Occupation (SOC code) |
Employment | (Hourly) Mean Wage | (Annual) Mean Wage |
Production Occupations(510000) | 107,550 | $20.84 | $43,350 |
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers(511011) | 8,060 | $33.93 | $70,570 |
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers(512021) | 110 | $17.69 | $36,790 |
Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers(512028) | 9,540 | $19.88 | $41,360 |
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers(512031) | 210 | $23.48 | $48,840 |
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters(512041) | 650 | $22.16 | $46,090 |
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators(512091) | 250 | $21.97 | $45,700 |
Assemblers and fabricators, all other, including team assemblers(512098) | 14,050 | $16.77 | $34,890 |
Bakers(513011) | 3,180 | $16.02 | $33,320 |
Butchers and Meat Cutters(513021) | 1,500 | $20.06 | $41,720 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers(513022) | 920 | $14.22 | $29,580 |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers(513023) | - | $13.61 | $28,310 |
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders(513091) | 100 | $16.59 | $34,500 |
Food Batchmakers(513092) | 2,230 | $15.97 | $33,210 |
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders(513093) | 410 | $17.11 | $35,600 |
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic(514011) | 1,770 | $23.80 | $49,490 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic(514012) | 380 | $31.25 | $65,010 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic(514021) | 510 | $19.07 | $39,670 |
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic(514022) | 90 | $15.29 | $31,790 |
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic(514023) | 100 | $17.23 | $35,850 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic(514031) | 1,220 | $20.12 | $41,860 |
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic(514032) | 210 | $24.56 | $51,080 |
Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic(514033) | 1,070 | $18.64 | $38,770 |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic(514034) | 600 | $24.32 | $50,580 |
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic(514035) | 350 | $25.65 | $53,340 |
Machinists(514041) | 5,200 | $25.38 | $52,800 |
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders(514051) | 130 | $22.90 | $47,630 |
Pourers and Casters, Metal(514052) | 50 | $17.20 | $35,780 |
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic(514061) | 70 | $31.47 | $65,460 |
Foundry Mold and Coremakers(514071) | 220 | $17.30 | $35,990 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic(514072) | 1,240 | $17.96 | $37,360 |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic(514081) | 1,520 | $18.71 | $38,910 |
Tool and Die Makers(514111) | 490 | $26.90 | $55,960 |
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers(514121) | 2,140 | $27.19 | $56,550 |
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders(514122) | 980 | $22.12 | $46,010 |
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic(514191) | 300 | $20.74 | $43,140 |
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic(514192) | 40 | $26.37 | $54,850 |
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic(514193) | 510 | $20.05 | $41,700 |
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners(514194) | 60 | $23.60 | $49,090 |
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other(514199) | 190 | $18.70 | $38,900 |
Prepress Technicians and Workers(515111) | 510 | $22.39 | $46,560 |
Printing Press Operators(515112) | 2,500 | $21.58 | $44,880 |
Print Binding and Finishing Workers(515113) | 720 | $17.27 | $35,930 |
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers(516011) | 3,920 | $13.42 | $27,920 |
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials(516021) | 460 | $14.91 | $31,000 |
Sewing Machine Operators(516031) | 1,420 | $14.49 | $30,130 |
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers(516041) | - | $15.93 | $33,120 |
Sewers, Hand(516051) | 70 | $15.23 | $31,680 |
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers(516052) | 250 | $18.91 | $39,330 |
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders(516061) | 90 | $15.65 | $32,550 |
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders(516062) | - | $16.47 | $34,260 |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders(516063) | 120 | $15.02 | $31,240 |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders(516064) | 120 | $15.50 | $32,240 |
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers(516091) | - | $18.40 | $38,280 |
Upholsterers(516093) | 240 | $19.43 | $40,410 |
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other(516099) | 50 | $16.72 | $34,770 |
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters(517011) | 1,140 | $23.32 | $48,510 |
Furniture Finishers(517021) | 110 | $20.55 | $42,740 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood(517041) | 180 | $17.52 | $36,440 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing(517042) | 300 | $19.83 | $41,240 |
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators(518011) | 110 | $47.78 | $99,390 |
Power Distributors and Dispatchers(518012) | 240 | $44.39 | $92,340 |
Power Plant Operators(518013) | 420 | $37.87 | $78,770 |
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators(518021) | 500 | $31.93 | $66,410 |
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators(518031) | 1,100 | $28.26 | $58,770 |
Chemical Plant and System Operators(518091) | 290 | $26.54 | $55,200 |
Gas Plant Operators(518092) | - | $44.56 | $92,690 |
Plant and System Operators, All Other(518099) | - | $30.95 | $64,370 |
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders(519011) | 650 | $22.58 | $46,960 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders(519012) | 590 | $25.25 | $52,520 |
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders(519021) | 370 | $19.47 | $40,490 |
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand(519022) | 230 | $21.95 | $45,660 |
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders(519023) | 1,360 | $19.58 | $40,720 |
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand(519031) | 120 | $15.66 | $32,580 |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders(519032) | 950 | $18.64 | $38,770 |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders(519041) | 810 | $18.15 | $37,760 |
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders(519051) | 160 | $23.74 | $49,380 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers(519061) | 7,190 | $23.54 | $48,960 |
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers(519071) | 380 | $22.00 | $45,760 |
Dental Laboratory Technicians(519081) | 530 | $22.34 | $46,480 |
Medical Appliance Technicians(519082) | 220 | $22.16 | $46,100 |
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians(519083) | 220 | $19.56 | $40,680 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders(519111) | 5,700 | $15.99 | $33,260 |
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders(519121) | 1,090 | $18.73 | $38,970 |
Painters, Transportation Equipment(519122) | 490 | $25.03 | $52,070 |
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers(519123) | 140 | $19.68 | $40,930 |
Semiconductor Processors(519141) | 650 | $25.73 | $53,520 |
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators(519151) | 240 | $17.35 | $36,090 |
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders(519191) | 380 | $16.21 | $33,710 |
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders(519192) | 400 | $15.16 | $31,520 |
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders(519193) | 100 | $17.35 | $36,090 |
Etchers and Engravers(519194) | 410 | $20.12 | $41,850 |
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic(519195) | - | $17.75 | $36,920 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders(519196) | 400 | $17.73 | $36,870 |
Helpers--Production Workers(519198) | 3,570 | $15.66 | $32,580 |
Production Workers, All Other(519199) | 2,990 | $18.78 | $39,060 |
— Bureau of Labor Statistics