| Occupation |
Occ. code |
Est. empl. |
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 | 72,520 | $33,800
$16.25 | |
|
$25,880
$12.44 | $32,610
$15.68 | $40,630
$19.53 |
| Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers | 51-6091 | 19,770 | $34,090
$16.39 | |
|
$26,220
$12.61 | $32,970
$15.85 | $40,180
$19.32 |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 51-9041 | 67,490 | $33,470
$16.09 | |
|
$25,000
$12.02 | $32,100
$15.43 | $40,080
$19.27 |
| Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers | 51-6092 | 5,440 | $47,280
$22.73 | |
|
$29,150
$14.02 | $41,310
$19.86 | $63,310
$30.44 |
| Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators | 51-2091 | 18,770 | $30,300
$14.57 | |
|
$23,750
$11.42 | $28,950
$13.92 | $35,580
$17.11 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 51-1011 | 592,830 | $59,060
$28.39 | |
|
$42,250
$20.31 | $55,520
$26.69 | $72,460
$34.84 |
| Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders | 51-3091 | 18,890 | $29,410
$14.14 | |
|
$21,710
$10.44 | $27,680
$13.31 | $35,980
$17.30 |
| Food Batchmakers | 51-3092 | 120,850 | $28,790
$13.84 | |
|
$20,950
$10.07 | $26,770
$12.87 | $35,040
$16.85 |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 51-3093 | 36,850 | $29,250
$14.06 | |
|
$21,510
$10.34 | $27,590
$13.26 | $35,750
$17.19 |
| Food Processing Workers, All Other | 51-3099 | 43,690 | $25,190
$12.11 | |
|
$19,980
$9.61 | $23,780
$11.43 | $29,090
$13.98 |
| Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4022 | 21,340 | $35,480
$17.06 | |
|
$25,890
$12.45 | $33,710
$16.21 | $43,530
$20.93 |
| Foundry Mold and Coremakers | 51-4071 | 11,870 | $32,510
$15.63 | |
|
$25,480
$12.25 | $31,340
$15.07 | $37,900
$18.22 |
| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | 51-9051 | 20,590 | $36,800
$17.69 | |
|
$27,560
$13.25 | $34,900
$16.78 | $44,600
$21.44 |
| Furniture Finishers | 51-7021 | 15,320 | $30,660
$14.74 | |
|
$23,730
$11.41 | $28,810
$13.85 | $35,860
$17.24 |
| Gas Plant Operators | 51-8092 | 16,320 | $63,400
$30.48 | |
|
$52,490
$25.24 | $64,100
$30.82 | $74,300
$35.72 |
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 51-9022 | 29,320 | $29,980
$14.41 | |
|
$22,730
$10.93 | $28,340
$13.63 | $35,780
$17.20 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4033 | 70,130 | $34,150
$16.42 | |
|
$25,840
$12.42 | $32,660
$15.70 | $40,460
$19.45 |
| Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4191 | 20,980 | $36,850
$17.72 | |
|
$28,200
$13.56 | $35,320
$16.98 | $44,010
$21.16 |
| Helpers--Production Workers | 51-9198 | 420,520 | $25,600
$12.31 | |
|
$19,440
$9.35 | $23,610
$11.35 | $30,000
$14.42 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 51-9061 | 489,750 | $38,400
$18.46 | |
|
$26,610
$12.79 | $35,330
$16.99 | $46,870
$22.54 |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 51-9071 | 23,200 | $40,350
$19.40 | |
|
$27,110
$13.03 | $36,870
$17.73 | $48,550
$23.34 |
| Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4034 | 42,570 | $37,360
$17.96 | |
|
$28,710
$13.81 | $36,260
$17.43 | $44,910
$21.59 |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 51-6011 | 199,330 | $22,170
$10.66 | |
|
$18,140
$8.72 | $20,320
$9.77 | $24,370
$11.72 |
| Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic | 51-4192 | 13,070 | $46,290
$22.26 | |
|
$34,350
$16.51 | $45,020
$21.65 | $56,150
$27.00 |
| Machinists | 51-4041 | 392,700 | $41,540
$19.97 | |
|
$31,410
$15.10 | $39,980
$19.22 | $49,950
$24.01 |
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