Maryland

Occupational Wage Estimates

Total all industries Baltimore City WIA   Production Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Mean wage Entry wage Exp. wage Median wage Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-9011 150 43,550 38,500 46,075 43,300     21.00 18.50 22.25 20.75 Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9012 40,075 30,525 44,825 38,975     19.25 14.75 21.50 18.75 Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9021 30,175 25,400 32,575 30,750     14.50 12.25 15.75 14.75 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9023 210 37,925 28,350 42,700 39,125     18.25 13.75 20.50 18.75 Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9032 30 41,900 34,575 45,550 39,600     20.25 16.75 22.00 19.00 Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9041 130 34,725 25,225 39,500 33,675     16.75 12.25 19.00 16.25 Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders 51-9051 40 37,400 33,125 39,525 35,450     18.00 16.00 19.00 17.00 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061 390 40,175 28,000 46,250 39,600     19.25 13.50 22.25 19.00 Medical Appliance Technicians 51-9082 30 45,575 37,300 49,725 45,900     22.00 18.00 24.00 22.00 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111 810 26,500 18,325 30,600 24,050     12.75 8.75 14.75 11.50 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9121 20 34,950 26,475 39,175 32,825     16.75 12.75 18.75 15.75 Painters, Transportation Equipment 51-9122 110 43,875 34,975 48,325 44,500     21.00 16.75 23.25 21.50 Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 51-9123 25,375 22,375 26,900 23,150     12.25 10.75 13.00 11.25 Photographic Process Workers and Priocessing Machine Operators 51-9151 20,050 16,550 21,800 18,700     9.75 8.00 10.50 9.00 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-9192 10 22,200 17,575 24,500 20,025     10.75 8.50 11.75 9.75 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9196 210 31,175 22,900 35,300 29,275     15.00 11.00 17.00 14.00 Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198 750 26,900 19,225 30,750 25,425     13.00 9.25 14.75 12.25 Production Workers, All Other* 51-9399 300 29,300 22,150 32,875 28,175     14.00 10.75 15.75 13.50

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