OCCUPATIONAL WAGES
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Production Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Mean Wage Entry wage Exp. wage 25th Per. Median Wage 75th Per.
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 51-6021 2,640 17,980 14,855 19,545 15,785 17,720 20,385
    8.65 7.15 9.40 7.60 8.50 9.80
Sewing Machine Operators 51-6031 8,320 19,655 15,125 21,925 16,185 18,850 22,620
    9.45 7.25 10.55 7.80 9.05 10.85
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 51-6041 100 20,730 16,320 22,935 18,025 20,760 23,120
    9.95 7.85 11.05 8.65 10.00 11.10
Sewers, Hand 51-6051 160 17,705 14,770 19,175 15,535 17,405 20,330
    8.50 7.10 9.20 7.45 8.35 9.75
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 51-6052 500 21,815 15,590 24,930 16,910 20,090 23,375
    10.50 7.50 12.00 8.15 9.65 11.25
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders 51-6061 350 27,110 22,430 29,450 23,935 26,375 28,815
    13.05 10.80 14.15 11.50 12.70 13.85
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-6062 470 24,555 19,190 27,235 20,550 23,560 27,050
    11.80 9.25 13.10 9.90 11.35 13.00
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-6063 570 21,705 15,890 24,610 17,090 20,675 26,450
    10.45 7.65 11.85 8.20 9.95 12.70
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-6064 1,370 24,680 18,480 27,780 20,120 24,760 28,445
    11.85 8.90 13.35 9.65 11.90 13.65
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 51-6091 n/a 34,700 23,515 40,295 26,220 33,795 42,235
    16.70 11.30 19.35 12.60 16.25 20.30
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 51-6092 280 29,065 18,035 34,580 19,650 26,690 34,730
    13.95 8.65 16.60 9.45 12.85 16.70
Upholsterers 51-6093 2,040 28,515 23,085 31,225 24,360 27,170 31,265
    13.70 11.10 15.00 11.70 13.05 15.05
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 51-6099 500 25,040 17,685 28,720 18,875 23,795 30,350
    12.05 8.50 13.80 9.05 11.45 14.60
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-7011 2,610 25,265 18,150 28,825 19,805 24,765 30,370
    12.15 8.75 13.85 9.50 11.90 14.60
Furniture Finishers 51-7021 480 24,650 17,445 28,250 18,880 22,860 29,435
    11.85 8.40 13.60 9.10 11.00 14.15
Model Makers, Wood 51-7031 40 31,940 25,125 35,345 28,075 32,770 36,180
    15.35 12.10 17.00 13.50 15.75 17.40
Patternmakers, Wood 51-7032 60 25,840 22,585 27,465 24,205 26,145 28,075
    12.40 10.85 13.20 11.65 12.55 13.50
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-7041 1,550 23,340 17,015 26,500 18,210 22,355 26,775
    11.20 8.20 12.75 8.75 10.75 12.85
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 51-7042 2,840 22,075 16,845 24,695 18,265 21,395 25,880
    10.60 8.10 11.85 8.80 10.30 12.45
Woodworkers, All Other 51-7099 870 21,585 15,830 24,465 16,610 19,490 25,625
    10.40 7.60 11.75 8.00 9.35 12.30
Power Distributors and Dispatchers 51-8012 100 49,425 23,760 62,255 22,685 59,685 68,785
    23.75 11.40 29.95 10.90 28.70 33.05
Power Plant Operators 51-8013 530 38,435 25,195 45,055 27,750 37,405 45,935
    18.50 12.10 21.65 13.35 18.00 22.10
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 51-8021 590 47,550 28,005 57,325 33,495 50,425 58,230
    22.85 13.45 27.55 16.10 24.25 28.00
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031 2,680 31,975 21,100 37,410 23,990 30,425 38,900
    15.35 10.15 18.00 11.55 14.65 18.70
Chemical Plant and System Operators 51-8091 2,100 43,845 34,175 48,680 37,650 43,655 50,980
    21.10 16.45 23.40 18.10 21.00 24.50
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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, Research and Statistics Published June 2007.