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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
51-9199 Production Workers, All Other
All production workers not listed separately. Excludes “Packers and Packagers, Hand” (53-7064).
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) |
| 222,230 |
1.8 % |
$16.26 |
$33,830 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.77 |
$11.60 |
$14.33 |
$18.91 |
$25.39 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$20,320 |
$24,120 |
$29,800 |
$39,330 |
$52,820 |
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 |
83,440 |
2.27 |
$14.26 |
$29,660 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing |
6,320 |
1.06 |
$17.32 |
$36,030 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
5,560 |
1.91 |
$16.38 |
$34,060 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services |
5,120 |
1.57 |
$11.89 |
$24,730 |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) |
5,030 |
0.67 |
$17.72 |
$36,850 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Tobacco Manufacturing |
260 |
2.48 |
$22.27 |
$46,320 |
| Employment Services |
83,440 |
2.27 |
$14.26 |
$29,660 |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills |
2,010 |
2.18 |
$24.22 |
$50,370 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
5,560 |
1.91 |
$16.38 |
$34,060 |
| Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing |
620 |
1.81 |
$22.66 |
$47,140 |
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 |
27,860 |
1.60 |
1.06 |
$17.27 |
$35,920 |
| Tennessee |
19,000 |
6.32 |
4.17 |
$15.69 |
$32,630 |
| Illinois |
17,860 |
2.96 |
1.96 |
$17.44 |
$36,280 |
| Georgia |
11,490 |
2.57 |
1.70 |
$14.21 |
$29,560 |
| Texas |
11,210 |
0.90 |
0.60 |
$15.41 |
$32,060 |
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) |
| Tennessee |
19,000 |
6.32 |
4.17 |
$15.69 |
$32,630 |
| Louisiana |
9,390 |
4.89 |
3.23 |
$18.84 |
$39,190 |
| Maine |
2,420 |
3.96 |
2.62 |
$17.09 |
$35,550 |
| Oregon |
6,540 |
3.43 |
2.27 |
$17.85 |
$37,130 |
| Illinois |
17,860 |
2.96 |
1.96 |
$17.44 |
$36,280 |
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 |
11,790 |
1.89 |
1.25 |
$16.69 |
$34,720 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
11,470 |
2.45 |
1.62 |
$17.43 |
$36,260 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
7,160 |
0.74 |
0.49 |
$16.70 |
$34,730 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
5,790 |
2.11 |
1.39 |
$13.63 |
$28,350 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
4,720 |
4.72 |
3.12 |
$13.69 |
$28,470 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
3,910 |
3.24 |
2.14 |
$18.34 |
$38,140 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
3,660 |
2.38 |
1.57 |
$18.08 |
$37,600 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR |
3,650 |
5.77 |
3.81 |
$12.32 |
$25,610 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
3,170 |
1.61 |
1.06 |
$18.00 |
$37,440 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
3,080 |
1.10 |
0.73 |
$19.98 |
$41,550 |
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United States Department of Labor
