Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates for March 2005
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Production Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Empl %RSE Mean wage Mean %RSE 25th pct Median wage 75th pct
PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 51-0000 14,340 5.04 33,901 2.82 22,923 31,005 42,008
      16.29   11.02 14.91 20.19
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011 1,120 5.99 52,655 2.89 39,442 48,239 61,932
      25.31   18.96 23.19 29.77
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 51-2022 70 19.29 31,824 4.77 25,240 30,477 38,719
      15.30   12.14 14.65 18.61
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 51-2041 70 18.25 35,709 2.89 30,430 34,989 40,940
      17.16   14.63 16.82 19.68
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators 51-2091 40 18.22 31,723 6.71 26,880 32,404 37,148
      15.25   12.92 15.58 17.86
Team Assemblers 51-2092 1,480 13.78 27,228 1.88 22,991 26,661 31,169
      13.10   11.05 12.82 14.99
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other 51-2099 190 21.45 35,521 10.00 22,428 28,303 51,011
      17.07   10.79 13.60 24.52
Bakers 51-3011 230 12.76 30,862 4.24 25,676 32,104 36,078
      14.83   12.34 15.43 17.35
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021 320 26.57 38,808 2.38 36,183 40,480 44,183
      18.65   17.40 19.46 21.24
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 51-3022 NA 76.03 19,061 8.00 16,538 17,754 18,970
      9.17   7.95 8.54 9.12
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders 51-3091 10 45.09 20,474 23.47 16,198 17,263 18,329
      9.84   7.78 8.30 8.81
Food Batchmakers 51-3092 90 27.15 29,349 7.44 21,147 27,986 38,473
      14.11   10.16 13.46 18.49
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic 51-4011 400 27.02 51,485 6.66 37,637 57,427 66,473
      24.76   18.09 27.61 31.96
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4021 110 41.52 28,924 7.87 21,175 27,017 36,698
      13.91   10.18 12.99 17.64
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4022 60 34.06 27,580 15.13 20,986 28,369 33,874
      13.26   10.09 13.63 16.29
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031 120 47.63 34,174 10.06 25,392 31,513 41,094
      16.43   12.21 15.15 19.76
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4033 150 36.41 27,708 3.11 22,613 26,724 31,789
      13.32   10.87 12.85 15.28
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4034 30 45.70 42,461 13.53 37,130 49,106 53,783
      20.41   17.85 23.61 25.86
Machinists 51-4041 520 17.80 42,064 2.33 37,273 43,609 50,181
      20.22   17.92 20.96 24.13
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4072 180 45.13 27,068 7.90 19,314 25,128 33,863
      13.01   9.29 12.08 16.28
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