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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
51-9198 Helpers--Production Workers
Help production workers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment. Apprentice workers are classified in the appropriate production occupations (51-0000).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 429,890 |
1.7 % |
$12.95 |
$26,930 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$8.90 |
$10.01 |
$11.94 |
$14.96 |
$18.63 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$18,510 |
$20,820 |
$24,830 |
$31,120 |
$38,750 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
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 |
135,320 |
3.74 |
$11.62 |
$24,160 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing |
23,690 |
4.82 |
$12.62 |
$26,260 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
15,100 |
3.34 |
$12.94 |
$26,920 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
13,770 |
5.11 |
$14.18 |
$29,500 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing |
12,200 |
2.16 |
$12.98 |
$27,000 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities |
7,480 |
5.42 |
$12.64 |
$26,280 |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills |
5,290 |
5.28 |
$17.46 |
$36,310 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
13,770 |
5.11 |
$14.18 |
$29,500 |
| Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing |
200 |
5.03 |
$12.04 |
$25,050 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing |
23,690 |
4.82 |
$12.62 |
$26,260 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
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 |
45,560 |
2.85 |
0.93 |
$12.91 |
$26,840 |
| Texas |
44,700 |
3.81 |
1.24 |
$12.24 |
$25,460 |
| Tennessee |
21,500 |
7.43 |
2.43 |
$12.33 |
$25,640 |
| Pennsylvania |
20,920 |
3.64 |
1.19 |
$14.15 |
$29,440 |
| Michigan |
20,130 |
4.78 |
1.56 |
$12.40 |
$25,800 |
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) |
| Alabama |
17,170 |
8.98 |
2.93 |
$11.83 |
$24,600 |
| Arkansas |
9,550 |
8.01 |
2.62 |
$11.84 |
$24,640 |
| Tennessee |
21,500 |
7.43 |
2.43 |
$12.33 |
$25,640 |
| Indiana |
17,760 |
5.94 |
1.94 |
$12.64 |
$26,280 |
| Rhode Island |
2,780 |
5.84 |
1.91 |
$11.41 |
$23,730 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wyoming |
540 |
1.97 |
0.64 |
$18.88 |
$39,260 |
| South Dakota |
30 |
0.08 |
0.03 |
$16.42 |
$34,160 |
| Alaska |
290 |
0.91 |
0.30 |
$16.23 |
$33,770 |
| North Dakota |
450 |
1.05 |
0.34 |
$16.01 |
$33,300 |
| Oregon |
3,850 |
2.15 |
0.70 |
$15.47 |
$32,180 |
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) |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
13,250 |
4.51 |
1.47 |
$13.11 |
$27,270 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
12,320 |
2.92 |
0.95 |
$12.29 |
$25,560 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
8,610 |
2.37 |
0.77 |
$13.73 |
$28,550 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
7,160 |
3.75 |
1.22 |
$12.31 |
$25,610 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
6,960 |
1.06 |
0.34 |
$13.07 |
$27,180 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
6,640 |
2.60 |
0.85 |
$12.43 |
$25,850 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division |
6,450 |
5.34 |
1.75 |
$12.88 |
$26,790 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division |
6,370 |
4.08 |
1.33 |
$12.21 |
$25,390 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
6,220 |
2.56 |
0.84 |
$11.82 |
$24,590 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division |
6,070 |
6.19 |
2.02 |
$11.00 |
$22,880 |
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United States Department of Labor
