Occupation |
Occ. code |
Est. empl. |
Mean wage |
Entry wage |
Exp. wage |
25th pct |
Median wage |
75th pct |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4081 | 105,570 | $35,380 $17.01 | |
| $27,060 $13.01 | $33,950 $16.32 | $42,340 $20.36 |
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators | 51-8011 | 6,940 | $88,820 $42.70 | |
| $77,570 $37.29 | $88,560 $42.58 | $100,250 $48.20 |
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 51-9083 | 27,990 | $32,970 $15.85 | |
| $24,500 $11.78 | $29,860 $14.35 | $37,590 $18.07 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 51-9111 | 378,560 | $29,770 $14.31 | |
| $21,330 $10.25 | $27,080 $13.02 | $35,650 $17.14 |
Painters, Transportation Equipment | 51-9122 | 51,760 | $44,920 $21.60 | |
| $32,520 $15.64 | $41,150 $19.79 | $54,520 $26.21 |
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers | 51-9123 | 16,020 | $31,210 $15.01 | |
| $23,050 $11.08 | $29,270 $14.07 | $36,720 $17.65 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 51-9196 | 91,400 | $37,160 $17.87 | |
| $27,420 $13.18 | $35,710 $17.17 | $45,610 $21.93 |
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic | 51-4062 | 4,020 | $41,500 $19.95 | |
| $29,910 $14.38 | $40,960 $19.69 | $52,900 $25.43 |
Patternmakers, Wood | 51-7032 | 1,030 | $41,550 $19.98 | |
| $30,760 $14.79 | $38,410 $18.46 | $49,600 $23.85 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 51-8093 | 42,320 | $66,020 $31.74 | |
| $51,430 $24.73 | $65,190 $31.34 | $78,760 $37.87 |
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators | 51-9151 | 23,940 | $30,720 $14.77 | |
| $21,690 $10.43 | $26,590 $12.78 | $35,900 $17.26 |
Plant and System Operators, All Other | 51-8099 | 11,540 | $55,530 $26.70 | |
| $42,540 $20.45 | $55,540 $26.70 | $66,560 $32.00 |
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4193 | 35,640 | $32,930 $15.83 | |
| $24,720 $11.89 | $30,550 $14.69 | $38,680 $18.60 |
Pourers and Casters, Metal | 51-4052 | 9,630 | $35,390 $17.01 | |
| $27,220 $13.09 | $33,850 $16.28 | $42,550 $20.46 |
Power Distributors and Dispatchers | 51-8012 | 11,540 | $80,400 $38.66 | |
| $67,250 $32.33 | $80,840 $38.86 | $94,830 $45.59 |
Power Plant Operators | 51-8013 | 37,510 | $71,070 $34.17 | |
| $58,050 $27.91 | $71,940 $34.58 | $85,320 $41.02 |
Prepress Technicians and Workers | 51-5111 | 35,330 | $40,060 $19.26 | |
| $29,610 $14.24 | $38,270 $18.40 | $48,610 $23.37 |
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | 51-6021 | 48,340 | $21,640 $10.40 | |
| $18,560 $8.92 | $20,470 $9.84 | $24,050 $11.57 |
Print Binding and Finishing Workers | 51-5113 | 52,380 | $32,170 $15.47 | |
| $23,550 $11.32 | $30,260 $14.55 | $38,760 $18.63 |
Printing Press Operators | 51-5112 | 168,330 | $37,020 $17.80 | |
| $26,590 $12.79 | $35,240 $16.94 | $45,610 $21.93 |
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