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2000 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

Production Occupations

other SOC major groups

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry divisions in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia.

Click on the SOC Code Number to view that occupation's definition, additional wage estimates, and relative standard error (RSE) estimates.

			Wage Estimates
SOC Code Number	Occupation Title	Employment	Median Hourly	Mean Hourly	Mean Annual (1)	Mean RSE
51-0000	Production Occupations	12,400,080	$11.24	$12.72	$26,450	0.3 %
51-1011	First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers	769,540	$19.39	$20.68	$43,020	0.2 %
51-2011	Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	32,680	$19.64	$18.34	$38,150	4.2 %
51-2021	Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	53,050	$9.77	$10.55	$21,940	1.2 %
51-2022	Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers	367,150	$10.31	$11.03	$22,950	0.7 %
51-2023	Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers	72,550	$11.16	$11.81	$24,560	1.4 %
51-2031	Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	66,090	$13.47	$14.09	$29,320	2.5 %
51-2041	Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	101,490	$13.11	$13.70	$28,490	1.0 %
51-2091	Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	46,700	$10.82	$11.75	$24,430	1.6 %
51-2092	Team Assemblers	1,306,430	$10.32	$11.29	$23,490	0.9 %
51-2093	Timing Device Assemblers, Adjusters, and Calibrators	11,020	$10.78	$11.66	$24,250	2.5 %
51-3011	Bakers	156,100	$9.48	$10.12	$21,050	0.6 %
51-3021	Butchers and Meat Cutters	134,250	$11.60	$12.35	$25,690	0.7 %
51-3022	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	148,100	$8.06	$8.51	$17,710	0.8 %
51-3023	Slaughterers and Meat Packers	118,900	$9.33	$9.29	$19,330	1.0 %
51-3091	Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	19,140	$10.91	$12.10	$25,170	3.0 %
51-3092	Food Batchmakers	67,320	$10.09	$10.71	$22,280	1.0 %
51-3093	Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	36,020	$9.92	$10.49	$21,830	1.8 %
51-4011	Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic	162,360	$13.17	$13.84	$28,780	0.6 %
51-4012	Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmers	22,460	$17.70	$18.12	$37,690	1.2 %
51-4021	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	114,210	$11.66	$12.03	$25,030	0.9 %
51-4022	Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	53,950	$12.11	$13.30	$27,660	1.8 %
51-4023	Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	49,710	$12.85	$13.39	$27,850	1.4 %
51-4031	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	351,050	$11.03	$11.67	$24,280	0.6 %
51-4032	Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	71,490	$12.25	$12.97	$26,990	1.1 %
51-4033	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	124,080	$11.71	$12.42	$25,820	0.7 %
51-4034	Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	84,020	$13.77	$14.27	$29,680	0.8 %
51-4035	Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	35,610	$13.25	$14.00	$29,130	1.1 %
51-4041	Machinists	420,320	$14.78	$15.20	$31,610	0.4 %
51-4051	Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	19,770	$13.47	$14.12	$29,370	1.0 %
51-4052	Pourers and Casters, Metal	15,660	$12.67	$13.38	$27,840	1.5 %
51-4061	Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	10,540	$16.07	$17.10	$35,570	4.4 %
51-4062	Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	8,290	$14.83	$15.88	$33,040	2.9 %
51-4071	Foundry Mold and Coremakers	34,130	$11.88	$12.45	$25,900	1.7 %
51-4072	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	158,280	$10.40	$11.36	$23,630	1.0 %
51-4081	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	109,950	$12.96	$14.11	$29,350	2.4 %
51-4111	Tool and Die Makers	131,080	$19.76	$20.07	$41,740	0.9 %
51-4121	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	413,720	$13.13	$13.98	$29,080	0.5 %
51-4122	Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	69,670	$13.09	$14.30	$29,730	1.8 %
51-4191	Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	35,840	$12.64	$13.47	$28,020	1.1 %
51-4192	Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic	16,770	$14.27	$15.22	$31,650	2.2 %
51-4193	Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	54,760	$11.23	$11.82	$24,580	0.7 %
51-4194	Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	28,360	$13.22	$14.22	$29,580	1.2 %
51-5011	Bindery Workers	102,020	$10.05	$11.14	$23,180	0.8 %
51-5012	Bookbinders	9,080	$11.42	$12.89	$26,810	2.6 %
51-5021	Job Printers	50,070	$13.61	$14.37	$29,880	1.5 %
51-5022	Prepress Technicians and Workers	104,920	$14.57	$15.31	$31,840	1.3 %
51-5023	Printing Machine Operators	214,880	$13.57	$14.47	$30,090	0.6 %
51-6011	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	216,630	$7.59	$7.99	$16,630	0.6 %
51-6021	Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	100,190	$7.77	$8.14	$16,940	0.9 %
51-6031	Sewing Machine Operators	362,010	$7.80	$8.39	$17,450	0.7 %
