2001 Washington State Employment and Wage Estimates
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Manufacturing

Balance of State East

 

Production Occupations

Occupational title Occ. code Est. empl. Empl %RSE Mean wage Mean %RSE 25th pct Median wage 75th pct
PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 51-0000 7,510 7.48 $ 26,394 2.47 $ 18,663 $ 23,845 $ 31,940
      $ 12.69   $ 8.97 $ 11.47 $ 15.35
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other 51-2099 150 47.40 $ 31,350 10.66 $ 20,215 $ 28,174 $ 42,501
      $ 15.07   $ 9.72 $ 13.54 $ 20.43
Bindery Workers 51-5011 110 29.29 $ 15,845 4.24 $ 12,812 $ 14,325 $ 17,658
      $ 7.62   $ 6.16 $ 6.89 $ 8.49
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-7011 50 38.17 $ 24,061 9.62 $ 16,968 $ 21,711 $ 31,680
      $ 11.57   $ 8.16 $ 10.44 $ 15.23
Chemical Plant and System Operators 51-8091 40 15.71 $ 31,178 10.22 $ 17,955 $ 30,813 $ 41,581
      $ 14.99   $ 8.63 $ 14.82 $ 19.99
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-9192 40 25.37 $ 19,946 3.20 $ 17,898 $ 19,693 $ 21,844
      $ 9.58   $ 8.61 $ 9.47 $ 10.50
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9121 50 25.78 $ 23,478 4.79 $ 18,158 $ 23,396 $ 27,442
      $ 11.28   $ 8.73 $ 11.25 $ 13.20
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic 51-4011 20 28.16 $ 29,193 5.51 $ 25,016 $ 27,015 $ 29,845
      $ 14.03   $ 12.03 $ 12.99 $ 14.35
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-9193 10 6.61 $ 23,852 2.52 $ 20,901 $ 24,540 $ 27,094
      $ 11.47   $ 10.05 $ 11.80 $ 13.02
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9021 90 36.33 $ 31,193 9.79 $ 23,204 $ 29,768 $ 37,595
      $ 15.00   $ 11.15 $ 14.32 $ 18.07
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 51-9031 20 38.41 $ 21,569 3.99 $ 17,059 $ 22,473 $ 26,047
      $ 10.37   $ 8.20 $ 10.81 $ 12.52
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031 60 30.58 $ 25,669 3.81 $ 21,494 $ 25,170 $ 29,971
      $ 12.34   $ 10.34 $ 12.10 $ 14.41
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4032 20 16.21 $ 21,606 5.10 $ 19,721 $ 21,400 $ 23,600
      $ 10.39   $ 9.48 $ 10.29 $ 11.34
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 51-2022 80 21.31 $ 22,897 6.20 $ 17,488 $ 20,849 $ 26,117
      $ 11.01   $ 8.40 $ 10.02 $ 12.56
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9041 20 45.48 $ 23,011 7.21 $ 17,864 $ 20,828 $ 25,486
      $ 11.06   $ 8.59 $ 10.01 $ 12.25
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011 600 7.04 $ 43,536 2.45 $ 32,472 $ 40,828 $ 52,594
      $ 20.93   $ 15.61 $ 19.63 $ 25.29
Food Batchmakers 51-3092 30 48.47 $ 22,872 6.53 $ 17,316 $ 20,312 $ 29,010
      $ 11.00   $ 8.32 $ 9.77 $ 13.95
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 51-3093 100 15.41 $ 22,931 3.45 $ 17,966 $ 23,056 $ 27,069
      $ 11.03   $ 8.64 $ 11.08 $ 13.01
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders 51-9051 60 15.85 $ 33,748 3.02 $ 30,548 $ 33,758 $ 36,889
      $ 16.23   $ 14.68 $ 16.23 $ 17.73
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 51-9022 30 40.85 $ 24,660 6.87 $ 17,952 $ 23,698 $ 31,768
      $ 11.85   $ 8.63 $ 11.40 $ 15.27
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