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 16,010 5.63 $ 31,241 2.17 $ 20,894 $ 28,566 $ 38,334
      $ 15.02   $ 10.04 $ 13.74 $ 18.43
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other 51-2099 350 18.20 $ 25,047 3.53 $ 19,593 $ 25,204 $ 28,996
      $ 12.04   $ 9.42 $ 12.12 $ 13.94
Bakers 51-3011 270 10.23 $ 24,708 2.04 $ 19,749 $ 25,031 $ 29,340
      $ 11.87   $ 9.49 $ 12.04 $ 14.10
Bindery Workers 51-5011 40 31.36 $ 23,815 9.35 $ 16,860 $ 20,015 $ 28,849
      $ 11.45   $ 8.11 $ 9.63 $ 13.87
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021 300 8.21 $ 28,459 11.20 $ 17,166 $ 28,786 $ 40,241
      $ 13.69   $ 8.25 $ 13.84 $ 19.34
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-7011 200 25.59 $ 27,957 3.03 $ 23,229 $ 26,704 $ 32,240
      $ 13.44   $ 11.17 $ 12.84 $ 15.50
Chemical Plant and System Operators 51-8091   65.76 $ 41,410 5.85 $ 21,605 $ 50,034 $ 55,082
      $ 19.91   $ 10.39 $ 24.05 $ 26.49
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-9192 50 11.34 $ 18,008 5.56 $ 15,987 $ 17,192 $ 18,383
      $ 8.66   $ 7.68 $ 8.26 $ 8.84
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9121 80 11.14 $ 27,353 3.54 $ 21,135 $ 28,397 $ 33,609
      $ 13.16   $ 10.16 $ 13.65 $ 16.16
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic 51-4011 80 8.90 $ 33,928 3.28 $ 27,682 $ 33,896 $ 40,816
      $ 16.31   $ 13.31 $ 16.30 $ 19.63
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9021   56.35 $ 31,041 6.21 $ 24,234 $ 31,349 $ 35,402
      $ 14.93   $ 11.65 $ 15.07 $ 17.02
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031 110 14.48 $ 36,611 7.29 $ 25,655 $ 33,560 $ 41,600
      $ 17.60   $ 12.33 $ 16.14 $ 20.00
Dental Laboratory Technicians 51-9081   111.71 $ 36,584 8.00 $ 29,991 $ 35,427 $ 41,373
      $ 17.59   $ 14.42 $ 17.03 $ 19.89
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 51-2022 60 12.63 $ 23,125 3.17 $ 19,674 $ 22,772 $ 26,540
      $ 11.12   $ 9.46 $ 10.95 $ 12.76
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9041 100 27.79 $ 31,234 10.75 $ 20,699 $ 25,740 $ 44,317
      $ 15.02   $ 9.95 $ 12.37 $ 21.31
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators 51-2091 310 40.20 $ 31,380 4.70 $ 28,116 $ 32,836 $ 35,740
      $ 15.09   $ 13.52 $ 15.79 $ 17.18
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011 1,070 7.11 $ 51,648 2.33 $ 36,911 $ 48,950 $ 65,110
      $ 24.83   $ 17.75 $ 23.54 $ 31.30
Food Batchmakers 51-3092 50 27.67 $ 21,099 4.07 $ 18,527 $ 20,764 $ 23,339
      $ 10.14   $ 8.90 $ 9.98 $ 11.22
Foundry Mold and Coremakers 51-4071 40 20.27 $ 28,272 2.57 $ 25,035 $ 27,471 $ 30,895
      $ 13.59   $ 12.04 $ 13.21 $ 14.86
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders 51-9051 110 38.42 $ 38,183 3.85 $ 33,269 $ 39,721 $ 43,943
      $ 18.35   $ 15.99 $ 19.10 $ 21.12
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