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1999 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	12,620,920	$10.75	$12.21	$25,400	0.4 %
51-1011	First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers	760,050	$18.61	$19.83	$41,250	0.3 %
51-2011	Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers (3)	18,070	$17.83	$17.65	$36,720	2.9 %
51-2021	Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers (3)	56,350	$9.65	$10.45	$21,740	0.9 %
51-2022	Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers	387,430	$9.84	$10.50	$21,840	1.0 %
51-2023	Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers	69,830	$10.69	$11.46	$23,830	1.7 %
51-2031	Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	85,570	$13.23	$13.41	$27,900	3.1 %
51-2041	Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	94,390	$12.62	$13.21	$27,470	1.7 %
51-2091	Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	49,750	$10.20	$11.34	$23,600	2.8 %
51-2092	Team Assemblers	1,302,820	$9.95	$10.67	$22,200	0.8 %
51-2093	Timing Device Assemblers, Adjusters, and Calibrators	10,270	$9.90	$10.67	$22,190	4.0 %
51-3011	Bakers (3)	176,080	$8.82	$9.61	$19,990	0.4 %
51-3021	Butchers and Meat Cutters	138,870	$11.20	$11.97	$24,890	1.5 %
51-3022	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers (3)	159,890	$8.08	$8.35	$17,370	0.7 %
51-3023	Slaughterers and Meat Packers	116,970	$9.18	$9.13	$18,980	1.2 %
51-3091	Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	19,830	$9.83	$11.58	$24,080	7.4 %
51-3092	Food Batchmakers	64,760	$9.64	$10.22	$21,260	1.7 %
51-3093	Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	44,340	$9.85	$10.45	$21,730	2.9 %
51-4011	Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic	168,170	$13.07	$13.66	$28,420	0.9 %
51-4012	Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmers	24,180	$17.27	$17.45	$36,300	1.9 %
51-4021	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	108,570	$11.25	$11.65	$24,220	1.0 %
51-4022	Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	60,970	$11.91	$12.99	$27,020	2.5 %
51-4023	Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	47,580	$12.95	$13.49	$28,060	2.1 %
51-4031	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	353,300	$10.67	$11.37	$23,640	0.7 %
51-4032	Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	75,140	$11.89	$12.60	$26,220	1.4 %
51-4033	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	127,920	$11.54	$12.14	$25,250	1.0 %
51-4034	Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	83,940	$13.65	$14.18	$29,490	1.1 %
51-4035	Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	35,830	$12.70	$13.44	$27,960	1.6 %
51-4041	Machinists	419,800	$14.30	$14.69	$30,540	0.6 %
51-4051	Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders (3)	19,350	$12.94	$13.75	$28,590	0.8 %
51-4052	Pourers and Casters, Metal (3)	15,600	$12.34	$12.94	$26,920	1.0 %
51-4061	Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	12,520	$16.15	$16.89	$35,130	7.1 %
51-4062	Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	8,340	$13.45	$14.53	$30,230	4.6 %
51-4071	Foundry Mold and Coremakers	34,840	$11.39	$11.99	$24,950	2.3 %
51-4072	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	179,640	$9.81	$10.81	$22,480	1.6 %
51-4081	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (3)	103,620	$12.00	$12.89	$26,820	1.1 %
51-4111	Tool and Die Makers (3)	132,350	$18.60	$19.12	$39,770	0.6 %
51-4121	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (3)	410,040	$12.58	$13.40	$27,870	0.3 %
51-4122	Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (3)	68,680	$12.29	$13.17	$27,400	1.0 %
51-4191	Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (3)	36,300	$12.13	$13.00	$27,030	0.8 %
51-4192	Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic	17,990	$13.90	$14.65	$30,470	2.3 %
51-4193	Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (3)	58,350	$10.76	$11.45	$23,810	0.6 %
51-4194	Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners (3)	28,150	$13.19	$13.97	$29,060	0.8 %
51-5011	Bindery Workers	106,560	$9.74	$10.90	$22,660	1.1 %
51-5012	Bookbinders (3)	10,010	$10.36	$11.59	$24,110	1.7 %
51-5021	Job Printers (3)	45,850	$12.55	$13.17	$27,390	1.2 %
51-5022	Prepress Technicians and Workers	109,350	$13.90	$14.90	$30,990	2.0 %
51-5023	Printing Machine Operators (3)	208,980	$12.94	$13.86	$28,830	0.4 %
51-6011	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	217,350	$7.25	$7.58	$15,760	0.7 %
51-6021	Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials (3)	93,320	$7.49	$7.77	$16,170	0.6 %
51-6031	Sewing Machine Operators (3)	403,770	$7.57	$8.05	$16,750	0.5 %
51-6041	Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	15,610	$8.04	$8.67	$18,040	1.9 %
51-6042	Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders	11,450	$8.63	$8.62	$17,920	2.1 %
51-6051	Sewers, Hand	23,910	$8.06	$9.48	$19,720	8.8 %
