| Occupation |
Occ. code |
Mean wage |
Entry wage |
Exp. wage |
25th pct |
Median wage |
75th pct |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4021 | $33,160
$15.94 | |
|
$25,520
$12.27 | $32,270
$15.51 | $39,580
$19.03 |
| Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers | 51-6091 | $32,540
$15.64 | |
|
$24,990
$12.02 | $31,760
$15.27 | $38,610
$18.56 |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 51-9041 | $33,320
$16.02 | |
|
$24,710
$11.88 | $31,760
$15.27 | $39,620
$19.05 |
| Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers | 51-6092 | $45,700
$21.97 | |
|
$26,540
$12.76 | $40,130
$19.29 | $61,290
$29.47 |
| Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators | 51-2091 | $29,620
$14.24 | |
|
$23,310
$11.21 | $28,450
$13.68 | $34,930
$16.80 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 51-1011 | $58,150
$27.96 | |
|
$41,710
$20.05 | $54,690
$26.29 | $71,350
$34.31 |
| Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders | 51-3091 | $29,410
$14.14 | |
|
$21,510
$10.34 | $27,800
$13.37 | $36,060
$17.34 |
| Food Batchmakers | 51-3092 | $28,560
$13.73 | |
|
$20,670
$9.94 | $26,560
$12.77 | $34,980
$16.82 |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 51-3093 | $28,410
$13.66 | |
|
$20,860
$10.03 | $26,750
$12.86 | $34,870
$16.77 |
| Food Processing Workers, All Other | 51-3099 | $25,110
$12.07 | |
|
$20,010
$9.62 | $23,450
$11.27 | $28,880
$13.89 |
| Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4022 | $35,120
$16.89 | |
|
$25,590
$12.30 | $33,570
$16.14 | $42,890
$20.62 |
| Foundry Mold and Coremakers | 51-4071 | $31,350
$15.07 | |
|
$24,360
$11.71 | $30,340
$14.59 | $37,040
$17.81 |
| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | 51-9051 | $37,320
$17.94 | |
|
$27,850
$13.39 | $35,450
$17.05 | $45,440
$21.85 |
| Furniture Finishers | 51-7021 | $30,140
$14.49 | |
|
$23,080
$11.09 | $28,470
$13.69 | $35,470
$17.05 |
| Gas Plant Operators | 51-8092 | $62,770
$30.18 | |
|
$51,600
$24.81 | $63,680
$30.62 | $73,450
$35.31 |
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 51-9022 | $29,360
$14.11 | |
|
$22,440
$10.79 | $27,830
$13.38 | $34,950
$16.80 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4033 | $33,850
$16.27 | |
|
$25,540
$12.28 | $32,220
$15.49 | $40,240
$19.35 |
| Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4191 | $35,930
$17.27 | |
|
$27,480
$13.21 | $34,660
$16.66 | $43,130
$20.74 |
| Helpers--Production Workers | 51-9198 | $25,070
$12.05 | |
|
$19,170
$9.22 | $23,160
$11.13 | $29,390
$14.13 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 51-9061 | $37,860
$18.20 | |
|
$26,390
$12.69 | $34,940
$16.80 | $46,120
$22.17 |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 51-9071 | $40,010
$19.24 | |
|
$26,420
$12.70 | $35,520
$17.08 | $48,190
$23.17 |
| Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4034 | $36,890
$17.73 | |
|
$28,500
$13.70 | $35,740
$17.18 | $44,060
$21.18 |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 51-6011 | $21,750
$10.46 | |
|
$17,960
$8.63 | $20,090
$9.66 | $24,050
$11.56 |
| Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic | 51-4192 | $43,740
$21.03 | |
|
$32,140
$15.45 | $43,040
$20.69 | $53,780
$25.86 |
| Machinists | 51-4041 | $41,020
$19.72 | |
|
$31,080
$14.94 | $39,570
$19.03 | $49,270
$23.69 |
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