Maryland

Occupational Wage Estimates

Total all industries Maryland Statewide   Production Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Mean wage Entry wage Exp. wage Median wage Upholsterers 51-6093 190 36,675 22,950 43,550 35,100     17.75 11.00 21.00 16.75 Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 51-6099 150 31,850 19,600 37,975 33,650     15.25 9.50 18.25 16.25 Woodworkers 51-7000 1,680     Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-7011 860 40,575 28,225 46,750 39,175     19.50 13.50 22.50 18.75 Furniture Finishers 51-7021 120 33,725 21,250 39,950 30,150     16.25 10.25 19.25 14.50 Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-7041 330 26,975 18,550 31,175 23,925     13.00 9.00 15.00 11.50 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 51-7042 160 31,350 23,100 35,450 30,925     15.00 11.00 17.00 14.75 Woodworkers, All Other 51-7099 160 36,325 23,400 42,800 32,800     17.50 11.25 20.50 15.75 Plant and System Operators 51-8000 3,830     Power Distributors and Dispatchers 51-8012 330 66,075 50,150 74,025 66,250     31.75 24.00 35.50 31.75 Power Plant Operators 51-8013 570 67,775 54,200 74,550 69,175     32.50 26.00 35.75 33.25 Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 51-8021 710 57,050 42,925 64,100 56,475     27.50 20.75 30.75 27.25 Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031 1,390 44,350 30,875 51,075 43,050     21.25 14.75 24.50 20.75 Chemical Plant and System Operators 51-8091 140 56,575 47,775 60,975 57,200     27.25 23.00 29.25 27.50 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 51-8093 160 53,150 39,700 59,875 53,175     25.50 19.00 28.75 25.50 Plant and System Operators, All Other 51-8099 230 55,750 40,475 63,375 60,475     26.75 19.50 30.50 29.00 Other Production Occupations 51-9000 24,010     Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-9011 670 44,500 36,150 48,675 43,650     21.50 17.50 23.50 21.00 Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9012 500 39,375 29,275 44,425 38,375     19.00 14.00 21.25 18.50 Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9021 240 35,475 25,250 40,600 34,300     17.00 12.25 19.50 16.50

These wages have been adjusted for any inflationary pressures through December 2011

Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
Office of Workforce Information & Performance
Occupational Employment Statistics Program

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Last updated April 2012