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Snapshot of Production Occupations in 2010

8,236,340

Total Employment

13.10 %

Unemployment Rate

$33,770

Average Annual Salary

#6 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by total employment.
#11 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by future job openings.
#11 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by average annual wages growth from the previous year.
#15 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by percentage of women employed.
#15 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by average annual wages.
#20 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by lowest annual unemployment rate.
#20 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by total employment growth from the previous year.
#22 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by future employment growth.

Production Occupations

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HIGHEST PAYING OCCUPATIONS

1. Nuclear Power Reactor Operators: $77,310

2. Power Distributors and Dispatchers: $69,130

3. Power Plant Operators: $62,270

4. Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers: $59,580

5. Gas Plant Operators: $57,660

Table 1. Highest Paying Production Occupations

FASTEST GROWING SALARIES

1. Production Workers, All Other*: 0.29 %

2. Prepress Technicians and Workers: 0.09 %

3. Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters: 0.08 %

4. Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders: 0.06 %

5. Patternmakers, Wood: 0.06 %

Table 2. Production Occupations with the Fastest Growing Salaries

POPULAR OCCUPATIONS

1. Team Assemblers: 11.27 %

2. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers: 6.74 %

3. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers: 4.99 %

4. Helpers--Production Workers: 4.79 %

5. Machinists: 4.28 %

Table 3. Popular Production Occupations
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING EMPLOYMENT

1. Printing Press Operators: 4.43 %

2. Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators: 1.23 %

3. Print Binding and Finishing Workers: 0.54 %

4. Prepress Technicians and Workers: 0.37 %

5. Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders: 0.15 %

Table 4. Production Occupations with the Fastest Growing Employment

Employment Information for Production Occupations

Total Employment for Production Occupations in 2010

Figure 1. Total Employment

Total Employment by Gender for Production Occupations in 2010

Figure 2. Employment by Gender

Employment Percent Change for Production Occupations in 2010

Figure 3. Employment Percent Change

Unemployment Rate for Production Occupations in 2010

Figure 4. Unemployment Rate

Figure 5. Diversity of Employment

Production Occupations

National Estimates

Total Employment

8,236,340

127,097,160

Total Employment Amount Change from 2009 to 2010

-690,790

-3,550,450

Total Employment Percent Change from 2009 to 2010

-0.08 %

-0.03 %

Percent of Women Employed

27.60 %

47.20 %

Percent of Men Employed

72.40 %

52.80 %

Unemployment Rate

13.10 %

9.60 %

Unemployment Rate Amongst Women

15.40 %

8.60 %

Unemployment Rate Amongst Men

12.20 %

10.50 %

Table 5. Employment Information for Production Occupations

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Salary Information for Production Occupations

Annual Salary Distribution for Production Occupations in 2010

Figure 6. Annual Salary Distribution

Hourly Wage Distribution for Production Occupations in 2010

Figure 7. Hourly Wage Distribution

Average Annual Salary for Production Occupations in 2010

Figure 8. Average Annual Salary

Average Hourly Wage for Production Occupations in 2010

Figure 9. Average Hourly Wage

Figure 10. Average Annual Wage Percent Change

Production Occupations

National Estimates

Average Annual Salary

$33,770

$44,410

Average Hourly Wage

$16.24

$21.35

Average Annual Salary Change from 2009 to 2010

0.01 %

0.02 %

Table 6. Salary Information for Production Occupations

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Projections for Production Occupations

Projected Employment Growth for Production Occupations (2008-2018)

Figure 11. Projected Employment Growth (2008-2018)

Replacement Needs Rate for Production Occupations (2008-2018)

Figure 12. Projected Replacement Needs^{( 1 )} Rate (2008-2018)

Projected Job Openings for Production Occupations (2008-2018)

Figure 13. Contributions of Employment Growth and Replacement Needs¹ to Projected Job Openings, estimated to be 2,155,700 by 2018.

