2001 Washington State Employment and Wage Estimates
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Manufacturing

Tacoma MSA, Washington

 

Production Occupations

Occupational title Occ. code Est. empl. Empl %RSE Mean wage Mean %RSE 25th pct Median wage 75th pct
PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 51-0000 9,350 5.58 $ 31,619 3.25 $ 22,012 $ 28,596 $ 38,873
      $ 15.20   $ 10.58 $ 13.75 $ 18.69
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other 51-2099 270 17.22 $ 23,775 1.99 $ 20,407 $ 23,422 $ 27,395
      $ 11.43   $ 9.81 $ 11.26 $ 13.17
Bindery Workers 51-5011 60 7.26 $ 29,032 7.12 $ 20,078 $ 27,197 $ 38,316
      $ 13.96   $ 9.66 $ 13.07 $ 18.43
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-7011 400 15.66 $ 24,805 3.96 $ 19,845 $ 23,592 $ 29,547
      $ 11.93   $ 9.54 $ 11.35 $ 14.20
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9191 80 20.74 $ 23,276 2.20 $ 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 130 25.62 $ 27,524 5.87 $ 19,783 $ 26,625 $ 36,670
      $ 13.24   $ 9.51 $ 12.80 $ 17.63
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 20 23.97 $ 28,831 5.24 $ 21,746 $ 26,537 $ 38,689
      $ 13.86   $ 10.46 $ 12.76 $ 18.60
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 51-9031 20 0.00 $ 25,159 2.50 $ 19,787 $ 23,880 $ 31,438
      $ 12.10   $ 9.51 $ 11.48 $ 15.12
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9032 100 23.50 $ 31,007 3.36 $ 21,971 $ 32,430 $ 40,283
      $ 14.91   $ 10.56 $ 15.59 $ 19.36
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031 240 15.62 $ 28,517 9.28 $ 20,800 $ 24,443 $ 32,881
      $ 13.72   $ 10.00 $ 11.75 $ 15.81
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 24.66 $ 26,964 3.43 $ 24,110 $ 26,606 $ 29,165
      $ 12.96   $ 11.59 $ 12.79 $ 14.02
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4021 220 29.49 $ 25,448 5.65 $ 19,830 $ 24,004 $ 29,972
      $ 12.23   $ 9.53 $ 11.54 $ 14.41
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 810 5.79 $ 46,965 1.89 $ 35,604 $ 44,745 $ 56,323
      $ 22.58   $ 17.11 $ 21.51 $ 27.08
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
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders 51-9051 100 38.27 $ 33,746 4.94 $ 28,790 $ 33,482 $ 38,154
      $ 16.23   $ 13.84 $ 16.10 $ 18.34
Furniture Finishers 51-7021 70 17.90 $ 29,303 2.71 $ 24,637 $ 30,165 $ 33,730
      $ 14.09   $ 11.84 $ 14.50 $ 16.22
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 51-9022 110 31.64 $ 26,656 3.59 $ 20,948 $ 25,294 $ 29,716
      $ 12.82   $ 10.07 $ 12.16 $ 14.28
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