51-6041	Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	12,210	$8.32	$9.07	$18,860	1.8 %
51-6042	Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders	8,070	$8.89	$9.17	$19,060	2.4 %
51-6051	Sewers, Hand	24,240	$8.09	$9.09	$18,900	3.8 %
51-6052	Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	32,840	$10.14	$11.20	$23,300	1.2 %
51-6061	Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	38,350	$9.42	$9.49	$19,750	1.6 %
51-6062	Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	39,730	$9.23	$9.74	$20,260	1.1 %
51-6063	Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	69,110	$10.32	$10.45	$21,730	0.8 %
51-6064	Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	82,320	$9.89	$10.12	$21,040	0.8 %
51-6091	Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	36,350	$12.66	$12.68	$26,380	1.5 %
51-6092	Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	14,890	$11.57	$14.32	$29,790	2.3 %
51-6093	Upholsterers	42,410	$11.42	$12.30	$25,580	1.3 %
51-7011	Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	132,630	$10.83	$11.60	$24,140	0.6 %
51-7021	Furniture Finishers	36,870	$10.34	$10.95	$22,770	0.8 %
51-7031	Model Makers, Wood	4,900	$11.70	$13.31	$27,680	2.3 %
51-7032	Patternmakers, Wood	5,420	$13.59	$14.50	$30,160	3.6 %
51-7041	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	54,330	$10.23	$10.71	$22,290	0.7 %
51-7042	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	99,410	$10.00	$10.44	$21,710	0.6 %
51-8011	Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	2,550	$27.51	$28.41	$59,100	1.6 %
51-8012	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	15,050	$23.35	$23.65	$49,190	1.6 %
51-8013	Power Plant Operators	34,720	$22.16	$21.79	$45,330	0.8 %
51-8021	Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	56,330	$19.43	$19.94	$41,470	1.0 %
51-8031	Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators	87,760	$15.09	$15.60	$32,450	0.8 %
51-8091	Chemical Plant and System Operators	62,450	$19.59	$19.31	$40,160	0.9 %
51-8092	Gas Plant Operators	12,890	$21.50	$21.47	$44,660	1.4 %
51-8093	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	31,230	$21.72	$21.15	$43,980	1.3 %
51-9011	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	60,380	$17.21	$17.46	$36,310	1.0 %
51-9012	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	36,110	$13.09	$13.77	$28,650	1.3 %
51-9021	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	45,010	$11.99	$12.60	$26,200	0.8 %
51-9022	Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	48,610	$10.48	$11.53	$23,990	1.1 %
51-9023	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	111,480	$12.58	$13.05	$27,150	0.8 %
51-9031	Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	34,340	$9.78	$11.07	$23,030	2.5 %
51-9032	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	82,450	$11.48	$11.98	$24,920	0.7 %
51-9041	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	76,370	$11.94	$12.57	$26,150	1.2 %
51-9051	Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	31,800	$13.13	$13.60	$28,300	0.8 %
51-9061	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	571,220	$12.22	$13.47	$28,010	0.5 %
51-9071	Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	31,030	$12.66	$13.91	$28,930	3.4 %
51-9081	Dental Laboratory Technicians	40,580	$12.94	$14.04	$29,200	1.3 %
51-9082	Medical Appliance Technicians	11,480	$11.97	$13.44	$27,950	3.9 %
51-9083	Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	36,980	$9.88	$10.45	$21,740	1.3 %
51-9111	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	370,080	$9.45	$10.43	$21,700	0.8 %
51-9121	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	103,650	$11.37	$12.09	$25,140	0.9 %
51-9122	Painters, Transportation Equipment	43,270	$14.64	$15.82	$32,910	1.3 %
51-9123	Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	33,940	$9.55	$10.48	$21,810	1.3 %
51-9131	Photographic Process Workers	26,650	$9.44	$10.65	$22,140	1.3 %
51-9132	Photographic Processing Machine Operators	51,950	$8.39	$9.39	$19,540	1.7 %
51-9141	Semiconductor Processors	67,000	$12.23	$13.06	$27,170	1.7 %
51-9191	Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders	34,220	$10.49	$11.14	$23,170	1.8 %
51-9192	Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	18,440	$10.17	$11.10	$23,100	1.5 %
51-9193	Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	7,410	$9.70	$10.58	$22,010	2.0 %
51-9194	Etchers and Engravers	11,060	$10.12	$11.42	$23,740	2.1 %
51-9195	Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	40,260	$11.24	$11.83	$24,620	1.6 %
51-9196	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	121,300	$12.75	$13.32	$27,700	1.3 %
51-9197	Tire Builders	15,790	$17.56	$16.30	$33,910	3.7 %
51-9198	Helpers—Production Workers	533,720	$8.66	$9.30	$19,350	0.5 %

About 2000 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

Estimates for residual, "All Other", occupations are not available.

(1) 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.

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