| Occupation | 
Occ. code | 
Est. empl. | 
Mean wage | 
10th pct | 
25th pct | 
Median wage | 
75th pct | 
90th pct | 
 
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 51-9023 | 270 | 46,938 22.57 | 25,406 12.21 | 34,540 16.60 | 42,292 20.33 | 59,566 28.64 | 75,369 36.24 |  
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 51-9032 |  | 
44,140 21.22 | 40,627 19.53 | 42,557 20.46 | 45,672 21.96 | 48,787 23.45 | 50,657 24.35 |  
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 51-9041 | 20 | 33,079 15.91 | 24,992 12.02 | 28,167 13.54 | 31,921 15.35 | 38,244 18.39 | 42,723 20.54 |  
| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | 51-9051 | 40 | 40,281 19.36 | 23,888 11.49 | 27,798 13.37 | 43,601 20.96 | 51,490 24.76 | 58,651 28.19 |  
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 51-9061 | 930 | 54,529 26.21 | 34,037 16.36 | 40,772 19.60 | 52,107 25.05 | 65,805 31.64 | 79,690 38.31 |  
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 51-9081 | 10 | 47,721 22.94 | 20,392 9.81 | 28,238 13.57 | 47,035 22.61 | 67,870 32.63 | 77,006 37.02 |  
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 51-9111 | 320 | 46,012 22.12 | 20,421 9.82 | 29,131 14.01 | 41,364 19.88 | 51,556 24.79 | 92,854 44.64 |  
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 51-9121 | 40 | 44,701 21.49 | 29,157 14.02 | 34,717 16.69 | 43,922 21.12 | 55,583 26.72 | 62,514 30.05 |  
| Painters, Transportation Equipment | 51-9122 | 100 | 57,601 27.70 | 35,827 17.23 | 44,071 21.19 | 54,731 26.32 | 72,080 34.66 | 82,454 39.64 |  
| Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers | 51-9123 |  | 
40,401 19.43 | 21,887 10.52 | 24,073 11.57 | 37,479 18.01 | 56,285 27.06 | 62,709 30.14 |  
| Etchers and Engravers | 51-9194 |  | 
34,823 16.74 | 26,815 12.89 | 34,014 16.35 | 36,763 17.67 | 39,512 19.00 | 41,162 19.79 |  
| Helpers--Production Workers | 51-9198 | 430 | 36,636 17.61 | 22,386 10.76 | 26,260 12.63 | 32,985 15.86 | 41,681 20.04 | 58,864 28.30 |  
| Production Workers, All Other | 51-9199 | 100 | 56,147 26.99 | 33,660 16.19 | 39,185 18.83 | 56,983 27.39 | 71,435 34.35 | 81,363 39.12 |  
 
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