Maryland

Occupational Wage Estimates

Total all industries Susquehanna WIA   Production Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Mean wage Entry wage Exp. wage Median wage Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers 51-6000 120     Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011 50 22,350 17,625 24,700 21,700     10.75 8.50 11.75 10.50 Sewing Machine Operators 51-6031 20 19,925 17,025 21,375 18,250     9.50 8.25 10.25 8.75 Woodworkers 51-7000 30     Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-7011 20 65,975 39,975 78,975 46,550     31.75 19.25 38.00 22.50 Plant and System Operators 51-8000 400     Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 51-8021 20 55,950 50,475 58,675 57,750     27.00 24.25 28.25 27.75 Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031 270 40,900 32,650 45,050 37,000     19.75 15.75 21.75 17.75 Chemical Plant and System Operators 51-8091 30 46,900 35,125 52,775 48,575     22.50 17.00 25.50 23.25 Other Production Occupations 51-9000 2,270     Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9012 30 37,550 28,375 42,150 36,725     18.00 13.75 20.25 17.75 Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 51-9022 10 36,225 27,100 40,775 37,800     17.50 13.00 19.50 18.25 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9023 40     Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9041 31,825 22,600 36,450 28,875     15.25 10.75 17.50 14.00 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061 650 40,825 23,725 49,400 40,700     19.75 11.50 23.75 19.50 Medical Appliance Technicians 51-9082 30 40,500 30,625 45,450 42,075     19.50 14.75 21.75 20.25 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 51-9083 60 41,325 26,950 48,500 42,525     19.75 13.00 23.25 20.50 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111 360 27,675 18,900 32,075 25,450     13.25 9.00 15.50 12.25 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9121 20 45,600 33,275 51,775 50,000     22.00 16.00 25.00 24.00 Painters, Transportation Equipment 51-9122 30 52,950 42,525 58,150 55,450     25.50 20.50 28.00 26.75

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