Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
243,500	1.1 %	$ 19.90	$ 41,400	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Production Workers, All Other:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 14.05	$ 15.90	$ 18.00	$ 22.36	$ 28.41
Annual Wage (2)	$ 29,220	$ 33,070	$ 37,430	$ 46,520	$ 59,090

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	79,420	2.12	$ 17.53	$ 36,460
Plastics Product Manufacturing	7,060	1.17	$ 20.16	$ 41,930
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)	6,740	0.45	$ 19.37	$ 40,280
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	6,710	1.61	$ 21.17	$ 44,020
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	6,130	1.10	$ 19.81	$ 41,210

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)
Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing	1,190	3.86	$ 17.95	$ 37,340
Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	1,390	3.43	$ 20.31	$ 42,240
Grain and Oilseed Milling	1,870	2.88	(8)	(8)
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	2,250	2.56	$ 29.85	$ 62,090
Rubber Product Manufacturing	3,120	2.30	$ 21.71	$ 45,170

Top paying industries for Production Workers, All Other:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution	1,450	1.29	$ 45.60	$ 94,850
Other Specialty Trade Contractors	110	0.01	$ 41.35	$ 86,000
Scientific Research and Development Services	1,230	0.13	$ 36.03	$ 74,940
Oil and Gas Extraction	30	0.03	$ 33.77	$ 70,240
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	350	0.03	$ 32.94	$ 68,510

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.

Map of employment of production workers, all other by state, May 2023

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	36,650	2.04	1.27	$ 21.62	$ 44,970
Georgia	23,900	5.02	3.13	$ 20.01	$ 41,620
Tennessee	21,470	6.67	4.16	$ 18.45	$ 38,370
North Carolina	12,620	2.63	1.64	$ 20.04	$ 41,680
Texas	10,640	0.78	0.49	$ 18.44	$ 38,350

Map of location quotient of production workers, all other by state, May 2023

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	21,470	6.67	4.16	$ 18.45	$ 38,370
Georgia	23,900	5.02	3.13	$ 20.01	$ 41,620
Louisiana	8,940	4.83	3.01	$ 19.74	$ 41,060
Kentucky	6,780	3.46	2.16	$ 18.25	$ 37,960
Missouri	9,530	3.31	2.07	$ 20.25	$ 42,120

Map of annual mean wages of production workers, all other by state, May 2023

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)
District of Columbia	(8)	(8)	(8)	$ 35.49	$ 73,820
Massachusetts	1,620	0.44	0.28	$ 30.27	$ 62,960
New Mexico	120	0.15	0.09	$ 26.49	$ 55,090
Alaska	120	0.39	0.24	$ 26.11	$ 54,300
Washington	800	0.23	0.14	$ 25.51	$ 53,060

Map of employment of production workers, all other by area, May 2023

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	14,460	2.34	1.46	$ 21.58	$ 44,880
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	11,520	4.09	2.55	$ 20.05	$ 41,710
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	6,010	1.33	0.83	$ 19.93	$ 41,450
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	5,150	0.54	0.34	$ 20.20	$ 42,010
St. Louis, MO-IL	4,560	3.44	2.15	$ 21.17	$ 44,040
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	4,290	3.99	2.49	$ 18.97	$ 39,460
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	3,930	2.36	1.47	$ 19.74	$ 41,060
Knoxville, TN	3,280	7.94	4.95	$ 19.88	$ 41,360
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	3,260	0.82	0.51	$ 19.92	$ 41,440
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	2,960	1.22	0.76	$ 24.18	$ 50,300

Map of location quotient of production workers, all other by area, May 2023

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)
Decatur, IL	1,090	23.70	14.78	(8)	(8)
Cleveland, TN	640	14.18	8.84	$ 16.88	$ 35,120
Morristown, TN	660	14.01	8.74	$ 17.47	$ 36,340
Jackson, TN	670	9.81	6.12	$ 19.29	$ 40,130
Dalton, GA	630	9.63	6.01	$ 17.29	$ 35,960
Lafayette, LA	1,740	9.08	5.66	$ 18.94	$ 39,400
Gainesville, GA	900	9.08	5.66	$ 21.37	$ 44,450
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	720	8.93	5.57	$ 20.94	$ 43,550
Carson City, NV	270	8.78	5.48	$ 20.69	$ 43,040
Lake Charles, LA	760	8.30	5.18	$ 19.46	$ 40,490