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2002 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).
Click on the SOC Code Number to view an occupational profile.
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Wage Estimates |
SOC Code Number |
Occupation Title |
Employment (1)
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Median Hourly |
Mean Hourly |
Mean Annual (2)
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Mean RSE (3)
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51-0000 |
Production Occupations |
10,726,670 |
$12.02 |
$13.55 |
$28,190 |
0.2 % |
51-1011
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First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers |
700,490 |
$20.64 |
$22.08 |
$45,920 |
0.2 % |
51-2011
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Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers |
25,690 |
$18.71 |
$18.18 |
$37,810 |
3.3 % |
51-2021
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Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers |
34,710 |
$11.07 |
$11.88 |
$24,700 |
1.1 % |
51-2022
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Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers |
267,030 |
$11.03 |
$11.84 |
$24,640 |
0.5 % |
51-2023
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Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers |
57,500 |
$12.15 |
$12.75 |
$26,510 |
0.8 % |
51-2031
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Engine and Other Machine Assemblers |
49,280 |
$14.02 |
$14.93 |
$31,050 |
2.0 % |
51-2041
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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters |
87,020 |
$13.76 |
$14.42 |
$29,990 |
0.7 % |
51-2091
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Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators |
36,470 |
$11.83 |
$12.61 |
$26,220 |
1.4 % |
51-2092
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Team Assemblers |
1,139,360 |
$10.90 |
$11.88 |
$24,710 |
0.6 % |
51-2093
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Timing Device Assemblers, Adjusters, and Calibrators |
6,230 |
$11.63 |
$12.58 |
$26,160 |
1.6 % |
51-3011
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Bakers |
161,820 |
$9.89 |
$10.64 |
$22,120 |
0.6 % |
51-3021
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Butchers and Meat Cutters |
129,840 |
$12.26 |
$13.06 |
$27,160 |
0.6 % |
51-3022
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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
150,920 |
$8.57 |
$9.03 |
$18,790 |
0.6 % |
51-3023
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Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
126,460 |
$9.79 |
$9.81 |
$20,410 |
0.7 % |
51-3091
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Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders |
19,180 |
$11.18 |
$12.06 |
$25,080 |
2.0 % |
51-3092
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Food Batchmakers |
71,930 |
$10.54 |
$11.17 |
$23,240 |
0.7 % |
51-3093
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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders |
34,140 |
$10.51 |
$11.13 |
$23,160 |
1.3 % |
51-4011
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Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic |
128,400 |
$13.97 |
$14.57 |
$30,310 |
0.5 % |
51-4012
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Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmers |
18,910 |
$18.04 |
$18.80 |
$39,100 |
0.9 % |
51-4021
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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
96,270 |
$12.44 |
$12.83 |
$26,690 |
0.6 % |
51-4022
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Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
44,920 |
$12.64 |
$13.90 |
$28,910 |
1.6 % |
51-4023
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Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
42,270 |
$13.62 |
$14.19 |
$29,510 |
1.0 % |
51-4031
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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
277,410 |
$11.81 |
$12.47 |
$25,940 |
0.4 % |
51-4032
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Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51,730 |
$13.23 |
$14.14 |
$29,400 |
0.9 % |
51-4033
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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
99,580 |
$12.56 |
$13.49 |
$28,070 |
1.0 % |
51-4034
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Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
72,270 |
$14.55 |
$15.12 |
$31,450 |
0.7 % |
51-4035
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Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
30,340 |
$14.04 |
$14.57 |
$30,300 |
0.8 % |
51-4041
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Machinists |
368,320 |
$15.66 |
$16.06 |
$33,410 |
0.3 % |
51-4051
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Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders |
17,120 |
$14.79 |
$15.37 |
$31,970 |
0.7 % |
51-4052
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Pourers and Casters, Metal |
12,900 |
$13.40 |
$14.05 |
$29,230 |
0.9 % |
51-4061
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Model Makers, Metal and Plastic |
8,360 |
$18.27 |
$18.92 |
$39,360 |
2.6 % |
51-4062
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Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic |
6,300 |
$16.09 |
$17.03 |
$35,420 |
2.0 % |
51-4071
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Foundry Mold and Coremakers |
21,960 |
$12.55 |
$13.14 |
$27,340 |
1.0 % |
51-4072
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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
147,060 |
$11.17 |
$12.12 |
$25,200 |
0.8 % |
51-4081
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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
96,560 |
$13.79 |
$14.93 |
$31,050 |
2.2 % |
51-4111
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Tool and Die Makers |
105,210 |
$20.54 |
$20.98 |
$43,630 |
0.6 % |
51-4121
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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
361,970 |
$14.02 |
$14.82 |
$30,820 |
0.3 % |
51-4122
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Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
56,280 |
$13.90 |
$15.20 |
$31,620 |
1.6 % |
51-4191
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Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
28,410 |
$13.56 |
$14.35 |
$29,860 |
1.0 % |
51-4192
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Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic |
12,490 |
$14.79 |
$15.67 |
$32,600 |
1.4 % |
51-4193
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Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
41,580 |
$12.22 |
$12.87 |
$26,780 |
0.6 % |
51-4194
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Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners |
22,700 |
$14.14 |
$14.94 |
$31,080 |
0.8 % |
51-5011
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Bindery Workers |
88,740 |
$10.51 |
$11.53 |
$23,970 |
0.5 % |
51-5012
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Bookbinders |
7,170 |
$13.31 |
$14.27 |
$29,680 |
1.5 % |
51-5021
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Job Printers |
49,080 |
$14.47 |
$15.34 |
$31,910 |
1.3 % |
51-5022
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Prepress Technicians and Workers |
89,370 |
$14.98 |
$15.88 |
$33,040 |
0.9 % |
51-5023
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Printing Machine Operators |
189,590 |
$13.95 |
$14.80 |
$30,780 |
0.4 % |
51-6011
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Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers |
213,840 |
$8.07 |
$8.53 |
$17,750 |
0.5 % |
51-6021
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Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials |
87,130 |
$8.21 |
$8.54 |
$17,770 |
0.8 % |
51-6031
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Sewing Machine Operators |
277,800 |
$8.39 |
$8.99 |
$18,710 |
0.5 % |
51-6041
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Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers |
9,860 |
$9.14 |
$9.84 |
$20,460 |
1.6 % |
51-6042
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Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders |
6,320 |
$9.90 |
$10.19 |
$21,180 |
2.9 % |
51-6051
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Sewers, Hand |
19,180 |
$8.69 |
$9.91 |
$20,610 |
3.5 % |
51-6052
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Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers |
29,560 |
$10.68 |
$11.75 |
$24,450 |
0.9 % |
51-6061
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Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders |
25,950 |
$10.00 |
$10.21 |
$21,230 |
0.9 % |
51-6062
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Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
32,970 |
$9.77 |
$10.35 |
$21,530 |
1.0 % |
51-6063
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Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
49,410 |
$11.05 |
$11.16 |
$23,210 |
0.5 % |
51-6064
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Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
62,800 |
$10.54 |
$10.96 |
$22,810 |
1.0 % |
51-6091
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Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers |
26,620 |
$13.22 |
$13.32 |
$27,710 |
1.0 % |
51-6092
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Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers |
10,800 |
$12.67 |
$15.33 |
$31,890 |
2.3 % |
51-6093
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Upholsterers |
40,380 |
$11.86 |
$12.78 |
$26,580 |
1.0 % |
51-7011
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Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |
125,220 |
$11.54 |
$12.32 |
$25,630 |
0.4 % |
51-7021
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Furniture Finishers |
30,110 |
$10.92 |
$11.59 |
$24,110 |
0.7 % |
51-7031
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Model Makers, Wood |
4,350 |
$11.90 |
$13.35 |
$27,770 |
2.1 % |
51-7032
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Patternmakers, Wood |
4,130 |
$14.32 |
$14.99 |
$31,170 |
2.3 % |
51-7041
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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
53,520 |
$10.62 |
$11.12 |
$23,130 |
0.6 % |
51-7042
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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
89,860 |
$10.59 |
$11.13 |
$23,160 |
0.6 % |
51-8011
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Nuclear Power Reactor Operators |
3,400 |
$29.36 |
$29.76 |
$61,910 |
1.3 % |
51-8012
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Power Distributors and Dispatchers |
11,670 |
$26.02 |
$26.08 |
$54,240 |
0.9 % |
51-8013
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Power Plant Operators |
34,390 |
$24.00 |
$23.61 |
$49,110 |
0.6 % |
51-8021
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Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators |
52,510 |
$20.79 |
$21.26 |
$44,220 |
0.7 % |
51-8031
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Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators |
96,970 |
$16.05 |
$16.64 |
$34,620 |
0.6 % |
51-8091
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Chemical Plant and System Operators |
55,910 |
$21.12 |
$21.00 |
$43,680 |
0.7 % |
51-8092
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Gas Plant Operators |
11,940 |
$23.24 |
$23.24 |
$48,340 |
0.8 % |
51-8093
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Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
38,500 |
$23.69 |
$22.85 |
$47,520 |
1.1 % |
51-9011
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Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders |
56,610 |
$18.00 |
$18.29 |
$38,040 |
1.1 % |
51-9012
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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
