| Occupation |
Occ. code |
Est. empl. |
Mean wage |
Entry wage |
Exp. wage |
25th pct |
Median wage |
75th pct |
| Helpers--Production Workers | 51-9198 | 1,850 | $23,910
$11.49 | $17,480
$8.40 | $27,120
$13.04 | $18,850
$9.06 | $22,530
$10.83 | $27,860
$13.40 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 51-9061 | 1,640 | $47,500
$22.84 | $26,230
$12.61 | $58,140
$27.95 | $30,680
$14.75 | $42,230
$20.30 | $61,000
$29.33 |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 51-9071 | 390 | $28,570
$13.73 | $19,280
$9.27 | $33,210
$15.97 | $20,740
$9.97 | $24,460
$11.76 | $30,400
$14.61 |
| Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4034 | |
$30,020
$14.43 | $23,540
$11.32 | $33,260
$15.99 | $25,410
$12.22 | $28,930
$13.91 | $33,990
$16.34 |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 51-6011 | 1,390 | $19,830
$9.53 | $17,260
$8.30 | $21,110
$10.15 | $17,470
$8.40 | $18,990
$9.13 | $22,100
$10.63 |
| Machinists | 51-4041 | 900 | $49,640
$23.86 | $33,740
$16.22 | $57,590
$27.69 | $39,470
$18.98 | $46,680
$22.44 | $59,540
$28.62 |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 51-3022 | 100 | $27,190
$13.07 | $19,050
$9.16 | $31,260
$15.03 | $20,520
$9.86 | $26,880
$12.92 | $34,590
$16.63 |
| Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other | 51-4199 | 70 | $32,090
$15.43 | $25,250
$12.14 | $35,510
$17.07 | $29,350
$14.11 | $33,410
$16.06 | $36,560
$17.58 |
| Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders | 51-4051 | 110 | $38,740
$18.63 | $31,080
$14.94 | $42,570
$20.47 | $33,430
$16.07 | $40,040
$19.25 | $44,460
$21.38 |
| Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4035 | 30 | $26,440
$12.71 | $19,680
$9.46 | $29,820
$14.34 | $20,710
$9.96 | $23,880
$11.48 | $29,440
$14.15 |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 51-9023 | 220 | $37,040
$17.81 | $23,190
$11.15 | $43,970
$21.14 | $26,100
$12.55 | $35,330
$16.99 | $42,950
$20.65 |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 51-9195 | 70 | $36,340
$17.47 | $25,170
$12.10 | $41,930
$20.16 | $29,970
$14.41 | $36,460
$17.53 | $44,190
$21.25 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4072 | 330 | $25,640
$12.33 | $19,460
$9.36 | $28,730
$13.81 | $20,530
$9.87 | $23,630
$11.36 | $30,560
$14.69 |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 51-9083 | 120 | $31,800
$15.29 | $22,400
$10.77 | $36,500
$17.55 | $24,340
$11.70 | $28,660
$13.78 | $37,030
$17.80 |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 51-9111 | 710 | $23,140
$11.12 | $17,230
$8.29 | $26,090
$12.54 | $18,160
$8.73 | $21,040
$10.12 | $26,320
$12.65 |
| Painters, Transportation Equipment | 51-9122 | 390 | $35,160
$16.91 | $23,500
$11.30 | $41,000
$19.71 | $24,790
$11.92 | $31,940
$15.36 | $42,230
$20.30 |
| Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers | 51-9123 | 60 | $25,990
$12.49 | $20,970
$10.08 | $28,490
$13.70 | $21,220
$10.20 | $23,620
$11.35 | $28,040
$13.48 |
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 51-9196 | |
$18,390
$8.84 | $17,240
$8.29 | $18,960
$9.12 | $16,920
$8.14 | $17,930
$8.62 | $18,940
$9.11 |
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 51-8093 | 960 | $62,010
$29.81 | $49,720
$23.90 | $68,150
$32.77 | $53,260
$25.61 | $62,060
$29.84 | $72,080
$34.65 |
| Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators | 51-9151 | 80 | $30,750
$14.78 | $19,100
$9.18 | $36,580
$17.59 | $20,620
$9.92 | $29,280
$14.08 | $37,680
$18.12 |
| Plant and System Operators, All Other | 51-8099 | 260 | $68,330
$32.85 | $42,140
$20.26 | $81,430
$39.15 | $53,580
$25.76 | $70,010
$33.66 | $85,950
$41.32 |
| Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4193 | 80 | $33,220
$15.97 | $24,860
$11.95 | $37,410
$17.99 | $30,880
$14.84 | $34,310
$16.50 | $37,740
$18.15 |
| Power Distributors and Dispatchers | 51-8012 | 120 | $74,460
$35.80 | $51,780
$24.89 | $85,800
$41.25 | $61,670
$29.65 | $80,890
$38.89 | $89,810
$43.18 |
| Prepress Technicians and Workers | 51-5111 | 80 | $36,800
$17.69 | $24,260
$11.66 | $43,070
$20.71 | $27,380
$13.16 | $35,740
$17.18 | $46,530
$22.37 |
| Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | 51-6021 | 230 | $19,060
$9.16 | $17,440
$8.38 | $19,870
$9.55 | $17,530
$8.43 | $18,900
$9.08 | $20,640
$9.92 |
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