| Occupation |
Occ. code |
Mean wage |
Entry wage |
Exp. wage |
25th pct |
Median wage |
75th pct |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 51-3022 | $23,850
$11.47 | |
|
$19,660
$9.45 | $23,120
$11.12 | $27,620
$13.28 |
| Medical Appliance Technicians | 51-9082 | $38,220
$18.38 | |
|
$27,990
$13.46 | $35,540
$17.09 | $45,230
$21.74 |
| Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other | 51-4199 | $35,340
$16.99 | |
|
$23,970
$11.53 | $32,510
$15.63 | $43,830
$21.07 |
| Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders | 51-4051 | $40,750
$19.59 | |
|
$32,380
$15.57 | $40,540
$19.49 | $47,180
$22.68 |
| Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4035 | $37,400
$17.98 | |
|
$27,810
$13.37 | $35,790
$17.21 | $44,880
$21.58 |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 51-9023 | $35,560
$17.10 | |
|
$26,060
$12.53 | $33,960
$16.32 | $43,460
$20.90 |
| Model Makers, Metal and Plastic | 51-4061 | $47,920
$23.04 | |
|
$35,270
$16.96 | $46,080
$22.15 | $59,730
$28.72 |
| Model Makers, Wood | 51-7031 | $33,910
$16.30 | |
|
$25,010
$12.02 | $30,430
$14.63 | $38,400
$18.46 |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 51-9195 | $31,480
$15.14 | |
|
$23,350
$11.22 | $29,790
$14.32 | $37,450
$18.00 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4072 | $30,340
$14.59 | |
|
$22,630
$10.88 | $28,450
$13.68 | $36,240
$17.42 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4081 | $35,400
$17.02 | |
|
$27,370
$13.16 | $34,330
$16.50 | $42,190
$20.28 |
| Nuclear Power Reactor Operators | 51-8011 | $78,400
$37.69 | |
|
$66,270
$31.86 | $78,350
$37.67 | $90,250
$43.39 |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 51-9083 | $30,450
$14.64 | |
|
$23,270
$11.19 | $29,030
$13.96 | $36,020
$17.32 |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 51-9111 | $28,740
$13.82 | |
|
$20,330
$9.77 | $26,310
$12.65 | $35,020
$16.84 |
| Painters, Transportation Equipment | 51-9122 | $43,930
$21.12 | |
|
$31,810
$15.30 | $39,610
$19.05 | $53,690
$25.81 |
| Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers | 51-9123 | $29,960
$14.40 | |
|
$22,730
$10.93 | $28,370
$13.64 | $35,400
$17.02 |
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 51-9196 | $35,830
$17.23 | |
|
$26,620
$12.80 | $34,790
$16.73 | $43,770
$21.04 |
| Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic | 51-4062 | $42,030
$20.21 | |
|
$30,420
$14.62 | $41,820
$20.10 | $53,030
$25.50 |
| Patternmakers, Wood | 51-7032 | $39,940
$19.20 | |
|
$27,530
$13.24 | $37,210
$17.89 | $48,530
$23.33 |
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 51-8093 | $61,350
$29.50 | |
|
$49,020
$23.57 | $61,930
$29.77 | $73,080
$35.13 |
| Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators | 51-9151 | $27,410
$13.18 | |
|
$19,790
$9.51 | $23,840
$11.46 | $30,800
$14.81 |
| Plant and System Operators, All Other | 51-8099 | $54,300
$26.10 | |
|
$41,450
$19.93 | $54,470
$26.19 | $65,940
$31.70 |
| Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4193 | $32,280
$15.52 | |
|
$23,820
$11.45 | $30,140
$14.49 | $38,010
$18.28 |
| Pourers and Casters, Metal | 51-4052 | $35,630
$17.13 | |
|
$27,120
$13.04 | $33,600
$16.15 | $42,620
$20.49 |
| Power Distributors and Dispatchers | 51-8012 | $76,580
$36.82 | |
|
$62,050
$29.83 | $75,080
$36.10 | $89,610
$43.08 |
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