TENNESSEE OCCUPATIONAL WAGES
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Production Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Mean wage Entry wage Exp. wage 25th pct Median wage 75th pct
PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 51-0000 31,370 32,560 19,670 39,005 22,045 29,495 40,185
    15.65 9.45 18.75 10.60 14.20 19.30
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011 1,900 54,710 35,395 64,370 40,990 50,935 64,705
    26.30 17.00 30.95 19.70 24.50 31.10
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 51-2022 130 37,775 22,885 45,220 26,160 34,135 52,080
    18.15 11.00 21.75 12.60 16.40 25.05
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 51-2041 200 37,080 29,025 41,105 31,390 36,710 42,590
    17.85 13.95 19.75 15.10 17.65 20.45
Team Assemblers 51-2092 3,640 28,250 18,100 33,325 19,300 23,585 36,100
    13.60 8.70 16.00 9.30 11.35 17.35
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other 51-2099 2,120 22,715 16,755 25,695 17,550 20,970 26,545
    10.90 8.05 12.35 8.45 10.10 12.75
Bakers 51-3011 27,320 21,075 30,440 23,150 27,470 31,265
    13.15 10.15 14.65 11.15 13.20 15.05
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021 370 28,715 18,465 33,840 19,710 28,310 36,320
    13.80 8.90 16.25 9.50 13.60 17.45
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 51-3022 230 22,000 17,985 24,010 18,790 21,615 24,595
    10.60 8.65 11.55 9.05 10.40 11.85
Food Batchmakers 51-3092 310 33,540 28,350 36,135 28,640 31,425 37,490
    16.10 13.65 17.35 13.75 15.10 18.00
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 51-3093 60 31,625 21,515 36,680 22,635 25,635 37,000
    15.20 10.35 17.65 10.90 12.30 17.80
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic 51-4011 180 39,220 27,465 45,100 30,355 37,500 47,905
    18.85 13.20 21.70 14.60 18.05 23.05
Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmers 51-4012 50 46,420 38,985 50,135 40,195 43,960 47,830
    22.30 18.75 24.10 19.30 21.15 23.00
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4021 28,870 21,575 32,520 23,450 30,330 34,445
    13.90 10.35 15.65 11.25 14.60 16.55
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4022 40 33,235 30,030 34,840 31,965 34,275 36,650
    16.00 14.45 16.75 15.35 16.50 17.60
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4023 100 34,945 28,070 38,380 29,065 32,935 42,010
    16.80 13.50 18.45 13.95 15.85 20.20
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031 690 29,135 22,790 32,305 23,700 27,995 33,930
    14.00 10.95 15.55 11.40 13.45 16.30
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4032 30 25,425 21,935 27,170 22,330 24,955 28,465
    12.20 10.55 13.05 10.75 12.00 13.70
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4033 400 35,235 28,730 38,485 30,775 35,460 40,105
    16.95 13.80 18.50 14.80 17.05 19.30
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4034 36,865 34,185 38,205 33,350 36,200 40,285
    17.70 16.45 18.35 16.05 17.40 19.35
Machinists 51-4041 930 39,070 26,340 45,435 29,470 38,890 47,730
    18.80 12.65 21.85 14.15 18.70 22.95
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic 51-4061 40 44,990 35,900 49,540 40,000 44,655 52,250
    21.65 17.25 23.80 19.25 21.45 25.10
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4072 31,730 26,285 34,450 25,940 28,115 30,290
    15.25 12.65 16.55 12.45 13.50 14.55
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4081 300 27,250 19,680 31,035 20,775 24,835 33,185
    13.10 9.45 14.90 10.00 11.95 15.95
Tool and Die Makers 51-4111 140 39,040 29,380 43,875 31,780 36,975 44,840
    18.75 14.10 21.10 15.30 17.80 21.55
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Entry and Experienced wages represent the mean of the lower third and the mean of the upper two-thirds of the wage distribution respectively. The OES survey does not collect information for entry or experienced workers. Tennessee Depatment of Labor & Workforce Development, Employment Security Division, Labor Market Information. Publish date June 2011.