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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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




Top paying metropolitan areas for Production Workers, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hanford-Corcoran, CA (8) (8) (8) $ 35.82 $ 74,500
Lake Charles, LA 410 4.01 2.87 $ 31.29 $ 65,070
Baton Rouge, LA 1,600 4.31 3.08 $ 26.90 $ 55,940
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 670 6.22 4.45 $ 25.31 $ 52,640
Danbury, CT 60 0.88 0.63 $ 24.79 $ 51,550
Corpus Christi, TX 80 0.43 0.31 $ 24.71 $ 51,400
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 70 0.62 0.44 $ 24.24 $ 50,420
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 110 0.58 0.41 $ 23.78 $ 49,450
Peoria, IL 370 2.35 1.68 $ 23.27 $ 48,400
Ames, IA 60 1.27 0.91 $ 23.01 $ 47,860

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 1,370 11.01 7.88 $ 14.83 $ 30,850
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 1,170 3.74 2.68 $ 17.16 $ 35,700
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 1,120 4.67 3.34 $ 17.87 $ 37,160
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 950 7.55 5.40 $ 16.07 $ 33,430
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 900 8.83 6.32 $ 18.28 $ 38,030

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 1,370 11.01 7.88 $ 14.83 $ 30,850
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 900 8.83 6.32 $ 18.28 $ 38,030
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 950 7.55 5.40 $ 16.07 $ 33,430
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 710 6.71 4.81 $ 14.46 $ 30,080
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area 420 6.36 4.55 $ 17.27 $ 35,910

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Production Workers, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 70 0.71 0.51 $ 30.90 $ 64,270
West Montana nonmetropolitan area 30 0.46 0.33 $ 28.43 $ 59,120
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 40 0.41 0.29 $ 26.17 $ 54,440
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 50 0.30 0.21 $ 23.82 $ 49,550
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 70 0.44 0.31 $ 23.23 $ 48,320


About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021