| Occupation |
Occ. code |
Est. empl. |
Mean wage |
Entry wage |
Exp. wage |
25th pct |
Median wage |
75th pct |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 51-3022 | 150,310 | $24,190
$11.63 | |
|
$19,880
$9.56 | $23,350
$11.23 | $27,850
$13.39 |
| Medical Appliance Technicians | 51-9082 | 13,290 | $39,000
$18.75 | |
|
$28,110
$13.51 | $35,580
$17.11 | $46,030
$22.13 |
| Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other | 51-4199 | 22,100 | $35,340
$16.99 | |
|
$23,820
$11.45 | $32,130
$15.45 | $43,450
$20.89 |
| Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders | 51-4051 | 20,850 | $41,260
$19.83 | |
|
$33,430
$16.07 | $41,140
$19.78 | $47,800
$22.98 |
| Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4035 | 22,110 | $38,830
$18.67 | |
|
$29,160
$14.02 | $37,100
$17.84 | $46,590
$22.40 |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 51-9023 | 122,670 | $35,950
$17.28 | |
|
$26,580
$12.78 | $34,340
$16.51 | $43,850
$21.08 |
| Model Makers, Metal and Plastic | 51-4061 | 6,140 | $48,370
$23.26 | |
|
$34,220
$16.45 | $46,180
$22.20 | $61,720
$29.67 |
| Model Makers, Wood | 51-7031 | 1,360 | $34,570
$16.62 | |
|
$24,260
$11.67 | $30,940
$14.88 | $38,470
$18.50 |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 51-9195 | 34,610 | $31,700
$15.24 | |
|
$23,400
$11.25 | $29,820
$14.34 | $37,510
$18.03 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4072 | 128,540 | $30,600
$14.71 | |
|
$22,960
$11.04 | $28,810
$13.85 | $36,430
$17.51 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4081 | 98,160 | $35,290
$16.96 | |
|
$27,010
$12.99 | $34,140
$16.42 | $42,480
$20.42 |
| Nuclear Power Reactor Operators | 51-8011 | 7,400 | $82,270
$39.55 | |
|
$71,340
$34.30 | $82,500
$39.66 | $93,710
$45.05 |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 51-9083 | 27,610 | $31,100
$14.95 | |
|
$23,410
$11.26 | $28,890
$13.89 | $36,210
$17.41 |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 51-9111 | 381,760 | $28,940
$13.92 | |
|
$20,610
$9.91 | $26,410
$12.70 | $35,010
$16.83 |
| Painters, Transportation Equipment | 51-9122 | 49,950 | $44,580
$21.43 | |
|
$32,120
$15.44 | $40,770
$19.60 | $54,570
$26.23 |
| Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers | 51-9123 | 16,280 | $30,540
$14.68 | |
|
$22,820
$10.97 | $28,750
$13.82 | $36,040
$17.33 |
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 51-9196 | 92,170 | $36,550
$17.57 | |
|
$27,280
$13.12 | $35,260
$16.95 | $44,580
$21.43 |
| Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic | 51-4062 | 3,770 | $41,670
$20.03 | |
|
$29,780
$14.32 | $41,390
$19.90 | $52,620
$25.30 |
| Patternmakers, Wood | 51-7032 | 950 | $39,870
$19.17 | |
|
$28,770
$13.83 | $37,980
$18.26 | $47,510
$22.84 |
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 51-8093 | 41,700 | $63,160
$30.37 | |
|
$50,080
$24.08 | $62,830
$30.21 | $75,150
$36.13 |
| Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators | 51-9151 | 28,800 | $28,460
$13.68 | |
|
$20,220
$9.72 | $24,600
$11.83 | $32,670
$15.71 |
| Plant and System Operators, All Other | 51-8099 | 11,610 | $55,240
$26.56 | |
|
$42,750
$20.55 | $55,230
$26.55 | $66,550
$32.00 |
| Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4193 | 35,900 | $32,330
$15.54 | |
|
$24,050
$11.56 | $30,210
$14.52 | $38,110
$18.32 |
| Pourers and Casters, Metal | 51-4052 | 9,690 | $34,430
$16.55 | |
|
$26,390
$12.69 | $32,410
$15.58 | $41,350
$19.88 |
| Power Distributors and Dispatchers | 51-8012 | 11,180 | $78,170
$37.58 | |
|
$64,320
$30.93 | $78,240
$37.62 | $92,690
$44.56 |
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