| Occupation |
Occ. code |
Est. empl. |
Mean wage |
Entry wage |
Exp. wage |
Median wage |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 51-8021 | 690 | 55,947
27.00 | 42,437
20.50 | 62,701
30.25 | 55,182
26.50 |
| Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators | 51-8031 | 1,490 | 44,152
21.25 | 32,061
15.50 | 50,197
24.25 | 42,768
20.50 |
| Chemical Plant and System Operators | 51-8091 | 190 | 54,007
26.00 | 49,203
23.75 | 56,408
27.00 | 54,848
26.25 |
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 51-8093 | 100 | 55,293
26.50 | 45,237
21.75 | 60,321
29.00 | 54,671
26.25 |
| Plant and System Operators, All Other | 51-8099 | 240 | 54,080
26.00 | 36,402
17.50 | 62,919
30.25 | 60,244
29.00 |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | 51-9011 | 680 | 47,124
22.75 | 34,827
16.75 | 53,271
25.50 | 45,472
21.75 |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 51-9012 | 460 | 38,378
18.50 | 28,294
13.50 | 43,421
20.75 | 37,987
18.25 |
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 51-9021 | 240 | 34,433
16.50 | 25,615
12.25 | 38,843
18.75 | 33,537
16.25 |
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 51-9022 | 120 | 35,722
17.25 | 25,261
12.25 | 40,951
19.75 | 32,447
15.50 |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 51-9023 | 1,050 | 35,762
17.25 | 23,210
11.25 | 42,038
20.25 | 35,461
17.00 |
| Cutters and Trimmers, Hand | 51-9031 | 140 | 26,722
12.75 | 19,774
9.50 | 30,196
14.50 | 24,676
11.75 |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 51-9032 | 680 | 31,227
15.00 | 17,191
8.25 | 38,244
18.50 | 31,844
15.25 |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 51-9041 | 770 | 35,605
17.00 | 25,022
12.00 | 40,897
19.75 | 35,625
17.25 |
| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | 51-9051 | 90 | 42,518
20.50 | 31,042
15.00 | 48,257
23.25 | 38,500
18.50 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 51-9061 | 4,560 | 40,565
19.50 | 23,487
11.25 | 49,105
23.50 | 39,937
19.25 |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 51-9071 | |
36,519
17.50 | 29,079
14.00 | 40,239
19.25 | 36,034
17.25 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 51-9081 | 640 | 43,331
20.75 | 23,576
11.25 | 53,209
25.50 | 41,394
20.00 |
| Medical Appliance Technicians | 51-9082 | 220 | 44,997
21.75 | 29,890
14.25 | 52,551
25.25 | 43,140
20.75 |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 51-9083 | 710 | 37,621
18.00 | 22,757
11.00 | 45,053
21.75 | 36,050
17.25 |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 51-9111 | 3,760 | 29,507
14.25 | 19,194
9.25 | 34,664
16.75 | 28,053
13.50 |
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