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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
51-6031 Sewing Machine Operators
Operate or tend sewing machines to join, reinforce, decorate, or perform related sewing operations in the manufacture of garment or nongarment products.
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 occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 133,410 |
1.8 % |
$13.46 |
$28,000 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.39 |
$11.09 |
$12.70 |
$15.26 |
$18.51 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$19,530 |
$23,060 |
$26,420 |
$31,750 |
$38,500 |
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) |
| Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing |
36,790 |
40.77 |
$12.83 |
$26,690 |
| Other Textile Product Mills |
19,870 |
30.63 |
$13.50 |
$28,080 |
| Textile Furnishings Mills |
9,500 |
18.91 |
$13.49 |
$28,060 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) |
7,560 |
2.14 |
$15.26 |
$31,750 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
5,650 |
1.31 |
$13.44 |
$27,960 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing |
36,790 |
40.77 |
$12.83 |
$26,690 |
| Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing |
4,560 |
39.39 |
$12.70 |
$26,410 |
| Other Textile Product Mills |
19,870 |
30.63 |
$13.50 |
$28,080 |
| Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing |
2,300 |
20.39 |
$13.10 |
$27,250 |
| Textile Furnishings Mills |
9,500 |
18.91 |
$13.49 |
$28,060 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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 |
22,800 |
1.31 |
1.44 |
$13.57 |
$28,220 |
| Texas |
10,240 |
0.82 |
0.91 |
$11.59 |
$24,100 |
| North Carolina |
9,240 |
2.07 |
2.28 |
$13.63 |
$28,350 |
| New York |
8,960 |
0.94 |
1.04 |
$15.80 |
$32,870 |
| Georgia |
6,900 |
1.54 |
1.70 |
$12.28 |
$25,540 |
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) |
| Mississippi |
3,310 |
2.94 |
3.23 |
$12.99 |
$27,030 |
| North Carolina |
9,240 |
2.07 |
2.28 |
$13.63 |
$28,350 |
| Kentucky |
3,110 |
1.64 |
1.80 |
$11.99 |
$24,940 |
| Georgia |
6,900 |
1.54 |
1.70 |
$12.28 |
$25,540 |
| Tennessee |
4,050 |
1.35 |
1.48 |
$12.44 |
$25,880 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
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-Anaheim, CA |
17,670 |
2.83 |
3.12 |
$13.22 |
$27,500 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
9,620 |
1.00 |
1.10 |
$15.06 |
$31,320 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,960 |
1.08 |
1.19 |
$12.42 |
$25,820 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
3,830 |
1.40 |
1.54 |
$12.72 |
$26,460 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
3,120 |
0.67 |
0.73 |
$13.94 |
$28,990 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,650 |
1.00 |
1.10 |
$12.55 |
$26,110 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC |
2,410 |
15.68 |
17.27 |
$17.46 |
$36,310 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,920 |
0.95 |
1.05 |
$17.07 |
$35,500 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,830 |
0.64 |
0.70 |
$13.99 |
$29,090 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,770 |
0.58 |
0.64 |
$11.62 |
$24,170 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
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