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| Wage Estimates | ||||
| Occupation Title |
Employment |
Median Hourly |
Mean Hourly |
Mean Annual |
|
Production Occupations |
10,488,450 | $12.32 | $13.80 | $28,710 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers | 705,270 | $21.02 | $22.45 | $46,690 |
| Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers | 26,150 | $18.60 | $18.23 | $37,920 |
| Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | 33,590 | $11.48 | $12.17 | $25,320 |
| Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers | 245,700 | $11.28 | $12.20 | $25,380 |
| Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers | 54,690 | $12.52 | $13.09 | $27,230 |
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | 50,410 | $15.58 | $16.31 | $33,920 |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 85,330 | $13.94 | $14.60 | $30,380 |
| Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators | 31,820 | $11.87 | $12.30 | $25,580 |
| Team Assemblers | 1,138,100 | $11.14 | $12.10 | $25,160 |
| Timing Device Assemblers, Adjusters, and Calibrators | 5,280 | $12.79 | $13.55 | $28,180 |
| Bakers | 157,110 | $10.09 | $10.86 | $22,600 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | 132,370 | $12.30 | $13.07 | $27,180 |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 150,440 | $8.69 | $9.17 | $19,060 |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers | 122,490 | $9.82 | $9.94 | $20,680 |
| Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders | 17,800 | $11.89 | $12.79 | $26,600 |
| Food Batchmakers | 74,650 | $10.53 | $11.24 | $23,390 |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 34,480 | $10.31 | $10.99 | $22,860 |
| Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic | 126,150 | $14.14 | $14.74 | $30,650 |
| Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmers | 17,820 | $18.43 | $19.24 | $40,020 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 93,600 | $12.72 | $13.08 | $27,210 |
| Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 41,230 | $13.10 | $14.28 | $29,700 |
| Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 42,090 | $13.88 | $14.44 | $30,040 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 260,560 | $12.12 | $12.70 | $26,410 |
| Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 48,730 | $13.29 | $14.22 | $29,570 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 97,660 | $12.80 | $13.83 | $28,770 |
| Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 70,300 | $14.57 | $15.04 | $31,290 |
| Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 28,580 | $14.48 | $14.91 | $31,020 |
| Machinists | 368,740 | $15.91 | $16.30 | $33,900 |
| Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders | 17,810 | $15.24 | $15.65 | $32,550 |
| Pourers and Casters, Metal | 12,770 | $13.64 | $14.33 | $29,810 |
| Model Makers, Metal and Plastic | 7,900 | $20.90 | $20.98 | $43,630 |
| Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic | 6,090 | $17.45 | $18.19 | $37,830 |
| Foundry Mold and Coremakers | 20,770 | $13.05 | $14.01 | $29,130 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 144,140 | $11.51 | $12.36 | $25,720 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 100,320 | $13.97 | $15.20 | $31,620 |
| Tool and Die Makers | 104,210 | $20.67 | $21.10 | $43,900 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 354,300 | $14.25 | $15.06 | $31,330 |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 53,750 | $13.99 | $15.18 | $31,580 |
| Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 27,290 | $13.63 | $14.39 | $29,930 |
| Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic | 12,540 | $15.37 | $16.08 | $33,450 |
| Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 40,800 | $12.34 | $13.00 | $27,030 |
| Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners | 22,320 | $14.22 | $15.02 | $31,250 |
| Bindery Workers | 81,840 | $10.82 | $11.81 | $24,570 |
| Bookbinders | 6,550 | $13.87 | $14.74 | $30,660 |
| Job Printers | 54,790 | $14.83 | $15.65 | $32,560 |
| Prepress Technicians and Workers | 82,970 | $15.22 | $15.95 | $33,170 |
| Printing Machine Operators | 189,900 | $14.11 | $14.93 | $31,050 |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 217,820 | $8.14 | $8.64 | $17,960 |
| Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | 87,500 | $8.27 | $8.61 | $17,900 |
| Sewing Machine Operators | 265,200 | $8.51 | $9.12 | $18,960 |
| Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers | 8,090 | $9.40 | $9.98 | $20,750 |
| Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders | 6,020 | $9.89 | $10.24 | $21,300 |
| Sewers, Hand | 18,790 | $8.65 | $9.57 | $19,900 |
| Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | 32,150 | $10.51 | $11.62 | $24,170 |
| Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders | 24,280 | $10.30 | $10.56 | $21,960 |
| Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 32,170 | $9.87 | $10.47 | $21,770 |
| Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 47,720 | $11.37 | $11.42 | $23,740 |
| Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 60,550 | $10.62 | $11.08 | $23,040 |
| Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers | 26,700 | $13.55 | $13.68 | $28,460 |
| Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers | 10,310 | $13.72 | $16.30 | $33,910 |
| Upholsterers | 39,660 | $12.18 | $12.97 | $26,980 |
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | 126,350 | $11.81 | $12.56 | $26,120 |
| Furniture Finishers | 28,770 | $11.13 | $11.82 | $24,590 |
| Model Makers, Wood | 3,820 | $12.24 | $14.19 | $29,520 |
| Patternmakers, Wood | 3,470 | $14.25 | $14.93 | $31,060 |
| Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood | 55,130 | $10.65 | $11.12 | $23,130 |
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 89,410 | $10.76 | $11.28 | $23,470 |
| Nuclear Power Reactor Operators | 3,710 | $29.72 | $29.99 | $62,380 |
| Power Distributors and Dispatchers | 10,270 | $26.45 | $26.73 | $55,590 |
| Power Plant Operators | 33,250 | $24.45 | $24.15 | $50,220 |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 48,880 | $20.87 | $21.32 | $44,340 |
| Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators | 95,870 | $16.30 | $16.89 | $35,130 |
| Chemical Plant and System Operators | 56,270 | $21.18 | $21.10 | $43,880 |
| Gas Plant Operators | 11,180 | $23.45 | $23.53 | $48,940 |
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 40,980 | $24.02 | $22.97 | $47,780 |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | 59,720 | $18.62 | $18.75 | $39,000 |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 37,360 | $15.25 | $15.99 | $33,260 |
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 43,320 | $12.96 | $13.57 | $28,230 |
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 43,910 | $11.10 | $12.03 | $25,030 |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 106,610 | $13.43 | $13.94 | $28,990 |
| Cutters and Trimmers, Hand | 30,110 | $10.79 | $12.01 | $24,980 |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 70,960 | $12.53 | $13.06 | $27,170 |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 73,990 | $13.05 | $13.84 | $28,780 |
| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | 30,320 | $13.95 | $14.63 | $30,430 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 497,300 | $13.34 | $14.65 | $30,470 |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 30,360 | $13.06 | $14.48 | $30,120 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 45,480 | $14.10 | $15.40 | $32,030 |
| Medical Appliance Technicians | 11,270 | $13.41 | $14.82 | $30,820 |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 30,300 | $10.67 | $11.42 | $23,760 |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 400,680 | $10.45 | $11.40 | $23,700 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 93,110 | $12.37 | $13.06 | $27,160 |
| Painters, Transportation Equipment | 46,600 | $16.39 | $17.56 | $36,520 |
| Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers | 29,590 | $10.41 | $11.36 | $23,640 |
| Photographic Process Workers | 27,170 | $9.79 | $11.19 | $23,280 |
| Photographic Processing Machine Operators | 54,750 | $9.11 | $10.14 | $21,100 |
| Semiconductor Processors | 50,160 | $13.29 | $14.14 | $29,410 |
| Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders | 25,390 | $11.24 | $11.98 | $24,920 |
| Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders | 17,590 | $11.07 | $11.99 | $24,950 |
| Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders | 7,920 | $10.31 | $11.46 | $23,830 |
| Etchers and Engravers | 8,800 | $10.69 | $11.94 | $24,840 |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 37,600 | $11.91 | $12.70 | $26,420 |
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 109,600 | $13.91 | $14.29 | $29,720 |
| Tire Builders | 14,830 | $19.01 | $17.59 | $36,590 |
| Helpers--Production Workers | 452,700 | $9.42 | $10.09 | $20,980 |