All industries in Baltimore County Workforce Region 2024

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Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates 2024

All industries|2024

Baltimore County 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	90th pct
Production Occupations	51-0000	8,380	2.38	52,788 25.38	0.48	34,933 16.79	61,716 29.67	32,496 15.62	37,732 18.14	48,024 23.09	62,115 29.86	79,685 38.31
Supervisors of Production Workers	51-1000	750	5.06	76,629 36.84	1.14	50,540 24.30	89,674 43.11	46,232 22.23	58,095 27.93	73,058 35.12	92,431 44.44	106,885 51.39
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	51-1011	750	5.06	76,629 36.84	1.14	50,540 24.30	89,674 43.11	46,232 22.23	58,095 27.93	73,058 35.12	92,431 44.44	106,885 51.39
Assemblers and Fabricators	51-2000	1,190	5.68	48,865 23.49	1.06	35,431 17.03	55,582 26.72	33,609 16.16	37,732 18.14	47,100 22.64	55,600 26.73	67,083 32.25
Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers	51-2028	330	14.29	60,123 28.91	2.49	46,313 22.27	67,029 32.23	45,722 21.98	49,323 23.71	52,462 25.22	67,083 32.25	78,388 37.69
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	51-2041	70	14.74	54,039 25.98	2.62	41,966 20.18	60,076 28.88	40,057 19.26	43,641 20.98	52,575 25.28	65,971 31.72	67,504 32.45
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	51-2090	790	6.38	43,685 21.00	1.02	34,179 16.43	48,438 23.29	33,533 16.12	36,192 17.40	39,202 18.85	48,105 23.13	60,145 28.92
Food Processing Workers	51-3000	1,070	6.48	39,247 18.87	0.90	31,235 15.02	43,253 20.79	31,200 15.00	31,200 15.00	36,336 17.47	45,846 22.04	49,926 24.00
Bakers	51-3011	420	9.54	36,952 17.77	1.30	31,398 15.10	39,729 19.10	31,200 15.00	31,200 15.00	33,389 16.05	39,263 18.88	47,108 22.65
Butchers and Meat Cutters	51-3021	170	11.32	42,706 20.53	1.74	32,411 15.58	47,853 23.01	31,200 15.00	33,284 16.00	44,115 21.21	46,845 22.52	55,135 26.51
Food Batchmakers	51-3092	190	19.01	47,265 22.72	2.26	37,663 18.11	52,067 25.03	34,298 16.49	43,573 20.95	49,926 24.00	49,926 24.00	62,740 30.16
Food Processing Workers, All Other	51-3099	150	14.01	34,285 16.48	1.79	31,200 15.00	35,827 17.22	31,200 15.00	31,200 15.00	31,200 15.00	37,016 17.80	41,650 20.02
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	51-4000	920	5.59	58,537 28.14	0.94	42,429 20.40	66,591 32.02	40,035 19.25	46,198 22.21	55,971 26.91	66,489 31.97	82,945 39.88
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	51-4021	80	20.04	51,540 24.78	4.19	37,374 17.97	58,623 28.18	33,155 15.94	40,474 19.46	51,657 24.83	59,930 28.81	82,943 39.88
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	51-4023	90	26.01	55,247 26.56	3.68	48,128 23.14	58,807 28.27	45,579 21.91	51,036 24.54	51,036 24.54	59,524 28.62	60,926 29.29
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	51-4031	40	17.39	48,063 23.11	2.49	39,954 19.21	52,118 25.06	36,127 17.37	44,654 21.47	47,840 23.00	53,476 25.71	55,220 26.55
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	51-4033	40	23.47	44,735 21.51	3.75	37,088 17.83	48,558 23.35	36,519 17.56	38,706 18.61	40,119 19.29	47,307 22.74	59,234 28.48
Machinists	51-4041	170	11.62	62,960 30.27	1.79	45,797 22.02	71,542 34.40	45,195 21.73	47,964 23.06	62,016 29.82	76,924 36.98	82,838 39.83
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	51-4081	50	20.00	56,659 27.24	3.68	43,589 20.96	63,194 30.38	44,266 21.28	44,266 21.28	62,938 30.26	62,939 30.26	62,939 30.26
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	51-4121	360	6.85	63,590 30.57	1.42	44,857 21.57	72,957 35.08	43,007 20.68	48,737 23.43	60,552 29.11	78,264 37.63	89,733 43.14
Printing Workers	51-5100	280	11.95	49,289 23.70	1.59	35,702 17.16	56,083 26.96	35,144 16.90	37,234 17.90	47,448 22.81	59,632 28.67	64,641 31.08
Prepress Technicians and Workers	51-5111	40	18.23	49,895 23.99	3.49	36,949 17.76	56,369 27.10	34,943 16.80	39,854 19.16	47,619 22.89	59,511 28.61	72,005 34.62