51-6052	Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers (3)	32,310	$9.29	$10.22	$21,260	1.3 %
51-6061	Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	44,450	$9.09	$9.14	$19,020	1.5 %
51-6062	Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	39,870	$8.98	$9.45	$19,650	1.4 %
51-6063	Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	79,440	$10.00	$10.17	$21,150	1.2 %
51-6064	Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	83,360	$9.91	$10.25	$21,320	1.6 %
51-6091	Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	35,810	$11.97	$11.94	$24,840	2.4 %
51-6092	Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers (3)	16,920	$10.63	$13.52	$28,120	1.9 %
51-6093	Upholsterers (3)	45,380	$10.98	$11.58	$24,090	0.9 %
51-7011	Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	136,910	$10.46	$11.20	$23,300	0.9 %
51-7021	Furniture Finishers (3)	38,040	$9.86	$10.41	$21,650	0.7 %
51-7031	Model Makers, Wood	4,910	$11.84	$13.14	$27,330	3.7 %
51-7032	Patternmakers, Wood	5,820	$14.48	$14.77	$30,710	5.3 %
51-7041	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood (3)	54,760	$9.71	$10.22	$21,250	0.5 %
51-7042	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	103,650	$9.65	$10.02	$20,840	0.8 %
51-8011	Nuclear Power Reactor Operators (3)	3,240	$26.73	$27.19	$56,550	1.3 %
51-8012	Power Distributors and Dispatchers (3)	14,080	$22.60	$22.89	$47,600	0.8 %
51-8013	Power Plant Operators	34,310	$21.30	$20.73	$43,110	1.1 %
51-8021	Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	56,350	$18.54	$18.78	$39,070	1.0 %
51-8031	Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators (3)	81,830	$14.46	$15.07	$31,350	0.7 %
51-8091	Chemical Plant and System Operators (3)	64,320	$18.88	$18.91	$39,330	0.9 %
51-8092	Gas Plant Operators (3)	16,740	$20.89	$20.71	$43,080	1.1 %
51-8093	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers (3)	34,370	$21.55	$20.58	$42,810	1.3 %
51-9011	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders (3)	51,080	$16.58	$16.61	$34,560	0.7 %
51-9012	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (3)	33,470	$13.23	$13.61	$28,310	0.8 %
51-9021	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	49,690	$11.71	$12.31	$25,600	1.4 %
51-9022	Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand (3)	49,510	$10.15	$11.18	$23,260	1.1 %
51-9023	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	114,540	$12.26	$12.67	$26,360	1.1 %
51-9031	Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	33,590	$9.78	$10.94	$22,750	2.4 %
51-9032	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (3)	85,060	$10.87	$11.44	$23,800	0.5 %
51-9041	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (3)	74,100	$11.44	$12.01	$24,990	0.6 %
51-9051	Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders (3)	29,640	$12.52	$13.42	$27,910	0.9 %
51-9061	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers (3)	577,650	$11.68	$13.05	$27,140	0.4 %
51-9071	Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers (3)	28,690	$11.19	$12.67	$26,360	3.3 %
51-9081	Dental Laboratory Technicians (3)	42,940	$12.46	$14.06	$29,240	1.5 %
51-9082	Medical Appliance Technicians (3)	13,610	$10.97	$13.02	$27,080	3.4 %
51-9083	Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians (3)	34,590	$9.49	$10.42	$21,680	1.6 %
51-9111	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	379,760	$9.01	$9.99	$20,790	1.2 %
51-9121	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (3)	101,610	$10.86	$11.46	$23,840	0.5 %
51-9122	Painters, Transportation Equipment (3)	45,920	$14.13	$15.36	$31,940	1.4 %
51-9123	Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers (3)	34,780	$9.56	$10.43	$21,700	1.0 %
51-9131	Photographic Process Workers (3)	26,170	$9.92	$11.11	$23,110	2.1 %
51-9132	Photographic Processing Machine Operators (3)	50,270	$8.59	$9.58	$19,920	1.3 %
51-9141	Semiconductor Processors (3)	42,110	$12.45	$13.24	$27,540	1.3 %
51-9191	Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders (3)	32,440	$10.23	$10.69	$22,240	1.0 %
51-9192	Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	18,850	$9.41	$10.38	$21,590	2.6 %
51-9193	Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders (3)	6,200	$9.36	$10.35	$21,520	1.6 %
51-9194	Etchers and Engravers (3)	9,420	$9.50	$10.76	$22,380	2.5 %
51-9195	Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	34,310	$10.47	$11.04	$22,960	2.0 %
51-9196	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (3)	118,830	$12.82	$13.24	$27,540	1.1 %
51-9197	Tire Builders (3)	16,680	$17.93	$17.30	$35,980	2.1 %
51-9198	Helpers—Production Workers	584,060	$8.37	$8.98	$18,680	0.8 %

About 1999 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.

(3) = Wage rates are calculated using three years of data: 1997, 1998, and 1999.

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