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 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011 2,120 54,580 34,800 64,470 39,650 53,270 68,360
    26.25 16.75 31.00 19.05 25.60 32.85
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 51-2022 180 35,080 19,720 42,760 22,280 29,570 51,950
    16.85 9.50 20.55 10.70 14.20 25.00
Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers 51-2023 20 25,850 21,500 28,020 21,040 22,770 26,720
    12.45 10.35 13.45 10.10 10.95 12.85
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 51-2031 20 30,030 21,690 34,200 21,890 30,470 38,150
    14.45 10.45 16.45 10.50 14.65 18.35
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 51-2041 340 35,930 27,070 40,360 30,000 35,480 42,330
    17.25 13.00 19.40 14.40 17.05 20.35
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators 51-2091 N/A 32,660 25,940 36,030 30,020 33,290 36,280
    15.70 12.45 17.30 14.45 16.00 17.45
Team Assemblers 51-2092 3,570 23,060 16,960 26,100 17,750 21,040 27,400
    11.10 8.15 12.55 8.55 10.10 13.15
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other 51-2099 N/A 22,760 16,870 25,700 17,680 20,940 27,290
    10.95 8.10 12.35 8.50 10.05 13.10
Bakers 51-3011 280 22,940 16,610 26,100 17,590 20,890 28,680
    11.05 8.00 12.55 8.45 10.05 13.80
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021 550 28,240 18,530 33,100 20,240 27,570 34,930
    13.60 8.90 15.90 9.75 13.25 16.80
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 51-3022 260 20,740 16,780 22,720 17,600 20,190 23,680
    9.95 8.05 10.90 8.45 9.70 11.40
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders 51-3091 170 46,140 33,830 52,300 38,990 49,720 54,760
    22.20 16.25 25.15 18.75 23.90 26.35
Food Batchmakers 51-3092 210 35,890 26,840 40,410 31,180 35,430 41,930
    17.25 12.90 19.45 15.00 17.05 20.15
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 51-3093 140 40,930 32,520 45,130 37,160 41,820 45,840
    19.70 15.65 21.70 17.85 20.10 22.05
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic 51-4011 N/A 34,580 25,390 39,180 28,100 33,620 39,600
    16.65 12.20 18.85 13.50 16.15 19.05
Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmers 51-4012 60 49,650 39,400 54,770 41,640 46,510 57,570
    23.85 18.95 26.35 20.00 22.35 27.70
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4021 160 29,290 24,400 31,730 25,810 29,080 33,240
    14.10 11.75 15.25 12.40 14.00 16.00
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4022 60 34,220 31,020 35,820 32,490 34,900 37,310
    16.45 14.90 17.20 15.60 16.80 17.95
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4023 80 37,950 29,980 41,930 32,070 39,810 44,410
    18.25 14.40 20.15 15.40 19.15 21.35
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031 710 29,850 23,510 33,020 25,130 29,490 34,650
    14.35 11.30 15.90 12.10 14.20 16.65
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4032 70 25,540 21,910 27,360 21,760 23,840 28,610
    12.30 10.55 13.15 10.45 11.45 13.75
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4033 640 36,290 28,690 40,100 30,560 35,850 42,140
    17.45 13.80 19.30 14.70 17.25 20.25
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4034 100 34,950 30,420 37,220 32,060 35,080 38,150
    16.80 14.60 17.90 15.40 16.85 18.35
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4035 10 31,100 27,070 33,110 27,190 30,310 34,880
    14.95 13.00 15.90 13.05 14.55 16.75
Machinists 51-4041 1,050 42,210 28,520 49,050 32,740 42,470 51,620
    20.30 13.70 23.60 15.75 20.40 24.80
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic 51-4061 40 46,830 43,460 48,520 42,540 46,060 50,860
    22.50 20.90 23.30 20.45 22.15 24.45
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4072 240 28,580 22,110 31,810 23,790 26,750 29,590
    13.75 10.65 15.30 11.45 12.85 14.25
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4081 350 25,530 17,740 29,420 19,090 23,070 31,590
    12.25 8.55 14.15 9.20 11.10 15.20
Tool and Die Makers 51-4111 140 42,630 31,230 48,320 33,110 38,380 51,350
    20.50 15.00 23.25 15.90 18.45 24.70
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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 Department of Labor & Workforce Development, Employment Security Division, Labor Market Information. Publish date May 2012.