| 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 | 
 
| Prepress Technicians and Workers | 
51-5022 | 
      5    | 
       20  | 
26,825 | 
20,252 | 
30,113 | 
18,865 | 
22,378 | 
26,842 | 
30,824 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
12.90 | 
9.74 | 
14.48 | 
9.07 | 
10.76 | 
12.91 | 
14.81 | 
 
| Printing Machine Operators | 
51-5023 | 
     14    | 
       70  | 
25,378 | 
18,525 | 
28,804 | 
16,553 | 
21,651 | 
25,965 | 
29,047 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
12.20 | 
8.91 | 
13.85 | 
7.96 | 
10.41 | 
12.48 | 
13.97 | 
 
| Sewing Machine Operators | 
51-6031 | 
     13    | 
       70  | 
19,029 | 
12,856 | 
22,115 | 
12,352 | 
13,690 | 
17,312 | 
25,435 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
9.15 | 
6.18 | 
10.63 | 
5.94 | 
6.58 | 
8.32 | 
12.23 | 
 
| Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other | 
51-6099 | 
      5    | 
       30  | 
25,652 | 
18,254 | 
29,350 | 
16,319 | 
19,910 | 
23,432 | 
31,466 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
12.33 | 
8.78 | 
14.11 | 
7.85 | 
9.57 | 
11.27 | 
15.13 | 
 
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | 
51-7011 | 
     12    | 
           | 
25,392 | 
19,936 | 
28,120 | 
18,836 | 
20,449 | 
23,021 | 
27,885 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
12.21 | 
9.58 | 
13.52 | 
9.06 | 
9.84 | 
11.07 | 
13.40 | 
 
| Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood | 
51-7041 | 
     15    | 
      150  | 
20,482 | 
16,397 | 
22,525 | 
15,434 | 
16,480 | 
18,213 | 
25,362 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
9.85 | 
7.89 | 
10.83 | 
7.42 | 
7.93 | 
8.76 | 
12.19 | 
 
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 
51-7042 | 
     10    | 
       70  | 
21,900 | 
17,800 | 
23,949 | 
16,682 | 
18,722 | 
21,200 | 
24,915 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
10.53 | 
8.55 | 
11.51 | 
8.02 | 
9.00 | 
10.19 | 
11.98 | 
 
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 
51-8093 | 
      5    | 
      400  | 
40,592 | 
31,058 | 
45,360 | 
29,720 | 
32,011 | 
35,831 | 
51,173 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
19.51 | 
14.94 | 
21.80 | 
14.29 | 
15.39 | 
17.23 | 
24.60 | 
 
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | 
51-9011 | 
      3    | 
       10  | 
47,025 | 
29,257 | 
55,909 | 
26,816 | 
31,019 | 
37,861 | 
65,024 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
22.61 | 
14.07 | 
26.88 | 
12.90 | 
14.92 | 
18.20 | 
31.27 | 
 
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9012 | 
      4    | 
       60  | 
53,336 | 
43,750 | 
58,129 | 
29,283 | 
49,599 | 
54,789 | 
60,216 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
25.64 | 
21.04 | 
27.94 | 
14.08 | 
23.84 | 
26.34 | 
28.95 | 
 
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9021 | 
      7    | 
           | 
25,697 | 
17,904 | 
29,594 | 
15,453 | 
20,693 | 
24,383 | 
28,654 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
12.35 | 
8.60 | 
14.23 | 
7.43 | 
9.95 | 
11.72 | 
13.77 | 
 
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9023 | 
     13    | 
       60  | 
26,628 | 
22,000 | 
28,942 | 
20,350 | 
23,788 | 
26,836 | 
29,706 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
12.81 | 
10.57 | 
13.92 | 
9.79 | 
11.43 | 
12.91 | 
14.28 | 
 
| 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 | 
      6    | 
       20  | 
43,392 | 
24,844 | 
52,665 | 
22,355 | 
28,256 | 
41,011 | 
61,420 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
20.86 | 
11.95 | 
25.32 | 
10.75 | 
13.58 | 
19.71 | 
29.53 | 
 
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 
51-9061 | 
     26    | 
       80  | 
32,802 | 
20,679 | 
38,863 | 
19,727 | 
22,776 | 
32,832 | 
39,971 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
15.77 | 
9.94 | 
18.68 | 
9.48 | 
10.95 | 
15.78 | 
19.22 | 
 
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 
51-9081 | 
      7    | 
       20  | 
35,295 | 
27,383 | 
39,252 | 
23,570 | 
30,906 | 
36,707 | 
41,587 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
16.97 | 
13.17 | 
18.87 | 
11.33 | 
14.86 | 
17.65 | 
20.00 | 
 
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 
51-9111 | 
     13    | 
      150  | 
26,911 | 
20,540 | 
30,096 | 
19,369 | 
21,033 | 
25,084 | 
33,092 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
12.94 | 
9.88 | 
14.47 | 
9.31 | 
10.11 | 
12.06 | 
15.91 | 
 
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9121 | 
      9    | 
       20  | 
27,687 | 
20,794 | 
31,134 | 
19,810 | 
21,748 | 
25,027 | 
28,844 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
13.31 | 
10.00 | 
14.97 | 
9.52 | 
10.45 | 
12.03 | 
13.87 | 
 
| Helpers--Production Workers | 
51-9198 | 
     45    | 
      270  | 
25,179 | 
16,654 | 
29,442 | 
15,537 | 
18,540 | 
23,079 | 
29,388 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
12.11 | 
8.01 | 
14.16 | 
7.47 | 
8.92 | 
11.10 | 
14.13 | 
 
| Production Workers, All Other | 
51-9199 | 
     12    | 
       90  | 
23,216 | 
17,158 | 
26,246 | 
16,350 | 
18,177 | 
21,570 | 
24,753 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
11.16 | 
8.25 | 
12.61 | 
7.86 | 
8.74 | 
10.37 | 
11.90 | 
 
 
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