Printing Press Operators	51-5112	180	13.48	49,487 23.79	2.30	36,029 17.32	56,216 27.03	35,360 17.00	37,234 17.90	46,675 22.44	59,632 28.67	62,433 30.02
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	51-5113	60	19.57	48,214 23.18	2.95	33,748 16.23	55,447 26.66	31,200 15.00	35,388 17.01	49,244 23.67	60,403 29.04	64,641 31.08
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers	51-6000	800	5.42	37,158 17.86	1.16	31,200 15.00	40,137 19.30	31,200 15.00	31,200 15.00	33,696 16.20	38,635 18.57	52,000 25.00
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	51-6011	470	6.77	35,064 16.86	1.38	31,200 15.00	36,996 17.79	31,200 15.00	31,200 15.00	32,292 15.53	35,378 17.01	39,604 19.04
Sewing Machine Operators	51-6031	180	14.43	36,776 17.68	2.42	31,487 15.14	39,420 18.95	31,200 15.00	31,200 15.00	34,631 16.65	38,912 18.71	43,524 20.92
Woodworkers	51-7000	110	12.80	59,925 28.81	3.78	38,256 18.39	70,760 34.02	37,272 17.92	40,517 19.48	50,734 24.39	61,776 29.70	123,365 59.31
Plant and System Operators	51-8000	280	9.95	84,296 40.53	1.80	60,691 29.18	96,099 46.20	56,425 27.13	68,232 32.80	80,649 38.77	96,975 46.62	118,036 56.75
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	51-8021	170	12.22	91,642 44.06	2.08	70,456 33.87	102,235 49.15	66,667 32.05	80,117 38.52	89,309 42.94	103,691 49.85	118,077 56.77
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	51-8031	60	23.52	62,440 30.02	4.56	45,120 21.69	71,101 34.18	40,856 19.64	48,659 23.39	59,638 28.67	74,501 35.82	82,761 39.79
Other Production Occupations	51-9000	2,960	3.95	52,660 25.32	0.67	38,224 18.38	59,878 28.79	35,359 17.00	43,126 20.73	48,566 23.35	60,275 28.98	76,740 36.89
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	51-9011	70	19.59	54,136 26.03	2.66	42,117 20.25	60,146 28.92	40,578 19.51	45,812 22.02	53,975 25.95	61,074 29.36	74,673 35.90
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	51-9012	30	18.23	45,119 21.69	2.89	33,578 16.14	50,890 24.47	31,200 15.00	35,360 17.00	45,003 21.64	49,944 24.01	60,926 29.29
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	51-9032	60	19.63	49,217 23.66	3.23	39,122 18.81	54,264 26.09	35,885 17.25	43,289 20.81	50,386 24.22	50,386 24.22	64,046 30.79
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	51-9061	650	6.97	58,579 28.16	1.38	41,544 19.97	67,096 32.26	38,254 18.39	45,638 21.94	58,068 27.92	68,350 32.86	78,748 37.86
Dental Laboratory Technicians	51-9081	70	24.19	62,948 30.26	4.05	42,296 20.33	73,273 35.23	40,171 19.31	45,781 22.01	59,686 28.69	77,371 37.20	95,753 46.04
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	51-9111	240	10.48	42,877 20.61	1.71	34,177 16.43	47,227 22.71	33,705 16.20	35,305 16.97	41,464 19.93	47,058 22.62	58,198 27.98
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	51-9124	130	10.48	65,259 31.37	2.69	41,165 19.79	77,307 37.17	35,361 17.00	47,308 22.74	62,195 29.90	83,191 40.00	95,272 45.80
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	51-9161	270	11.96	54,905 26.40	2.21	41,881 20.14	61,417 29.53	38,559 18.54	45,564 21.91	53,610 25.77	61,280 29.46	76,687 36.87
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	51-9162	40	22.29	74,886 36.00	4.79	52,779 25.37	85,940 41.32	41,932 20.16	59,851 28.77	79,309 38.13	95,188 45.76	95,691 46.01
Etchers and Engravers	51-9194	50	19.66	50,152 24.11	3.97	39,245 18.87	55,605 26.73	40,560 19.50	40,560 19.50	52,000 25.00	58,435 28.09	58,435 28.09
Helpers--Production Workers	51-9198	130	11.32	43,361 20.85	1.80	33,806 16.25	48,138 23.14	32,979 15.86	35,334 16.99	42,400 20.38	48,566 23.35	55,909 26.88
Production Workers, All Other	51-9199	370	8.19	45,873 22.05	1.61	34,456 16.57	51,582 24.80	32,790 15.76	36,322 17.46	43,290 20.81	50,960 24.50	64,706 31.11

Maryland Department of Labor
Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics Program

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