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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

51-9199 Production Workers, All Other

All production workers not listed separately. Excludes "Packers and Packagers, Hand" (53-7064).

National estimates for Production Workers, All Other
Industry profile for Production Workers, All Other
Geographic profile for Production Workers, All Other

National estimates for Production Workers, All Other:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Production Workers, All Other:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
194,360 2.1 % $ 17.13 $ 35,620 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Production Workers, All Other:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 10.28 $ 12.41 $ 15.10 $ 19.76 $ 26.28
Annual Wage (2) $ 21,380 $ 25,810 $ 31,420 $ 41,100 $ 54,660

Industry profile for Production Workers, All Other:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Production Workers, All Other are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Production Workers, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Production Workers, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Employment Services 70,960 2.22 $ 15.25 $ 31,720
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 8,660 0.63 $ 16.54 $ 34,390
Plastics Product Manufacturing 5,980 1.07 $ 17.91 $ 37,250
Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) 4,910 1.37 $ 23.40 $ 48,670
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4,600 1.72 $ 17.00 $ 35,360

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Production Workers, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing 110 3.95 $ 14.57 $ 30,300
Tobacco Manufacturing 320 3.21 $ 22.53 $ 46,860
Grain and Oilseed Milling 1,400 2.26 $ 15.25 $ 31,730
Employment Services 70,960 2.22 $ 15.25 $ 31,720
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4,600 1.72 $ 17.00 $ 35,360

Top paying industries for Production Workers, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Support Activities for Water Transportation 230 0.26 $ 31.86 $ 66,280
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 340 0.02 $ 29.86 $ 62,110
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas 50 0.15 $ 28.76 $ 59,820
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 140 0.04 $ 26.96 $ 56,080
Support Activities for Mining 750 0.28 $ 26.46 $ 55,050

Geographic profile for Production Workers, All Other:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Production Workers, All Other are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Production Workers, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in Production Workers, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 25,780 1.57 1.12 $ 19.65 $ 40,880
Tennessee 18,120 6.24 4.46 $ 15.75 $ 32,760
Georgia 13,680 3.18 2.27 $ 15.33 $ 31,880
Texas 10,740 0.89 0.63 $ 16.48 $ 34,280
Illinois 8,370 1.49 1.06 $ 18.28 $ 38,020




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Production Workers, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Tennessee 18,120 6.24 4.46 $ 15.75 $ 32,760
Louisiana 7,980 4.43 3.17 $ 20.73 $ 43,130
Maine 2,370 4.13 2.95 $ 17.58 $ 36,560
Georgia 13,680 3.18 2.27 $ 15.33 $ 31,880
Utah 4,240 2.85 2.04 $ 14.86 $ 30,910




Top paying states for Production Workers, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 140 0.47 0.33 $ 26.27 $ 54,640
New Mexico 300 0.38 0.27 $ 21.58 $ 44,900
Wyoming 130 0.50 0.36 $ 21.53 $ 44,770
Louisiana 7,980 4.43 3.17 $ 20.73 $ 43,130
California 25,780 1.57 1.12 $ 19.65 $ 40,880





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Production Workers, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 10,850 1.86 1.33 $ 19.78 $ 41,130
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 6,820 2.59 1.85 $ 15.36 $ 31,940
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 5,830 0.66 0.47 $ 17.41 $ 36,210
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 5,130 1.18 0.84 $ 18.07 $ 37,590
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 3,970 4.11 2.94 $ 14.76 $ 30,710
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,790 2.05 1.47 $ 17.96 $ 37,370
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 3,200 5.27 3.77 $ 14.32 $ 29,780
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,750 0.77 0.55 $ 16.54 $ 34,400
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 2,730 2.39 1.71 $ 18.72 $ 38,930
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,560 0.86 0.62 $ 15.84 $ 32,950




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Production Workers, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Pine Bluff, AR 340 12.00 8.59 $ 13.10 $ 27,250
Clarksville, TN-KY 890 10.60 7.59 (8) (8)
Logan, UT-ID 600 10.28 7.36 $ 15.74 $ 32,750
Warner Robins, GA 700 9.58 6.86 $ 17.36 $ 36,100
Johnson City, TN 710 9.49 6.80 (8) (8)
Morristown, TN 410 9.47 6.78 $ 14.18 $ 29,500
Albany, OR 340 7.93 5.68 $ 16.86 $ 35,070
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 370 7.82 5.60 $ 15.39 $ 32,020
Lynchburg, VA 750 7.78 5.57 $ 10.78 $ 22,420
Lafayette, LA 1,440 7.59 5.43 $ 17.04 $ 35,440