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2001 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

Production Occupations

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. These and other data elements, including the 10th, 25th, 75th, and 90th percentile wages are available in the downloadable excel files. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

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 (1)	Median Hourly	Mean Hourly	Mean Annual (2)	Mean RSE (3)
51-0000	Production Occupations	11,270,210	$11.81	$13.27	$27,600	0.2 %
51-1011	First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers	733,410	$20.19	$21.51	$44,740	0.2 %
51-2011	Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	33,620	$17.88	$17.53	$36,460	3.1 %
51-2021	Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	43,900	$10.62	$11.41	$23,740	0.9 %
51-2022	Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers	302,530	$10.71	$11.49	$23,900	0.6 %
51-2023	Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers	63,930	$11.87	$12.54	$26,080	1.1 %
51-2031	Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	55,820	$13.51	$14.24	$29,610	1.8 %
51-2041	Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	90,480	$13.46	$14.06	$29,240	0.7 %
51-2091	Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	41,520	$11.44	$12.14	$25,260	1.2 %
51-2092	Team Assemblers	1,189,840	$10.70	$11.66	$24,250	0.7 %
51-2093	Timing Device Assemblers, Adjusters, and Calibrators	8,550	$11.32	$12.33	$25,640	2.1 %
51-3011	Bakers	154,410	$9.83	$10.49	$21,830	0.5 %
51-3021	Butchers and Meat Cutters	135,630	$11.92	$12.74	$26,500	0.6 %
51-3022	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	156,670	$8.34	$8.80	$18,310	0.7 %
51-3023	Slaughterers and Meat Packers	117,490	$9.60	$9.62	$20,010	0.7 %
51-3091	Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	18,720	$11.16	$12.24	$25,450	2.8 %
51-3092	Food Batchmakers	70,540	$10.43	$11.10	$23,090	0.8 %
51-3093	Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	34,910	$10.30	$10.93	$22,730	1.4 %
51-4011	Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic	140,540	$13.65	$14.26	$29,670	0.5 %
51-4012	Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmers	20,800	$17.93	$18.67	$38,830	0.9 %
51-4021	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	102,320	$12.10	$12.44	$25,870	0.6 %
51-4022	Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	49,760	$12.44	$13.57	$28,230	1.6 %
51-4023	Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	45,090	$13.30	$13.86	$28,830	1.0 %
51-4031	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	296,070	$11.58	$12.17	$25,320	0.4 %
51-4032	Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	58,060	$12.82	$13.64	$28,360	0.9 %
51-4033	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	107,300	$12.28	$13.03	$27,110	0.6 %
51-4034	Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	75,650	$14.24	$14.72	$30,630	0.7 %
51-4035	Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	32,680	$13.82	$14.44	$30,020	0.8 %
51-4041	Machinists	390,090	$15.43	$15.81	$32,880	0.3 %
51-4051	Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	19,060	$14.37	$14.86	$30,910	0.8 %
51-4052	Pourers and Casters, Metal	14,580	$13.27	$14.01	$29,130	1.1 %
51-4061	Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	8,990	$17.68	$18.05	$37,540	2.8 %
51-4062	Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	6,840	$15.74	$16.66	$34,640	2.0 %
51-4071	Foundry Mold and Coremakers	26,170	$12.29	$12.99	$27,020	1.5 %
51-4072	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	149,000	$10.74	$11.78	$24,500	0.9 %
51-4081	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	101,500	$13.42	$14.58	$30,320	2.0 %
51-4111	Tool and Die Makers	112,960	$20.01	$20.40	$42,430	0.6 %
51-4121	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	382,400	$13.70	$14.55	$30,260	0.4 %
51-4122	Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	60,810	$13.57	$14.80	$30,780	1.7 %
51-4191	Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	32,490	$13.24	$13.87	$28,840	1.2 %
51-4192	Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic	14,100	$14.70	$15.66	$32,570	1.4 %
51-4193	Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	45,940	$11.93	$12.50	$25,990	0.6 %
51-4194	Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	25,410	$13.77	$14.52	$30,200	0.8 %
51-5011	Bindery Workers	93,240	$10.33	$11.37	$23,650	0.5 %
51-5012	Bookbinders	7,500	$11.86	$13.25	$27,550	2.0 %
51-5021	Job Printers	55,210	$14.05	$14.93	$31,050	1.5 %
51-5022	Prepress Technicians and Workers	96,580	$14.80	$15.54	$32,320	0.8 %
51-5023	Printing Machine Operators	198,710	$13.95	$14.81	$30,800	0.5 %
51-6011	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	214,520	$7.86	$8.29	$17,240	0.6 %
51-6021	Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	92,730	$7.98	$8.33	$17,330	1.0 %
51-6031	Sewing Machine Operators	308,380	$8.08	$8.68	$18,050	0.5 %
51-6041	Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	9,970	$8.70	$9.45	$19,650	1.5 %
