
 
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9196 | 
33,798 | 
  2.95       | 
25,016 | 
38,189 | 
27,254 | 
33,487 | 
38,834 | 
 
| hourly | 16.25 | 
  | 
12.02 | 
18.36 | 
13.11 | 
16.10 | 
18.67 | 
 
| Photographic Process Workers and Priocessing Machine Operators | 
51-9151 | 
23,434 | 
  2.65       | 
17,931 | 
26,185 | 
18,349 | 
20,644 | 
26,538 | 
 
| hourly | 11.27 | 
  | 
8.62 | 
12.59 | 
8.83 | 
9.93 | 
12.76 | 
 
| Plant and System Operators | 
51-8000 | 
41,535 | 
  7.88       | 
25,353 | 
49,626 | 
28,701 | 
36,399 | 
55,925 | 
 
| hourly | 19.97 | 
  | 
12.19 | 
23.86 | 
13.80 | 
17.50 | 
26.89 | 
 
 
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