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May 2004 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

Production Occupations

SOC major groups

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. These and other data elements, including the 10th, 25th, 75th, and 90th percentile wages, are available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

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			Wage Estimates
SOC Code Number	Occupation Title	Employment (1)	Median Hourly	Mean Hourly	Mean Annual (2)	Mean RSE (3)
51-0000	Production Occupations	10,128,200	$12.65	$14.08	$29,280	0.2 %
51-1011	First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers	696,750	$21.51	$22.96	$47,760	0.2 %
51-2011	Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	18,710	$17.79	$18.02	$37,470	2.8 %
51-2021	Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	27,360	$12.24	$12.69	$26,400	1.3 %
51-2022	Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers	217,360	$11.68	$12.63	$26,270	0.6 %
51-2023	Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers	51,370	$12.71	$13.29	$27,650	0.8 %
51-2031	Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	45,730	$16.73	$17.29	$35,960	2.9 %
51-2041	Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	86,240	$14.34	$14.94	$31,070	0.6 %
51-2091	Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	30,250	$12.18	$12.59	$26,190	1.0 %
51-2092	Team Assemblers	1,208,270	$11.42	$12.36	$25,720	0.6 %
51-2093	Timing Device Assemblers, Adjusters, and Calibrators	3,150	$13.76	$14.57	$30,310	2.4 %
51-2099	Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other	259,830	$11.90	$14.14	$29,410	2.1 %
51-3011	Bakers	150,900	$10.26	$10.97	$22,820	0.5 %
51-3021	Butchers and Meat Cutters	131,490	$12.45	$13.12	$27,300	0.6 %
51-3022	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	137,370	$9.09	$9.60	$19,970	0.8 %
51-3023	Slaughterers and Meat Packers	134,140	$10.03	$10.20	$21,220	1.0 %
51-3091	Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	18,110	$11.46	$12.12	$25,210	1.6 %
51-3092	Food Batchmakers	85,010	$10.62	$11.34	$23,590	0.8 %
51-3093	Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	41,810	$10.02	$10.72	$22,290	1.1 %
51-4011	Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic	124,330	$14.75	$15.22	$31,650	0.5 %
51-4012	Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmers	17,310	$19.31	$20.27	$42,160	0.9 %
51-4021	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	88,980	$13.18	$13.54	$28,170	0.6 %
51-4022	Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	37,890	$13.22	$14.05	$29,210	1.1 %
51-4023	Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	37,210	$14.33	$14.81	$30,810	0.8 %
51-4031	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	248,800	$12.45	$13.04	$27,120	0.4 %
51-4032	Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	41,940	$13.69	$14.72	$30,620	1.2 %
51-4033	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	98,770	$13.19	$14.10	$29,330	0.8 %
51-4034	Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	70,230	$15.04	$15.47	$32,190	0.7 %
51-4035	Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	30,280	$14.91	$15.16	$31,530	0.8 %
51-4041	Machinists	361,280	$16.33	$16.73	$34,790	0.4 %
51-4051	Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	17,150	$15.74	$16.13	$33,560	0.9 %
51-4052	Pourers and Casters, Metal	13,670	$13.92	$14.68	$30,530	1.0 %
51-4061	Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	8,030	$21.28	$21.57	$44,870	2.0 %
51-4062	Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	5,930	$17.86	$18.19	$37,840	2.7 %
51-4071	Foundry Mold and Coremakers	17,320	$13.37	$14.29	$29,720	1.8 %
51-4072	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	156,480	$11.63	$12.47	$25,940	0.8 %
51-4081	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	97,060	$14.06	$14.88	$30,960	1.3 %
51-4111	Tool and Die Makers	99,390	$20.55	$21.19	$44,070	0.6 %
51-4121	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	344,970	$14.72	$15.41	$32,050	0.3 %
51-4122	Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	47,210	$14.32	$15.39	$32,020	1.5 %
51-4191	Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	25,690	$14.26	$14.73	$30,630	1.1 %
51-4192	Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic	11,240	$15.65	$16.23	$33,750	1.5 %
51-4193	Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	38,620	$12.96	$13.68	$28,440	0.9 %
51-4194	Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	19,750	$14.52	$15.10	$31,410	0.9 %
51-4199	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	53,050	$16.15	$17.19	$35,750	1.7 %
51-5011	Bindery Workers	73,240	$11.31	$12.33	$25,650	0.7 %
51-5012	Bookbinders	7,160	$13.71	$14.58	$30,320	2.1 %
51-5021	Job Printers	56,770	$15.41	$16.23	$33,750	1.2 %
51-5022	Prepress Technicians and Workers	76,190	$15.30	$16.08	$33,450	0.8 %
51-5023	Printing Machine Operators	184,230	$14.38	$15.26	$31,740	1.0 %
51-6011	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	218,610	$8.28	$8.74	$18,170	0.4 %
51-6021	Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	80,520	$8.33	$8.62	$17,920	0.5 %
51-6031	Sewing Machine Operators	242,500	$8.61	$9.24	$19,230	0.5 %
