| Occupation | 
Occ. code | 
Estabs. reporting occupation | 
Est. empl. | 
Mean wage | 
Mean of the lower one-third | 
Mean of the upper two-thirds | 
10th pct | 
25th pct | 
Median wage | 
75th pct | 
 
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9012 | 
     11    | 
      190  | 
52,033 | 
44,122 | 
55,989 | 
36,045 | 
49,416 | 
53,737 | 
58,057 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
25.01 | 
21.22 | 
26.91 | 
17.33 | 
23.76 | 
25.83 | 
27.91 | 
 
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9021 | 
     25    | 
      370  | 
39,767 | 
22,411 | 
48,445 | 
20,236 | 
25,870 | 
42,432 | 
53,414 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
19.12 | 
10.78 | 
23.29 | 
9.73 | 
12.44 | 
20.40 | 
25.68 | 
 
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9023 | 
     17    | 
      110  | 
30,267 | 
22,733 | 
34,035 | 
20,564 | 
25,065 | 
28,432 | 
32,375 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
14.55 | 
10.93 | 
16.36 | 
9.89 | 
12.05 | 
13.67 | 
15.56 | 
 
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9041 | 
      4    | 
       50  | 
26,273 | 
21,100 | 
28,859 | 
19,790 | 
21,355 | 
24,463 | 
31,791 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
12.63 | 
10.15 | 
13.88 | 
9.51 | 
10.27 | 
11.77 | 
15.28 | 
 
| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | 
51-9051 | 
     12    | 
       80  | 
47,745 | 
28,834 | 
57,202 | 
25,186 | 
33,230 | 
44,045 | 
65,757 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
22.95 | 
13.87 | 
27.50 | 
12.11 | 
15.98 | 
21.18 | 
31.61 | 
 
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 
51-9061 | 
     58    | 
      580  | 
29,461 | 
20,890 | 
33,747 | 
19,962 | 
21,908 | 
27,215 | 
33,819 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
14.17 | 
10.05 | 
16.23 | 
9.59 | 
10.53 | 
13.09 | 
16.26 | 
 
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 
51-9071 | 
      4    | 
       20  | 
47,070 | 
38,557 | 
51,325 | 
28,779 | 
44,415 | 
49,212 | 
53,463 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
22.63 | 
18.54 | 
24.67 | 
13.84 | 
21.35 | 
23.66 | 
25.70 | 
 
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 
51-9081 | 
      9    | 
       20  | 
32,978 | 
23,055 | 
37,939 | 
21,045 | 
24,323 | 
34,341 | 
40,322 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
15.86 | 
11.09 | 
18.24 | 
10.12 | 
11.69 | 
16.51 | 
19.39 | 
 
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 
51-9111 | 
     25    | 
      360  | 
29,650 | 
20,069 | 
34,440 | 
19,300 | 
21,950 | 
30,374 | 
34,715 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
14.26 | 
9.64 | 
16.56 | 
9.28 | 
10.55 | 
14.60 | 
16.69 | 
 
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9121 | 
     11    | 
       30  | 
28,067 | 
20,936 | 
31,633 | 
19,962 | 
22,129 | 
25,888 | 
32,198 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
13.49 | 
10.07 | 
15.21 | 
9.59 | 
10.63 | 
12.44 | 
15.48 | 
 
| Painters, Transportation Equipment | 
51-9122 | 
     19    | 
       70  | 
36,737 | 
27,735 | 
41,239 | 
23,876 | 
32,360 | 
36,779 | 
40,231 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
17.66 | 
13.33 | 
19.82 | 
11.48 | 
15.56 | 
17.68 | 
19.34 | 
 
| Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers | 
51-9123 | 
     11    | 
       40  | 
24,208 | 
16,581 | 
28,021 | 
15,965 | 
17,535 | 
21,041 | 
28,648 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
11.63 | 
7.97 | 
13.47 | 
7.68 | 
8.43 | 
10.12 | 
13.77 | 
 
| Photographic Process Workers | 
51-9131 | 
      9    | 
       40  | 
25,476 | 
18,616 | 
28,906 | 
17,107 | 
19,805 | 
23,330 | 
28,642 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
12.25 | 
8.95 | 
13.90 | 
8.22 | 
9.52 | 
11.22 | 
13.77 | 
 
| Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders | 
51-9193 | 
      3    | 
       10  | 
18,810 | 
16,791 | 
19,819 | 
15,578 | 
16,315 | 
17,541 | 
18,768 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
9.04 | 
8.07 | 
9.52 | 
7.49 | 
7.85 | 
8.43 | 
9.02 | 
 
| Helpers--Production Workers | 
51-9198 | 
     81    | 
      720  | 
23,750 | 
16,070 | 
27,591 | 
14,600 | 
18,035 | 
22,015 | 
28,079 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
11.42 | 
7.73 | 
13.27 | 
7.02 | 
8.67 | 
10.58 | 
13.50 | 
 
| Production Workers, All Other | 
51-9199 | 
     37    | 
      300  | 
25,521 | 
16,683 | 
29,939 | 
15,884 | 
18,086 | 
22,006 | 
28,179 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
12.27 | 
8.02 | 
14.39 | 
7.63 | 
8.70 | 
10.58 | 
13.55 | 
 
 
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