LARGEST EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

1. Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers: 24,400

2. Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators: 22,500

3. Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders: 21,900

4. Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers: 16,800

5. Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians: 13,100

Table 7. Occupations with the Largest Projected Employment Growth (2008 - 2018)

FASTEST GROWING OCCUPATIONS

1. Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators: 19.83%

2. Nuclear power reactor operators: 18.91%

3. Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders: 15.49%

4. Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders: 14.99%

5. Ophthalmic laboratory technicians: 14.72%

Table 8. Occupations with the Fastest Growing Employment Rates (2008 - 2018)

SMALLEST EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

1. Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic: -75,900

2. Sewing machine operators: -71,500

3. Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers: -43,200

4. Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders: -38,800

5. First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers: -35,700

Table 9. Occupations with the Smallest Projected Employment Growth or Largest Projected Employment Decline (2008 - 2018)

LARGEST NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS

1. Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators: 334,200

2. Team assemblers: 250,900

3. Miscellaneous production workers: 221,000

4. Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers: 144,000

5. Welding, soldering, and brazing workers: 142,900

Table 10. Occupations with the Largest Number of Job Openings due to Employment Growth and Replacement Needs (2008 - 2018)

1. Replacement needs are an estimate of job openings resulting from workers retiring from or permanently leaving an occupation.

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Industry Information for Production Occupations

HIGHEST PAYING INDUSTRIES

1. Utilities: $62,080

2. Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction: $47,980

3. Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation): $47,850

4. Educational Services: $43,770

5. Management of Companies and Enterprises: $40,840

Table 11. Highest Paying Industries

INDUSTRIES WITH HIGHEST CONCENTRATION

1. Utilities: 149.27

2. Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government): 76.69

3. Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 76.04

4. Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction: 72.94

5. Wholesale Trade: 51.83

Table 12. Industries with the Highest Concentration (Jobs Per Thousand Available in the Industry)

POPULAR INDUSTRIES

1. Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 6.82 %

2. Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government): 3.47 %

3. Wholesale Trade: 3.44 %

4. Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation): 2.03 %

5. Health Care and Social Assistance: 1.26 %

Table 13. Popular Industries
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING INDUSTRIES

1. Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting: 0.03 %

2. Utilities: 0.02 %

3. Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation): 0.01 %

4. Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 0.00 %

5. Health Care and Social Assistance: -0.01 %

Table 14. Industries with the Fastest Growing Employment

U.S. States Information for Production Occupations

HIGHEST PAYING STATES

1. District of Columbia: $46,680

2. Wyoming: $45,570

3. Alaska: $41,830

4. Washington: $39,090

5. Connecticut: $38,840

Table 15. States with the Highest Salaries

STATES WITH HIGHEST CONCENTRATION

1. Indiana: 112.92

2. Wisconsin: 108.99

3. Arkansas: 101.85

4. Iowa: 101.18

5. Alabama: 97.84

Table 16. States with the Highest Concentration (Jobs Per Thousand Available in the State)

POPULAR STATES

1. California: 9.60 %

2. Texas: 7.57 %

3. Ohio: 5.26 %

4. Illinois: 5.03 %

5. Pennsylvania: 4.71 %

Table 17. States with Largest Employment
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING STATES

1. Alaska: 0.03 %

2. Nebraska: -0.01 %

3. Indiana: -0.03 %

4. Massachusetts: -0.04 %

5. Colorado: -0.04 %

Table 18. States with the Fastest Growing Employment

U.S. Metro Areas Information for Production Occupations

HIGHEST PAYING METRO AREAS

1. Fairbanks, AK: $54,130

2. Bremerton-Silverdale, WA: $48,670

3. Lake Charles, LA: $47,550

4. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX: $46,150

5. Monroe, MI: $45,540

Table 19. Metro Areas with the Highest Salaries

METRO AREAS WITH HIGHEST CONCENTRATION

1. Elkhart-Goshen, IN: 303.22

2. Dalton, GA: 258.51

3. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC: 194.58

4. Morristown, TN: 183.09

5. Columbus, IN: 182.7

Table 20. Metro Areas with the Highest Concentration (Jobs Per Thousand Available in the Metro Area)

POPULAR METRO AREAS

1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA: 3.11 %

2. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL: 2.95 %

3. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX: 2.12 %

4. New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY: 1.80 %

5. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN: 1.43 %

Table 21. Metro Areas with Largest Employment
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING METRO AREAS

1. Decatur, IL: 0.40 %

2. Anderson, IN: 0.29 %

3. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA: 0.14 %

4. St. Joseph, MO: 0.13 %

5. El Centro, CA: 0.12 %

Table 22. Metro Areas with the Fastest Growing Employment

Further Information for Production Occupations

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor