2001 Washington State Employment and Wage Estimates
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Production Occupations

Occupational title Occ. code Est. empl. Empl %RSE Mean wage Mean %RSE 25th pct Median wage 75th pct
PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 51-0000 13,730 4.52 $ 31,232 2.60 $ 21,314 $ 28,132 $ 38,878
      $ 15.02   $ 10.25 $ 13.52 $ 18.69
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other 51-2099 310 16.41 $ 23,637 1.97 $ 19,786 $ 22,999 $ 27,198
      $ 11.36   $ 9.51 $ 11.06 $ 13.07
Bakers 51-3011 260 18.77 $ 26,161 3.05 $ 20,034 $ 26,745 $ 31,965
      $ 12.58   $ 9.64 $ 12.86 $ 15.36
Bindery Workers 51-5011 70 6.60 $ 28,897 6.41 $ 20,314 $ 26,725 $ 38,101
      $ 13.89   $ 9.77 $ 12.85 $ 18.31
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021 230 13.69 $ 38,697 2.79 $ 35,581 $ 40,287 $ 43,948
      $ 18.60   $ 17.10 $ 19.37 $ 21.13
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-7011 650 12.11 $ 26,200 3.57 $ 20,791 $ 24,906 $ 31,501
      $ 12.60   $ 9.99 $ 11.98 $ 15.14
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9191 80 20.74 $ 23,276 2.06 $ 20,555 $ 23,307 $ 26,605
      $ 11.19   $ 9.88 $ 11.20 $ 12.79
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9121 150 25.04 $ 26,816 5.26 $ 19,505 $ 25,483 $ 35,451
      $ 12.89   $ 9.38 $ 12.25 $ 17.04
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic 51-4011 70 9.78 $ 41,678 7.43 $ 32,930 $ 40,231 $ 52,197
      $ 20.03   $ 15.83 $ 19.34 $ 25.09
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9021 30 20.22 $ 30,523 3.87 $ 23,138 $ 28,154 $ 40,128
      $ 14.67   $ 11.12 $ 13.53 $ 19.29
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 51-9031 30 21.94 $ 25,339 3.27 $ 20,277 $ 24,098 $ 31,320
      $ 12.18   $ 9.75 $ 11.59 $ 15.06
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9032 100 22.02 $ 31,576 3.02 $ 22,350 $ 33,438 $ 40,695
      $ 15.18   $ 10.74 $ 16.08 $ 19.57
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031 250 15.04 $ 28,688 8.88 $ 20,927 $ 24,958 $ 33,462
      $ 13.80   $ 10.06 $ 12.00 $ 16.09
Dental Laboratory Technicians 51-9081 110 15.27 $ 43,719 8.11 $ 34,073 $ 45,459 $ 55,246
      $ 21.02   $ 16.38 $ 21.86 $ 26.56
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4032 20 34.15 $ 27,533 7.65 $ 21,850 $ 26,037 $ 32,923
      $ 13.24   $ 10.50 $ 12.51 $ 15.83
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 51-2022 120 24.43 $ 27,105 3.39 $ 24,133 $ 26,654 $ 29,241
      $ 13.03   $ 11.60 $ 12.81 $ 14.06
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4021 230 28.88 $ 25,588 5.53 $ 19,841 $ 24,173 $ 30,359
      $ 12.30   $ 9.54 $ 11.62 $ 14.60
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators 51-2091 30 14.76 $ 30,926 2.51 $ 24,977 $ 30,706 $ 36,603
      $ 14.86   $ 12.01 $ 14.76 $ 17.60
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011 1,180 6.67 $ 47,504 1.70 $ 36,080 $ 46,027 $ 56,365
      $ 22.83   $ 17.35 $ 22.13 $ 27.10
Foundry Mold and Coremakers 51-4071 60 35.43 $ 27,915 5.40 $ 22,181 $ 27,783 $ 33,963
      $ 13.42   $ 10.66 $ 13.36 $ 16.33
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