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Production occupations

Earnings Graph | Relative Pay | Area and Industry Statistics | Demographics | Race and Ethnic Distribution | Union Statistics | Hourly and Minimum Wage | Work Hours | Employee Tenure | Fatalities

The Production occupations section of the Occupational Outlook Handbook consists of:

 

Earnings Graph

National Average and Percentile Annual Earnings, May 2005

Metropolitan area and State estimates.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

Relative Pay

Metropolitan Area Relative Pay for Production occupations

source: National Compensation Survey; about this section

Area and Industry Statistics

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Production occupations
— National
U.S.: $29,890
— by State
AL: $27,100
AK: $38,630
AZ: $27,650
AR: $25,620
CA: $28,860
CO: $30,680
CT: $34,100
DE: n.a.
DC: $40,430
FL: $26,940
GA: $27,500
HI: $29,130
ID: $26,980
IL: $29,760
IN: $31,430
IA: $29,030
KS: $29,400
KY: $30,040
LA: $31,960
ME: $30,340
MD: $31,680
MA: $33,290
MI: $35,960
MN: $31,850
MS: $25,650
MO: $28,670
MT: $28,040
NE: $27,960
NV: $29,710
NH: $30,790
NJ: $31,060
NM: $28,470
NY: $30,400
NC: $27,800
ND: $29,340
OH: $31,770
OK: $27,810
OR: $30,390
PA: $30,820
RI: $29,470
SC: $28,920
SD: $25,100
TN: $28,060
TX: $28,290
UT: $27,260
VT: $29,430
VA: $29,610
WA: $34,710
WV: $29,490
WI: $31,270
WY: $33,090
GU: $21,900
PR: $18,740
VI: $34,140
— by NAICS Industry Sector
11 $22,890
21 $39,760
22 $53,300
23 $32,800
31-33 $30,530
42 $28,970
44-45 $25,890
48-49 $35,310
51 $33,030
52 $35,300
53 $28,790
54 $33,710
55 $32,910
56 $22,800
61 $36,420
62 $23,960
71 $30,740
72 $21,120
81 $23,660
92 $41,490
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for production occupations.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

Demographics

Production occupations

  • Employed persons, 2004
    • Employed persons:
    9,462,000    		Percent of total
    WomenMenBlackAsianHispanic
    30.4% 69.6% 11.9% 5.3% 20.0%
  • Full-time wage and salary workers, 2004
     EmploymentMedian weekly earnings
    $W/M ratio
    Women
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 2,454,000$4050.678
    Men
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 6,024,000$597
    All workers
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 8,478,000$526 

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Race and Ethnic Distribution

Employed persons by occupation, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex (Percent distribution), 2004

OccupationPercent distribution: Race, ethnicity, and sex
sexTotalWhiteBlackAsianHisp.
Production
occupations		T 6.8% 6.6% 7.5% 8.4% 10.6%
W 4.4% 4.1% 5.4% 7.6% 8.6%
M 8.8% 8.7% 10.0% 9.0% 11.8%

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Union Statistics

• Union affiliation of employed wage & salary workers
• Median weekly earnings of full-time wage & salary workers

Production occupations

  • Employed wage and salary workers, 2005
    • Employed persons: 9,007,000
    Members of unionsRepresented by unions
    NumberPercentNumberPercent
    1,539,000 17.1% 1,617,000 17.9%
    more union employment statistics
  • Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, 2005
    All full-time wage and salary workers $538
    — Members of unions$698
    — Represented by unions$693
    — Non-union$511
    more union earnings statistics

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Hourly and Minimum Wage

Employed wage and salary workers paid hourly rates and those with earnings at or below the Federal minimum wage, 2004

Production occupations

Paid hourly wages 7,708,000
At or below $5.15 per hour 54,000
At $5.15 18,000
Below $5.15 36,000

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Work Hours

Average hours worked per day at main job only by employed persons on weekdays and weekend days by occupation, 2004 annual averages

OccupationHours & percentage working by day
Average dayAverage weekdayAverage Sat., Sun., and holiday
PercentHoursPercentHoursPercentHours
Production 66.5 8.28 84.6 8.45 26.1 7.01

Average hours worked per day at main job only by employed persons at workplace or home by occupation, 2004 annual averages

OccupationHours & percentage working at workplace or home
At workplaceAt home
PercentHoursPercentHours
Production 95.7 8.35--

source: American Time Use Survey; about this section

Employee Tenure

Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers, 2004

OccupationEmployee Tenure, median (years)
Production occupations 5.0

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Fatalities

2004 Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and event or exposure

OccupationFatalities: Event or exposure
TotalTran.Viol.Cont.FallsExpo.Fires
Production occupations 288 48 34 110 33 29 31
Supervisors, production workers 37 7 5 14 4 5-
Assemblers and fabricators 19 6 4 3---
Food processing workers 13 5 3----
Metal workers and plastic workers 84 14 8 37 9 5 11
Printing workers 4------
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers 7------
Woodworkers 15 3 10----
Plant and system operators 14 4 6----
Other production occupations 95 19 9 38 11 9 9
Production workers, all other 33 10 12 4 3--

source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities Program; about this section

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