51-6042	Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders	6,440	$9.24	$9.55	$19,850	1.8 %
51-6051	Sewers, Hand	22,550	$8.43	$9.29	$19,320	3.1 %
51-6052	Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	31,580	$10.38	$11.38	$23,670	1.1 %
51-6061	Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	31,650	$9.78	$9.88	$20,560	1.0 %
51-6062	Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	37,250	$9.31	$9.92	$20,630	1.2 %
51-6063	Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	57,830	$10.81	$10.91	$22,690	0.6 %
51-6064	Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	68,530	$10.25	$10.65	$22,150	0.9 %
51-6091	Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	30,370	$13.04	$13.15	$27,340	1.1 %
51-6092	Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	12,580	$11.99	$14.63	$30,440	3.3 %
51-6093	Upholsterers	39,780	$11.80	$12.61	$26,240	1.0 %
51-7011	Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	127,640	$11.30	$12.08	$25,120	0.5 %
51-7021	Furniture Finishers	32,140	$10.74	$11.40	$23,700	0.7 %
51-7031	Model Makers, Wood	4,320	$12.02	$13.59	$28,270	2.2 %
51-7032	Patternmakers, Wood	4,280	$13.79	$14.76	$30,690	2.7 %
51-7041	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	52,740	$10.45	$10.97	$22,810	0.6 %
51-7042	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	91,640	$10.38	$10.84	$22,540	0.4 %
51-8011	Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	3,310	$28.94	$29.13	$60,590	1.3 %
51-8012	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	12,840	$25.11	$25.33	$52,690	1.2 %
51-8013	Power Plant Operators	35,030	$23.34	$22.95	$47,740	0.6 %
51-8021	Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	54,330	$19.93	$20.43	$42,490	0.7 %
51-8031	Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators	98,440	$15.66	$16.23	$33,760	0.6 %
51-8091	Chemical Plant and System Operators	60,340	$20.19	$20.09	$41,790	0.8 %
51-8092	Gas Plant Operators	12,600	$22.56	$22.63	$47,060	0.9 %
51-8093	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	34,540	$23.06	$22.41	$46,610	1.2 %
51-9011	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	53,920	$17.70	$17.91	$37,250	0.8 %
51-9012	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	35,380	$14.04	$14.52	$30,200	0.9 %
51-9021	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	46,470	$12.34	$13.02	$27,080	0.5 %
51-9022	Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	44,050	$10.84	$11.88	$24,700	0.8 %
51-9023	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	111,610	$12.91	$13.36	$27,790	0.6 %
51-9031	Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	31,440	$10.46	$11.70	$24,340	1.5 %
51-9032	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	76,370	$11.99	$12.50	$26,010	0.5 %
51-9041	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	76,640	$12.40	$13.04	$27,120	0.9 %
51-9051	Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	30,020	$13.46	$14.02	$29,170	0.8 %
51-9061	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	525,540	$12.83	$14.04	$29,210	0.4 %
51-9071	Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	29,030	$13.08	$14.37	$29,900	3.5 %
51-9081	Dental Laboratory Technicians	39,750	$13.45	$14.69	$30,550	1.2 %
51-9082	Medical Appliance Technicians	12,410	$12.43	$13.95	$29,010	4.0 %
51-9083	Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	34,490	$10.26	$10.87	$22,610	1.2 %
51-9111	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	379,750	$9.98	$10.92	$22,710	0.6 %
51-9121	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	94,050	$11.88	$12.56	$26,120	0.7 %
51-9122	Painters, Transportation Equipment	44,090	$15.55	$16.65	$34,630	1.0 %
51-9123	Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	31,770	$9.88	$10.79	$22,440	0.9 %
51-9131	Photographic Process Workers	25,420	$9.44	$10.80	$22,460	1.0 %
51-9132	Photographic Processing Machine Operators	54,500	$8.80	$9.77	$20,320	1.4 %
51-9141	Semiconductor Processors	51,060	$12.73	$13.54	$28,170	1.3 %
51-9191	Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders	29,190	$10.85	$11.48	$23,880	0.9 %
51-9192	Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	18,070	$10.77	$11.70	$24,340	1.2 %
51-9193	Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	7,320	$10.15	$11.26	$23,420	1.7 %
51-9194	Etchers and Engravers	10,330	$10.63	$11.98	$24,910	1.8 %
51-9195	Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	39,450	$11.86	$12.55	$26,110	2.0 %
51-9196	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	120,880	$13.35	$13.84	$28,780	0.9 %
51-9197	Tire Builders	13,410	$18.38	$17.23	$35,840	2.8 %
51-9198	Helpers—Production Workers	459,440	$9.13	$9.81	$20,410	0.4 %

About 2001 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

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

(1) Data for detailed occupations does not sum to the totals because the totals include data for occupations not shown separately.

(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