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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators. Excludes team or work leaders.


National estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Industry profile for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Geographic profile for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

National estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
671,160 0.3 % $ 34.48 $ 71,730 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 20.93 $ 25.00 $ 31.70 $ 39.75 $ 49.90
Annual Wage (2) $ 43,540 $ 52,000 $ 65,930 $ 82,680 $ 103,780


Industry profile for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Plastics Product Manufacturing 29,820 4.92 $ 32.48 $ 67,560
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) 27,580 3.55 $ 34.96 $ 72,720
Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) 27,350 0.90 $ 24.44 $ 50,830
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 23,110 4.15 $ 32.28 $ 67,150
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) 22,420 4.50 $ 33.66 $ 70,010

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Tobacco Manufacturing 860 7.61 $ 31.89 $ 66,320
Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing 210 6.43 $ 32.56 $ 67,720
Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities 7,720 5.89 $ 30.07 $ 62,550
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 4,840 5.49 $ 46.08 $ 95,840
Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel 3,140 5.37 $ 34.29 $ 71,310

Top paying industries for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Oil and Gas Extraction 1,210 1.11 $ 66.56 $ 138,440
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 7,170 1.82 $ 64.53 $ 134,210
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 510 4.30 $ 60.76 $ 126,380
Natural Gas Distribution 2,360 2.09 $ 58.65 $ 121,990
Other Pipeline Transportation 350 4.11 $ 57.39 $ 119,370


Geographic profile for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers:

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



Map of employment of first-line supervisors of production and operating workers by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 60,020 4.43 1.00 $ 33.67 $ 70,040
California 49,820 2.78 0.63 $ 38.19 $ 79,440
Illinois 32,170 5.35 1.21 $ 33.83 $ 70,360
Ohio 29,510 5.40 1.22 $ 32.39 $ 67,370
Pennsylvania 28,480 4.79 1.08 $ 34.77 $ 72,330


Map of location quotient of first-line supervisors of production and operating workers by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wisconsin 26,080 9.04 2.04 $ 33.62 $ 69,920
Alabama 17,490 8.52 1.93 $ 33.86 $ 70,430
Arkansas 10,700 8.41 1.90 $ 30.85 $ 64,180
Indiana 25,870 8.19 1.85 $ 32.93 $ 68,490
Mississippi 9,240 8.03 1.82 $ 33.36 $ 69,400


Map of annual mean wages of first-line supervisors of production and operating workers by state, May 2023


Top paying states for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 210 0.30 0.07 $ 45.11 $ 93,840
Wyoming 1,550 5.64 1.28 $ 44.34 $ 92,240
Louisiana 9,320 5.03 1.14 $ 41.32 $ 85,940
Rhode Island 2,430 4.98 1.13 $ 40.06 $ 83,330
Alaska 1,040 3.34 0.76 $ 39.30 $ 81,740



Map of employment of first-line supervisors of production and operating workers by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 23,280 5.17 1.17 $ 34.78 $ 72,340
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 19,020 2.00 0.45 $ 39.55 $ 82,260
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 17,420 2.82 0.64 $ 37.87 $ 78,770
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 17,190 4.33 0.98 $ 32.52 $ 67,640
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 15,620 4.91 1.11 $ 37.19 $ 77,350
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 12,060 4.28 0.97 $ 33.80 $ 70,310
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 11,150 5.87 1.33 $ 34.53 $ 71,810
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 9,830 3.47 0.79 $ 37.31 $ 77,590
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 9,610 3.48 0.79 $ 38.22 $ 79,490
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 8,190 4.28 0.97 $ 36.99 $ 76,950


Map of location quotient of first-line supervisors of production and operating workers by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 3,310 24.20 5.48 $ 32.90 $ 68,440
Dalton, GA 1,270 19.37 4.38 $ 29.65 $ 61,680
Sheboygan, WI 1,060 17.68 4.00 $ 33.92 $ 70,550
Wausau, WI 990 14.28 3.23 $ 32.84 $ 68,310
Decatur, AL 810 13.90 3.15 $ 38.59 $ 80,270
Racine, WI 950 12.56 2.84 $ 32.28 $ 67,140
Columbus, IN 620 12.15 2.75 $ 32.37 $ 67,330
Owensboro, KY 610 11.83 2.68 $ 35.61 $ 74,080
Gainesville, GA 1,150 11.60 2.62 $ 33.69 $ 70,080
Morristown, TN 540 11.55 2.61 $ 28.50 $ 59,290