Maryland

Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates 2022

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All industries

Susquehanna Workforce Region

 

Production Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Empl %RSE Mean wage Mean %RSE Entry wage Exp. wage 10th pct 25th pct Median wage 75th pct
Production Occupations51-00004,8803.9252,445
25.21
0.6933,450
16.08
61,942
29.78
30,414
14.62
37,569
18.06
50,017
24.05
61,033
29.34
Supervisors of Production Workers51-10003407.8675,545
36.32
1.7048,490
23.31
89,072
42.82
42,129
20.25
57,750
27.76
76,790
36.92
90,635
43.57
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers51-10113407.8675,545
36.32
1.7048,490
23.31
89,072
42.82
42,129
20.25
57,750
27.76
76,790
36.92
90,635
43.57
Assemblers and Fabricators51-20004609.0245,616
21.93
1.7932,499
15.62
52,175
25.08
29,805
14.33
36,067
17.34
44,863
21.57
51,087
24.56
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters51-20416024.3149,922
24.00
4.4437,081
17.83
56,343
27.09
35,458
17.05
40,194
19.32
46,095
22.16
58,801
28.27
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators51-209036010.9144,757
21.52
2.2031,609
15.20
51,330
24.68
29,336
14.10
34,933
16.79
44,863
21.57
51,087
24.56
Food Processing Workers51-300032010.0541,307
19.86
1.6529,084
13.98
47,419
22.80
27,501
13.22
30,587
14.71
38,267
18.40
52,478
25.23
Bakers51-30118016.4335,652
17.14
2.2427,690
13.31
39,634
19.05
27,569
13.25
28,271
13.59
34,559
16.61
43,977
21.14
Butchers and Meat Cutters51-30216017.6643,852
21.08
2.8132,969
15.85
49,294
23.70
30,480
14.65
35,093
16.87
41,084
19.75
50,622
24.34
Food Batchmakers51-309211020.1048,859
23.49
4.3533,664
16.18
56,456
27.14
30,555
14.69
35,378
17.01
56,269
27.05
56,269
27.05
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers51-40001,0108.3953,918
25.92
1.2041,443
19.92
60,155
28.92
37,915
18.23
47,359
22.77
52,624
25.30
56,368
27.10
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-40313029.8252,516
25.25
7.5435,176
16.91
61,186
29.42
30,866
14.84
38,689
18.60
47,190
22.69
68,797
33.08
Machinists51-404121012.7159,675
28.69
2.2747,524
22.85
65,751
31.61
47,951
23.05
52,617
25.30
52,624
25.30
69,680
33.50
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-408129024.34 2.15
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers51-412117011.9555,864
26.86
2.8938,242
18.39
64,674
31.09
35,360
17.00
41,933
20.16
48,541
23.34
64,509
31.01
Printing Workers51-510011018.8942,085
20.23
2.6131,065
14.94
47,595
22.88
30,506
14.67
31,330
15.06
38,310
18.42
48,120
23.13
Printing Press Operators51-51126021.2843,525
20.93
3.7331,220
15.01
49,677
23.88
31,113
14.96
31,330
15.06
39,537
19.01
48,339
23.24
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers51-60002609.4131,923
15.35
1.6326,415
12.70
34,676
16.67
26,000
12.50
26,941
12.95
29,367
14.12
33,272
16.00
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers51-601116011.1129,197
14.04
1.2826,152
12.57
30,720
14.77
26,000
12.50
26,000
12.50
28,366
13.64
30,269
14.55
Woodworkers51-70005019.2245,851
22.04
3.0233,881
16.29
51,836
24.92
30,366
14.60
37,363
17.96
44,458
21.37
55,534
26.70
Plant and System Operators51-800019015.0768,651
33.01
2.8748,889
23.50
78,533
37.76
48,241
23.19
54,650
26.27
64,605
31.06
77,363
37.19
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators51-80213028.7567,979
32.68
3.0959,705
28.70
72,116
34.67
60,386
29.03
63,627
30.59
68,064
32.72
72,134
34.68
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators51-80319021.3558,322
28.04
3.6645,112
21.69
64,927
31.22
41,379
19.89
48,241
23.19
56,864
27.34
67,166
32.29
Other Production Occupations51-90002,1305.9352,956
25.46
1.1533,916
16.31
62,476
30.04
31,301
15.05
37,660
18.11
48,921
23.52
62,987
30.28
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders51-901111032.7052,059
25.03
4.7038,691
18.60
58,744
28.24
37,180
17.88
43,809
21.06
48,770
23.45
60,986
29.32
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-90125018.2343,243
20.79
3.1429,862
14.36
49,934
24.01
27,250
13.10
31,714
15.25
44,217
21.26
51,126
24.58
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-902316028.8150,163
24.12
4.6038,426
18.47
56,031
26.94
38,658
18.59
41,317
19.86
48,836
23.48
56,639
27.23
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers51-906156010.6269,178
33.26
2.3743,197
20.77
82,168
39.50
37,569
18.06
48,872
23.50
68,770
33.06
84,625
40.69
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders51-911124016.4641,125
19.77
4.4729,562
14.21
46,906
22.55
28,713
13.80
31,301
15.05
33,074
15.90
61,033
29.34
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-91246017.9459,231
28.48
4.5137,617
18.09
70,039
33.67
32,627
15.69
40,862
19.65
57,468
27.63
77,546
37.28
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators51-916118018.0051,170
24.60
3.5135,763
17.19
58,874
28.30
35,339
16.99
35,705
17.17
57,700
27.74
57,700
27.74
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers51-916210025.0256,033
26.94
2.5350,277
24.17
58,911
28.32
50,802
24.42
50,802
24.42
50,803
24.42
59,556
28.63
Helpers--Production Workers51-919812012.6037,932
18.24
2.4529,713
14.28
42,042
20.21
28,776
13.83
31,972
15.37
36,340
17.47
44,628
21.46
Production Workers, All Other51-919915012.0442,051
20.22
2.4130,364
14.60
47,894
23.03
28,459
13.68
31,494
15.14
41,774
20.08
46,686
22.45
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Last updated December 2023