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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2010
51-0000 Production Occupations (Major Group)
This major group comprises the following occupations:
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers ;
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers ;
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers ;
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers ;
Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers ;
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers ;
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters ;
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators ;
Team Assemblers ;
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters ;
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other ;
Bakers ;
Butchers and Meat Cutters ;
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers ;
Slaughterers and Meat Packers ;
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders ;
Food Batchmakers ;
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders ;
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic ;
Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic ;
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic ;
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic ;
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic ;
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic ;
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic ;
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic ;
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic ;
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic ;
Machinists ;
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders ;
Pourers and Casters, Metal ;
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic ;
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic ;
Foundry Mold and Coremakers ;
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic ;
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic ;
Tool and Die Makers ;
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers ;
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ;
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic ;
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic ;
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic ;
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners ;
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other ;
Prepress Technicians and Workers ;
Printing Press Operators ;
Print Binding and Finishing Workers ;
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers ;
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials ;
Sewing Machine Operators ;
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers ;
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders ;
Sewers, Hand ;
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers ;
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders ;
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ;
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ;
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ;
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers ;
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers ;
Upholsterers ;
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other ;
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters ;
Furniture Finishers ;
Model Makers, Wood ;
Patternmakers, Wood ;
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood ;
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing ;
Woodworkers, All Other ;
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators ;
Power Distributors and Dispatchers ;
Power Plant Operators ;
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators ;
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators ;
Chemical Plant and System Operators ;
Gas Plant Operators ;
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers ;
Plant and System Operators, All Other ;
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders ;
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ;
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ;
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand ;
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ;
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand ;
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ;
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ;
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders ;
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers ;
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers ;
Dental Laboratory Technicians ;
Medical Appliance Technicians ;
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians ;
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders ;
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ;
Painters, Transportation Equipment ;
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers ;
Semiconductor Processors ;
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators ;
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders ;
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders ;
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders ;
Etchers and Engravers ;
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic ;
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ;
Tire Builders ;
Helpers--Production Workers ;
Production Workers, All Other*
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this major group:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 8,236,340 |
0.3 % |
$16.24 |
$33,770 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this major group:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$8.88 |
$10.90 |
$14.58 |
$19.70 |
$26.36 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$18,480 |
$22,680 |
$30,330 |
$40,970 |
$54,830 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Employment Services |
490,070 |
18.37 |
$12.05 |
$25,070 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing |
328,000 |
66.57 |
$12.15 |
$25,270 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing |
288,630 |
57.54 |
$14.90 |
$31,000 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
263,500 |
53.25 |
$16.92 |
$35,190 |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing |
255,960 |
62.19 |
$17.17 |
$35,710 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Footwear Manufacturing |
9,770 |
70.84 |
$12.56 |
$26,120 |
| Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing |
212,460 |
70.23 |
$18.17 |
$37,800 |
| Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing |
8,970 |
69.29 |
$11.24 |
$23,380 |
| Foundries |
74,120 |
68.01 |
$16.25 |
$33,800 |
| Rubber Product Manufacturing |
79,970 |
66.69 |
$16.65 |
$34,640 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
56,920 |
14.39 |
$31.89 |
$66,330 |
| Postal Service |
210 |
0.03 |
$31.03 |
$64,540 |
| Natural Gas Distribution |
10,290 |
9.51 |
$30.68 |
$63,800 |
| Oil and Gas Extraction |
12,000 |
7.74 |
$28.93 |
$60,180 |
| Other Pipeline Transportation |
2,790 |
40.54 |
$28.20 |
$58,660 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
790,840 |
56.48 |
0.87 |
$16.06 |
$33,400 |
| Texas |
623,680 |
61.81 |
0.95 |
$15.73 |
$32,710 |
| Ohio |
433,270 |
88.03 |
1.36 |
$16.53 |
$34,380 |
| Illinois |
413,970 |
74.88 |
1.16 |
$16.66 |
$34,660 |
| Pennsylvania |
388,180 |
70.80 |
1.09 |
$16.74 |
$34,830 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Indiana |
307,690 |
112.92 |
1.74 |
$16.26 |
$33,830 |
| Wisconsin |
284,330 |
108.99 |
1.68 |
$16.75 |
$34,850 |
| Arkansas |
115,650 |
101.85 |
1.57 |
$14.00 |
$29,130 |
| Iowa |
145,540 |
101.18 |
1.56 |
$15.44 |
$32,110 |
| Alabama |
176,850 |
97.84 |
1.51 |
$15.53 |
$32,310 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
5,800 |
9.07 |
0.14 |
$22.44 |
$46,680 |
| Wyoming |
13,280 |
49.19 |
0.76 |
$21.91 |
$45,570 |
| Alaska |
11,870 |
38.53 |
0.60 |
$20.11 |
$41,830 |
| Washington |
147,550 |
54.79 |
0.85 |
$18.80 |
$39,090 |
| Connecticut |
95,970 |
60.03 |
0.93 |
$18.67 |
$38,840 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
255,780 |
67.00 |
1.03 |
$15.00 |
$31,200 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division |
243,090 |
68.63 |
1.06 |
$16.51 |
$34,350 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX |
174,520 |
69.87 |
1.08 |
$17.48 |
$36,360 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
148,520 |
29.81 |
0.46 |
$16.64 |
$34,620 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
117,810 |
70.20 |
1.08 |
$17.41 |
$36,210 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
116,610 |
58.25 |
0.90 |
$14.82 |
$30,820 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA |
105,600 |
47.99 |
0.74 |
$15.10 |
$31,400 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division |
98,630 |
71.77 |
1.11 |
$15.49 |
$32,210 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division |
91,820 |
50.88 |
0.79 |
$18.26 |
$37,970 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division |
88,760 |
87.22 |
1.35 |
$18.96 |
$39,430 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN |
30,130 |
303.22 |
4.68 |
$14.93 |
$31,050 |
| Dalton, GA |
16,380 |
258.51 |
3.99 |
$13.25 |
$27,560 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC |
26,780 |
194.58 |
3.00 |
$14.57 |
$30,310 |
| Morristown, TN |
7,850 |
183.08 |
2.83 |
$14.20 |
$29,530 |
| Columbus, IN |
7,260 |
182.70 |
2.82 |
$15.25 |
$31,710 |
| Sheboygan, WI |
9,750 |
176.27 |
2.72 |
$17.41 |
$36,210 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI |
16,840 |
173.91 |
2.68 |
$15.80 |
$32,850 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI |
14,150 |
165.07 |
2.55 |
$17.96 |
$37,350 |
| Spartanburg, SC |
18,210 |
163.06 |
2.52 |
$18.04 |
$37,520 |
| Decatur, AL |
8,420 |
162.95 |
2.52 |
$17.35 |
$36,080 |
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