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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
51-9199 Production Workers, All Other
All production workers not listed separately.
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) |
| 230,760 |
2.3 % |
$16.58 |
$34,490 |
0.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.69 |
$11.47 |
$14.50 |
$19.63 |
$26.88 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$20,140 |
$23,860 |
$30,170 |
$40,840 |
$55,910 |
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 |
82,370 |
2.25 |
$14.51 |
$30,180 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
6,320 |
0.45 |
$15.70 |
$32,650 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing |
5,770 |
0.98 |
$16.43 |
$34,180 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
5,610 |
1.94 |
$16.07 |
$33,420 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing |
5,160 |
1.24 |
$18.03 |
$37,500 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing |
160 |
4.60 |
$14.90 |
$31,000 |
| Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing |
2,580 |
4.51 |
$25.98 |
$54,040 |
| Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing |
960 |
2.92 |
$19.90 |
$41,390 |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills |
2,100 |
2.27 |
$23.90 |
$49,710 |
| Employment Services |
82,370 |
2.25 |
$14.51 |
$30,180 |
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) |
| Illinois |
32,900 |
5.49 |
3.44 |
$17.75 |
$36,920 |
| California |
28,120 |
1.65 |
1.04 |
$16.54 |
$34,400 |
| Tennessee |
13,620 |
4.61 |
2.89 |
$14.90 |
$31,000 |
| Ohio |
13,400 |
2.47 |
1.55 |
$17.19 |
$35,750 |
| Louisiana |
9,840 |
5.14 |
3.22 |
$18.33 |
$38,140 |
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) |
| Illinois |
32,900 |
5.49 |
3.44 |
$17.75 |
$36,920 |
| Louisiana |
9,840 |
5.14 |
3.22 |
$18.33 |
$38,140 |
| Tennessee |
13,620 |
4.61 |
2.89 |
$14.90 |
$31,000 |
| Iowa |
6,590 |
4.28 |
2.68 |
$20.81 |
$43,290 |
| Maine |
2,230 |
3.68 |
2.31 |
$16.59 |
$34,510 |
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) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
24,190 |
5.21 |
3.27 |
$17.88 |
$37,190 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
11,170 |
1.83 |
1.15 |
$16.13 |
$33,550 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
5,810 |
0.61 |
0.38 |
$17.13 |
$35,630 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
5,060 |
1.89 |
1.18 |
$13.13 |
$27,300 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
4,440 |
2.97 |
1.86 |
$16.54 |
$34,400 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
3,730 |
2.74 |
1.72 |
$16.71 |
$34,750 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
3,530 |
2.96 |
1.86 |
$16.93 |
$35,220 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
3,140 |
1.30 |
0.82 |
$16.92 |
$35,190 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,990 |
1.08 |
0.68 |
$18.78 |
$39,060 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,710 |
0.76 |
0.48 |
$15.54 |
$32,320 |
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United States Department of Labor
