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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
659,930 0.3 % $ 33.22 $ 69,100 0.2 %

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

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 19.32 $ 23.80 $ 30.53 $ 38.74 $ 49.07
Annual Wage (2) $ 40,180 $ 49,510 $ 63,510 $ 80,580 $ 102,070

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 30,380 4.97 $ 30.38 $ 63,190
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) 27,650 3.69 $ 33.62 $ 69,930
Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) 24,660 0.83 $ 23.17 $ 48,190
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 22,860 4.21 $ 31.42 $ 65,350
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) 21,690 4.47 $ 32.22 $ 67,010

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 820 7.36 $ 33.33 $ 69,330
Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing 220 6.67 $ 29.06 $ 60,430
Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities 8,050 6.37 $ 29.05 $ 60,430
Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel 3,100 5.61 $ 33.67 $ 70,030
Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing 3,180 5.45 $ 34.48 $ 71,720

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 1,470 1.45 $ 66.23 $ 137,760
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 7,260 1.92 $ 61.03 $ 126,930
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 430 3.87 $ 60.07 $ 124,950
Natural Gas Distribution 2,440 2.22 $ 57.13 $ 118,830
Other Pipeline Transportation 290 3.56 $ 56.23 $ 116,960

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 2022


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 59,830 4.61 1.03 $ 33.36 $ 69,380
California 51,120 2.90 0.65 $ 36.63 $ 76,190
Ohio 32,360 6.02 1.35 $ 31.46 $ 65,440
Illinois 30,350 5.16 1.16 $ 32.25 $ 67,080
Michigan 27,900 6.57 1.47 $ 32.79 $ 68,190


Map of location quotient of first-line supervisors of production and operating workers by state, May 2022


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 25,880 9.19 2.06 $ 31.78 $ 66,100
Arkansas 10,520 8.55 1.92 $ 29.23 $ 60,790
Alabama 16,090 8.03 1.80 $ 32.88 $ 68,400
Indiana 24,360 7.88 1.77 $ 32.35 $ 67,300
Mississippi 8,880 7.85 1.76 $ 31.15 $ 64,790


Map of annual mean wages of first-line supervisors of production and operating workers by state, May 2022


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 240 0.34 0.08 $ 48.98 $ 101,890
Wyoming 1,540 5.75 1.29 $ 42.97 $ 89,370
Louisiana 8,710 4.71 1.06 $ 38.63 $ 80,360
North Dakota 1,560 3.84 0.86 $ 38.33 $ 79,720
Alaska 990 3.24 0.73 $ 38.18 $ 79,410



Map of employment of first-line supervisors of production and operating workers by area, May 2022


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 22,180 5.02 1.13 $ 33.14 $ 68,920
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 19,370 2.11 0.47 $ 38.48 $ 80,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 18,270 2.99 0.67 $ 36.62 $ 76,160
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 17,120 4.50 1.01 $ 32.02 $ 66,600
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 16,180 5.30 1.19 $ 37.37 $ 77,740
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 11,640 4.27 0.96 $ 32.54 $ 67,680
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 11,480 6.15 1.38 $ 34.53 $ 71,820
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 9,330 3.37 0.76 $ 36.14 $ 75,170
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 8,350 4.43 0.99 $ 35.05 $ 72,900
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 8,140 3.01 0.67 $ 37.23 $ 77,440


Map of location quotient of first-line supervisors of production and operating workers by area, May 2022


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 2,900 20.38 4.57 $ 33.38 $ 69,430
Dalton, GA 1,170 18.21 4.08 $ 28.80 $ 59,900
Sheboygan, WI 1,060 18.05 4.04 $ 31.85 $ 66,250
Wausau, WI 990 14.26 3.20 $ 31.09 $ 64,670
Decatur, AL 780 13.82 3.10 $ 36.06 $ 74,990
Fond du Lac, WI 580 12.87 2.88 $ 31.12 $ 64,720
Racine, WI 920 12.53 2.81 $ 30.89 $ 64,240
Morristown, TN 570 12.28 2.75 $ 27.29 $ 56,750
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 1,740 11.35 2.54 $ 28.92 $ 60,160
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 1,030 11.32 2.54 $ 32.23 $ 67,050