Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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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.
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 |
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 |
Top paying states for Production Workers, All Other:
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 |
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 |
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 |
140 |
2.96 |
1.85 |
$ 31.97 |
$ 66,500 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
370 |
0.18 |
0.11 |
$ 31.06 |
$ 64,600 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,490 |
0.54 |
0.34 |
$ 30.87 |
$ 64,200 |
| Yuba City, CA |
50 |
0.90 |
0.56 |
$ 28.33 |
$ 58,920 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
60 |
0.13 |
0.08 |
$ 27.27 |
$ 56,720 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 26.87 |
$ 55,890 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA |
60 |
0.63 |
0.39 |
$ 26.12 |
$ 54,320 |
| State College, PA |
40 |
0.59 |
0.37 |
$ 26.09 |
$ 54,280 |
| Hinesville, GA |
70 |
3.30 |
2.06 |
$ 25.92 |
$ 53,910 |
| Kankakee, IL |
170 |
4.07 |
2.54 |
$ 25.04 |
$ 52,070 |
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) |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |
1,990 |
17.36 |
10.83 |
$ 17.22 |
$ 35,820 |
| West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |
1,720 |
12.91 |
8.05 |
$ 18.38 |
$ 38,230 |
| Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area |
1,480 |
11.41 |
7.11 |
$ 20.32 |
$ 42,270 |
| North Georgia nonmetropolitan area |
1,420 |
7.36 |
4.59 |
$ 19.76 |
$ 41,100 |
| Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area |
1,380 |
5.58 |
3.48 |
$ 19.11 |
$ 39,750 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Production Workers, All Other:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Production Workers, All Other:
About May 2023 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 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
