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Occupational Employment Statistics
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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:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Coal Mining 60 0.12 $33.51 $69,700
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 340 0.02 $28.89 $60,080
Support Activities for Mining 700 0.20 $25.03 $52,060
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 2,010 2.18 $24.22 $50,370
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 70 0.05 $24.04 $49,990

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:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 40 0.06 0.04 $40.06 $83,320
Alaska 160 0.49 0.33 $28.05 $58,350
Wyoming 130 0.49 0.32 $22.73 $47,280
South Dakota 190 0.44 0.29 $21.55 $44,830
North Dakota 550 1.30 0.86 $21.29 $44,280





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