35,550 |
$14.59 |
$15.39 |
$32,010 |
2.0 % |
51-9021
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Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
44,370 |
$12.83 |
$13.46 |
$28,000 |
0.6 % |
51-9022
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Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand |
43,370 |
$11.04 |
$11.99 |
$24,940 |
0.6 % |
51-9023
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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
103,940 |
$13.23 |
$13.70 |
$28,500 |
0.4 % |
51-9031
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Cutters and Trimmers, Hand |
30,910 |
$10.59 |
$11.84 |
$24,630 |
1.9 % |
51-9032
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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
75,430 |
$12.35 |
$12.86 |
$26,760 |
0.6 % |
51-9041
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Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
71,500 |
$12.76 |
$13.49 |
$28,070 |
0.7 % |
51-9051
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Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders |
29,400 |
$13.56 |
$14.27 |
$29,690 |
0.8 % |
51-9061
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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
500,250 |
$13.01 |
$14.31 |
$29,760 |
0.4 % |
51-9071
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Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers |
28,970 |
$12.63 |
$14.11 |
$29,350 |
2.0 % |
51-9081
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Dental Laboratory Technicians |
40,440 |
$13.70 |
$15.17 |
$31,560 |
1.0 % |
51-9082
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Medical Appliance Technicians |
11,870 |
$13.31 |
$15.07 |
$31,340 |
3.2 % |
51-9083
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Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians |
32,920 |
$10.46 |
$11.18 |
$23,260 |
0.8 % |
51-9111
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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
390,380 |
$10.20 |
$11.18 |
$23,260 |
0.7 % |
51-9121
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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
91,950 |
$12.16 |
$12.85 |
$26,730 |
0.6 % |
51-9122
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Painters, Transportation Equipment |
45,670 |
$16.13 |
$17.17 |
$35,700 |
1.0 % |
51-9123
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Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers |
30,830 |
$10.19 |
$11.07 |
$23,020 |
0.8 % |
51-9131
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Photographic Process Workers |
27,360 |
$9.72 |
$11.07 |
$23,020 |
1.1 % |
51-9132
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Photographic Processing Machine Operators |
52,290 |
$9.05 |
$10.13 |
$21,080 |
1.1 % |
51-9141
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Semiconductor Processors |
43,630 |
$13.14 |
$14.01 |
$29,140 |
1.4 % |
51-9191
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Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders |
26,880 |
$11.15 |
$11.81 |
$24,560 |
0.7 % |
51-9192
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Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders |
18,010 |
$10.99 |
$11.91 |
$24,780 |
1.0 % |
51-9193
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Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders |
7,280 |
$10.21 |
$11.41 |
$23,730 |
1.6 % |
51-9194
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Etchers and Engravers |
9,130 |
$10.79 |
$12.15 |
$25,270 |
1.6 % |
51-9195
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Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic |
36,240 |
$11.87 |
$12.65 |
$26,320 |
1.8 % |
51-9196
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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
114,390 |
$13.59 |
$14.07 |
$29,260 |
0.9 % |
51-9197
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Tire Builders |
13,020 |
$18.67 |
$17.30 |
$35,990 |
2.5 % |
51-9198
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Helpers—Production Workers |
464,390 |
$9.25 |
$9.97 |
$20,730 |
0.5 % |
About 2002 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. 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
- 00-0000 All Occupations
- 11-0000 Management Occupations
- 13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations
- 15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Science Occupations
- 17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations
- 19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
- 21-0000 Community and Social Services Occupations
- 23-0000 Legal Occupations
- 25-0000 Education, Training, and Library Occupations
- 27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
- 29-0000 Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations
- 31-0000 Healthcare Support Occupations
- 33-0000 Protective Service Occupations
- 35-0000 Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
- 37-0000 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
- 39-0000 Personal Care and Service Occupations
- 41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations
- 43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations
- 45-0000 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
- 47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations
- 49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
- 51-0000 Production Occupations
- 53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
2002 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
2002 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
2002 Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
2002 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order
List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order
Download 2002 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates in Zipped Excel files
Technical notes
Last Modified Date: November 26, 2003
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