| 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 | 
 
| PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 
51-0000 | 
     62    | 
    2,320  | 
43,196 | 
24,444 | 
52,571 | 
21,276 | 
28,637 | 
41,518 | 
55,883 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
20.76 | 
11.76 | 
25.28 | 
10.23 | 
13.76 | 
19.97 | 
26.86 | 
 
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers | 
51-1011 | 
     33    | 
      380  | 
59,217 | 
35,194 | 
71,229 | 
32,409 | 
37,271 | 
56,820 | 
79,894 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
28.47 | 
16.93 | 
34.25 | 
15.58 | 
17.92 | 
27.32 | 
38.41 | 
 
| Machinists | 
51-4041 | 
     12    | 
      110  | 
47,515 | 
36,831 | 
52,856 | 
34,270 | 
39,125 | 
47,904 | 
55,921 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
22.84 | 
17.70 | 
25.41 | 
16.47 | 
18.81 | 
23.04 | 
26.88 | 
 
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 
51-4121 | 
     19    | 
      220  | 
41,040 | 
29,230 | 
46,944 | 
26,507 | 
32,350 | 
39,151 | 
52,266 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
19.73 | 
14.06 | 
22.57 | 
12.74 | 
15.55 | 
18.82 | 
25.13 | 
 
| Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood | 
51-7041 | 
      3    | 
           | 
36,293 | 
27,856 | 
40,512 | 
24,838 | 
30,868 | 
37,075 | 
43,434 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
17.45 | 
13.39 | 
19.48 | 
11.94 | 
14.85 | 
17.82 | 
20.88 | 
 
| Gas Plant Operators | 
51-8092 | 
      5    | 
      170  | 
53,335 | 
47,130 | 
56,437 | 
43,003 | 
49,758 | 
54,678 | 
58,611 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
25.64 | 
22.66 | 
27.14 | 
20.67 | 
23.92 | 
26.29 | 
28.18 | 
 
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 
51-8093 | 
      9    | 
      180  | 
51,426 | 
38,524 | 
57,877 | 
35,484 | 
42,567 | 
52,195 | 
60,509 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
24.72 | 
18.52 | 
27.82 | 
17.06 | 
20.46 | 
25.10 | 
29.09 | 
 
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9012 | 
      5    | 
      120  | 
51,985 | 
45,996 | 
54,979 | 
47,363 | 
49,688 | 
53,563 | 
57,437 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
24.99 | 
22.12 | 
26.43 | 
22.77 | 
23.88 | 
25.75 | 
27.61 | 
 
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9021 | 
     15    | 
      310  | 
42,621 | 
25,004 | 
51,429 | 
22,435 | 
28,921 | 
48,184 | 
54,518 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
20.49 | 
12.02 | 
24.72 | 
10.79 | 
13.91 | 
23.17 | 
26.21 | 
 
| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | 
51-9051 | 
      6    | 
       60  | 
49,556 | 
30,817 | 
58,926 | 
29,830 | 
34,641 | 
45,456 | 
66,931 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
23.82 | 
14.81 | 
28.33 | 
14.34 | 
16.65 | 
21.85 | 
32.17 | 
 
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 
51-9061 | 
      6    | 
           | 
26,434 | 
21,311 | 
28,996 | 
19,955 | 
21,406 | 
23,862 | 
29,568 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
12.70 | 
10.25 | 
13.94 | 
9.59 | 
10.29 | 
11.47 | 
14.22 | 
 
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 
51-9111 | 
      8    | 
      180  | 
32,454 | 
21,462 | 
37,948 | 
19,068 | 
25,013 | 
32,191 | 
36,398 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
15.60 | 
10.32 | 
18.25 | 
9.17 | 
12.03 | 
15.48 | 
17.50 | 
 
| Helpers--Production Workers | 
51-9198 | 
     13    | 
           | 
23,492 | 
19,658 | 
25,409 | 
18,850 | 
19,802 | 
21,429 | 
23,069 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
11.29 | 
9.45 | 
12.22 | 
9.06 | 
9.52 | 
10.30 | 
11.09 | 
 
 
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