51-6041	Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	7,840	$9.29	$9.68	$20,120	1.7 %
51-6042	Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders	4,530	$9.44	$9.85	$20,500	1.7 %
51-6051	Sewers, Hand	12,430	$9.13	$10.20	$21,210	3.1 %
51-6052	Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	27,180	$10.79	$11.76	$24,450	1.2 %
51-6061	Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	21,480	$10.56	$10.96	$22,790	1.0 %
51-6062	Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	25,320	$9.80	$10.44	$21,700	1.2 %
51-6063	Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	45,320	$11.48	$11.47	$23,850	0.6 %
51-6064	Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	53,490	$10.87	$11.41	$23,740	1.2 %
51-6091	Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	23,040	$13.37	$13.71	$28,520	1.3 %
51-6092	Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	9,340	$13.85	$16.23	$33,760	1.8 %
51-6093	Upholsterers	38,550	$12.35	$13.05	$27,140	1.0 %
51-6099	Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	21,920	$10.34	$10.96	$22,790	2.1 %
51-7011	Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	121,380	$12.16	$12.90	$26,830	0.5 %
51-7021	Furniture Finishers	25,770	$11.35	$12.11	$25,190	0.8 %
51-7031	Model Makers, Wood	3,210	$12.94	$14.82	$30,820	4.9 %
51-7032	Patternmakers, Wood	2,500	$14.88	$15.74	$32,750	2.0 %
51-7041	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	56,500	$10.91	$11.35	$23,600	0.7 %
51-7042	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	88,870	$10.93	$11.43	$23,780	0.5 %
51-7099	Woodworkers, All Other	12,190	$10.16	$10.94	$22,760	1.3 %
51-8011	Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	4,300	$30.81	$30.71	$63,880	1.2 %
51-8012	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	8,290	$27.56	$28.03	$58,300	0.7 %
51-8013	Power Plant Operators	33,350	$25.26	$25.02	$52,030	0.5 %
51-8021	Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	46,870	$21.22	$21.66	$45,060	0.7 %
51-8031	Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators	92,120	$16.81	$17.32	$36,030	0.6 %
51-8091	Chemical Plant and System Operators	59,980	$21.55	$21.61	$44,940	1.0 %
51-8092	Gas Plant Operators	10,670	$24.36	$24.36	$50,660	0.7 %
51-8093	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	42,300	$24.27	$23.44	$48,760	1.2 %
51-8099	Plant and System Operators, All Other	14,930	$20.10	$20.14	$41,900	1.0 %
51-9011	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	48,450	$18.69	$18.94	$39,390	1.5 %
51-9012	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	38,000	$15.98	$16.49	$34,290	1.1 %
51-9021	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	42,600	$12.96	$13.70	$28,490	0.9 %
51-9022	Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	44,210	$11.28	$12.03	$25,030	0.6 %
51-9023	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	119,320	$13.51	$14.06	$29,240	0.4 %
51-9031	Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	28,780	$10.59	$11.60	$24,120	1.6 %
51-9032	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	73,250	$12.82	$13.46	$27,990	0.6 %
51-9041	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	73,970	$13.20	$13.88	$28,880	0.7 %
51-9051	Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	29,750	$14.29	$15.08	$31,360	0.9 %
51-9061	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	495,430	$13.66	$15.00	$31,210	0.4 %
51-9071	Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	26,360	$13.18	$14.76	$30,700	1.8 %
51-9081	Dental Laboratory Technicians	44,540	$14.93	$16.21	$33,720	1.4 %
51-9082	Medical Appliance Technicians	10,080	$13.38	$15.19	$31,600	2.9 %
51-9083	Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	25,170	$11.40	$12.32	$25,620	1.4 %
51-9111	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	411,660	$10.67	$11.59	$24,110	0.5 %
51-9121	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	96,510	$12.64	$13.25	$27,550	0.4 %
51-9122	Painters, Transportation Equipment	49,810	$16.89	$18.17	$37,800	1.0 %
51-9123	Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	26,990	$10.95	$12.01	$24,970	1.9 %
51-9131	Photographic Process Workers	31,610	$9.63	$11.07	$23,010	1.5 %
51-9132	Photographic Processing Machine Operators	53,350	$9.33	$10.26	$21,340	1.2 %
51-9141	Semiconductor Processors	44,440	$13.85	$14.46	$30,070	1.3 %
51-9191	Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders	24,630	$11.57	$12.34	$25,660	0.9 %
51-9192	Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	16,860	$11.18	$12.15	$25,270	0.9 %
51-9193	Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	8,790	$10.96	$12.18	$25,340	1.6 %
51-9194	Etchers and Engravers	8,490	$11.33	$12.59	$26,180	2.5 %
51-9195	Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	37,930	$11.58	$12.51	$26,020	2.2 %
51-9196	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	109,560	$14.63	$15.01	$31,220	0.7 %
51-9197	Tire Builders	17,960	$17.50	$17.38	$36,150	2.7 %
51-9198	Helpers—Production Workers	480,430	$9.70	$10.35	$21,530	0.4 %
51-9199	Production Workers, All Other	299,950	$11.38	$13.47	$28,010	1.0 %

About May 2004 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

(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 mean 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.

National OES estimates by SOC major group