| Occupation | 
Occ. code | 
Estabs. reporting occupation | 
Est. empl. | 
Mean wage | 
Mean of Lower 1/3 | 
Mean of Upper 2/3 | 
10th pct | 
25th pct | 
Median wage | 
75th pct | 
90th pct | 
 
| Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators | 
51-8031 | 
     38      | 
      330    | 
42,922 | 
31,926 | 
48,419 | 
28,393 | 
35,569 | 
42,488 | 
50,055 | 
59,173 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
20.63 | 
15.35 | 
23.28 | 
13.65 | 
17.10 | 
20.43 | 
24.07 | 
28.45 | 
 
| Chemical Plant and System Operators | 
51-8091 | 
      5      | 
      200    | 
57,729 | 
45,638 | 
63,774 | 
39,891 | 
51,178 | 
60,836 | 
66,426 | 
72,526 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
27.76 | 
21.95 | 
30.66 | 
19.17 | 
24.61 | 
29.24 | 
31.93 | 
34.87 | 
 
| Gas Plant Operators | 
51-8092 | 
     19      | 
      350    | 
52,357 | 
38,407 | 
59,332 | 
34,802 | 
42,661 | 
54,517 | 
61,902 | 
67,669 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
25.17 | 
18.47 | 
28.52 | 
16.73 | 
20.51 | 
26.21 | 
29.76 | 
32.54 | 
 
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 
51-8093 | 
     21      | 
      490    | 
43,626 | 
32,072 | 
49,404 | 
30,657 | 
33,121 | 
37,029 | 
56,739 | 
64,570 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
20.98 | 
15.42 | 
23.75 | 
14.74 | 
15.92 | 
17.81 | 
27.28 | 
31.05 | 
 
| Plant and System Operators, All Other | 
51-8099 | 
     13      | 
      170    | 
42,500 | 
26,596 | 
50,453 | 
26,284 | 
28,914 | 
35,096 | 
60,280 | 
69,383 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
20.44 | 
12.78 | 
24.26 | 
12.64 | 
13.90 | 
16.87 | 
28.98 | 
33.36 | 
 
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9012 | 
      9      | 
      140    | 
51,585 | 
36,972 | 
58,891 | 
32,742 | 
41,894 | 
53,485 | 
60,725 | 
69,594 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
24.80 | 
17.78 | 
28.32 | 
15.74 | 
20.14 | 
25.72 | 
29.19 | 
33.45 | 
 
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9021 | 
     32      | 
      520    | 
40,591 | 
26,579 | 
47,596 | 
24,775 | 
29,894 | 
38,743 | 
52,335 | 
58,362 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
19.52 | 
12.78 | 
22.88 | 
11.92 | 
14.37 | 
18.62 | 
25.16 | 
28.06 | 
 
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 
51-9022 | 
      5      | 
       90    | 
21,657 | 
16,364 | 
24,303 | 
15,353 | 
18,260 | 
21,906 | 
25,803 | 
28,547 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
10.41 | 
7.87 | 
11.68 | 
7.38 | 
8.78 | 
10.53 | 
12.40 | 
13.72 | 
 
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9023 | 
     12      | 
       80    | 
33,484 | 
25,444 | 
37,504 | 
23,204 | 
27,503 | 
31,633 | 
36,987 | 
45,126 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
16.09 | 
12.23 | 
18.03 | 
11.15 | 
13.22 | 
15.21 | 
17.78 | 
21.69 | 
 
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9032 | 
      4      | 
       30    | 
34,342 | 
29,393 | 
36,818 | 
23,817 | 
33,136 | 
35,828 | 
38,519 | 
40,133 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
16.51 | 
14.13 | 
17.71 | 
11.45 | 
15.93 | 
17.23 | 
18.52 | 
19.30 | 
 
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9041 | 
      4      | 
           | 
32,672 | 
27,044 | 
35,485 | 
25,843 | 
28,819 | 
33,615 | 
36,968 | 
39,374 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
15.71 | 
13.01 | 
17.06 | 
12.43 | 
13.85 | 
16.16 | 
17.78 | 
18.93 | 
 
| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | 
51-9051 | 
     13      | 
      140    | 
45,579 | 
31,372 | 
52,682 | 
29,516 | 
34,612 | 
39,729 | 
63,154 | 
71,501 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
21.92 | 
15.09 | 
25.33 | 
14.19 | 
16.65 | 
19.10 | 
30.37 | 
34.37 | 
 
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 
51-9061 | 
     46      | 
      750    | 
42,029 | 
26,709 | 
49,688 | 
24,691 | 
30,167 | 
41,243 | 
49,526 | 
69,127 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
20.20 | 
12.84 | 
23.89 | 
11.87 | 
14.50 | 
19.83 | 
23.81 | 
33.23 | 
 
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 
51-9071 | 
      5      | 
           | 
43,098 | 
26,296 | 
51,499 | 
24,659 | 
28,913 | 
48,925 | 
54,019 | 
58,441 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
20.72 | 
12.64 | 
24.76 | 
11.85 | 
13.90 | 
23.53 | 
25.97 | 
28.09 | 
 
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 
51-9081 | 
      9      | 
       40    | 
26,983 | 
16,983 | 
31,983 | 
13,519 | 
21,308 | 
27,171 | 
31,923 | 
41,256 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
12.98 | 
8.16 | 
15.38 | 
6.50 | 
10.24 | 
13.07 | 
15.35 | 
19.84 | 
 
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 
51-9111 | 
     22      | 
      400    | 
29,976 | 
22,089 | 
33,918 | 
20,154 | 
24,839 | 
31,564 | 
35,286 | 
37,564 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
14.41 | 
10.62 | 
16.31 | 
9.69 | 
11.95 | 
15.18 | 
16.96 | 
18.06 | 
 
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 
51-9121 | 
     11      | 
       40    | 
29,444 | 
22,563 | 
32,883 | 
20,961 | 
23,821 | 
27,465 | 
34,345 | 
43,129 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
14.16 | 
10.85 | 
15.81 | 
10.08 | 
11.46 | 
13.20 | 
16.51 | 
20.73 | 
 
| Painters, Transportation Equipment | 
51-9122 | 
     21      | 
       70    | 
37,835 | 
29,803 | 
41,850 | 
25,034 | 
34,032 | 
38,515 | 
42,387 | 
47,766 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
18.19 | 
14.33 | 
20.12 | 
12.04 | 
16.36 | 
18.52 | 
20.38 | 
22.96 | 
 
| Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers | 
51-9123 | 
     12      | 
       50    | 
24,907 | 
17,460 | 
28,630 | 
16,593 | 
17,932 | 
20,687 | 
32,244 | 
39,198 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
11.98 | 
8.40 | 
13.76 | 
7.98 | 
8.62 | 
9.95 | 
15.50 | 
18.85 | 
 
| Photographic Process Workers | 
51-9131 | 
      9      | 
       30    | 
24,877 | 
20,587 | 
27,023 | 
19,290 | 
21,470 | 
24,570 | 
28,295 | 
31,707 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
11.96 | 
9.90 | 
13.00 | 
9.28 | 
10.33 | 
11.81 | 
13.61 | 
15.24 | 
 
 
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