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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators. Excludes team or work leaders.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
622,790 0.4 % $30.93 $64,340 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $17.32 $22.26 $29.05 $37.53 $47.84
Annual Wage (2) $36,020 $46,290 $60,420 $78,060 $99,500


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Plastics Product Manufacturing 28,240 4.81 $28.25 $58,760
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) 25,110 3.45 $32.01 $66,580
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 23,630 3.94 $30.59 $63,630
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) 20,440 4.30 $30.48 $63,390
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) 19,320 4.07 $30.98 $64,430

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 6,630 5.90 $42.54 $88,480
Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities 7,880 5.67 $29.16 $60,640
Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing 190 5.40 $28.57 $59,420
Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills 1,460 5.00 $27.55 $57,300
Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing 2,940 4.89 $32.84 $68,310

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution 1,870 1.71 $49.32 $102,590
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 8,650 2.20 $46.26 $96,220
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 280 2.57 $44.48 $92,510
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 6,630 5.90 $42.54 $88,480
Oil and Gas Extraction 1,400 0.99 $42.11 $87,590


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 49,570 2.91 0.68 $32.60 $67,800
Texas 48,880 4.04 0.94 $33.93 $70,580
Ohio 31,090 5.74 1.33 $30.38 $63,180
Michigan 30,490 7.06 1.64 $31.49 $65,500
Pennsylvania 28,110 4.81 1.12 $30.03 $62,470




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wisconsin 24,840 8.72 2.03 $29.39 $61,130
Indiana 26,260 8.61 2.00 $29.20 $60,730
Arkansas 8,820 7.29 1.69 $25.69 $53,430
Michigan 30,490 7.06 1.64 $31.49 $65,500
Alabama 13,570 6.98 1.62 $29.25 $60,840




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wyoming 1,250 4.62 1.07 $39.37 $81,880
Connecticut 8,310 5.00 1.16 $36.60 $76,130
District of Columbia 200 0.28 0.06 $36.29 $75,480
Washington 14,920 4.58 1.06 $35.34 $73,510
Louisiana 9,330 4.88 1.13 $34.87 $72,530





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 21,430 2.26 0.52 $34.55 $71,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 19,340 3.16 0.73 $31.03 $64,540
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 18,270 3.94 0.91 $30.40 $63,240
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 14,110 4.73 1.10 $38.17 $79,390
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 13,620 6.91 1.61 $33.95 $70,610
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 13,130 3.68 0.85 $31.76 $66,050
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 9,980 3.72 0.86 $29.63 $61,620
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 9,850 3.46 0.80 $33.83 $70,370
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 8,270 4.17 0.97 $37.36 $77,710
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 8,060 2.92 0.68 $33.93 $70,570




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 2,920 21.10 4.90 $30.72 $63,890
Columbus, IN 880 17.30 4.02 $30.60 $63,640
Dalton, GA 1,070 16.60 3.86 $27.02 $56,200
Sheboygan, WI 830 13.88 3.23 $30.15 $62,710
Racine, WI 1,020 13.27 3.08 $30.55 $63,540
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 1,230 13.24 3.08 $31.02 $64,530
Wausau, WI 940 13.18 3.06 $28.05 $58,350
Morristown, TN 580 13.18 3.06 $26.91 $55,970
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 770 12.44 2.89 $31.01 $64,500
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 1,910 12.40 2.88 $26.68 $55,500




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 1,640 10.26 2.39 $51.29 $106,680
Baton Rouge, LA 2,180 5.50 1.28 $46.78 $97,300
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 790 6.59 1.53 $45.27 $94,150
Anchorage, AK 230 1.31 0.30 $43.99 $91,500
Pueblo, CO 150 2.48 0.58 $43.01 $89,450
Longview, WA 280 7.52 1.75 $42.00 $87,360
Casper, WY 200 5.19 1.21 $39.43 $82,010
Corpus Christi, TX 940 5.00 1.16 $39.18 $81,500
Fairbanks, AK 60 1.70 0.40 $39.06 $81,240
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 490 5.51 1.28 $39.03 $81,190

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 3,780 17.44 4.05 $27.07 $56,300
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 3,740 19.89 4.62 $27.76 $57,750
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 3,320 9.93 2.31 $27.30 $56,770
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 3,110 12.08 2.81 $29.59 $61,550
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 3,090 7.88 1.83 $28.06 $58,350

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 3,740 19.89 4.62 $27.76 $57,750
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 3,780 17.44 4.05 $27.07 $56,300
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 2,400 16.44 3.82 $27.08 $56,320
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 1,040 15.09 3.51 $25.51 $53,050
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 1,170 13.04 3.03 $27.04 $56,250

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area 250 3.22 0.75 $41.97 $87,300
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 530 5.36 1.24 $40.71 $84,680
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 510 4.17 0.97 $40.43 $84,100
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 160 1.32 0.31 $40.33 $83,890
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area 200 3.10 0.72 $40.01 $83,230


About May 2018 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019