Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
51-9198 Helpers--Production Workers
Help production workers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment. Apprentice workers are classified in the appropriate production occupations (51-0000).
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) |
| 350,410 |
2.1 % |
$14.12 |
$29,380 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.58 |
$11.06 |
$13.33 |
$16.60 |
$19.74 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$19,930 |
$23,000 |
$27,730 |
$34,540 |
$41,060 |
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) |
| Employment Services |
105,840 |
2.89 |
$13.08 |
$27,210 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing |
26,430 |
5.10 |
$14.24 |
$29,630 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
14,380 |
5.33 |
$14.88 |
$30,960 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) |
12,280 |
2.59 |
$14.34 |
$29,820 |
| Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing |
11,170 |
3.58 |
$14.18 |
$29,500 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing |
300 |
8.61 |
$13.77 |
$28,650 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
14,380 |
5.33 |
$14.88 |
$30,960 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing |
26,430 |
5.10 |
$14.24 |
$29,630 |
| Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities |
5,810 |
4.18 |
$13.65 |
$28,390 |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills |
3,710 |
4.02 |
$19.24 |
$40,030 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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) |
| Texas |
37,580 |
3.10 |
1.28 |
$13.82 |
$28,750 |
| California |
29,530 |
1.74 |
0.72 |
$14.31 |
$29,770 |
| Indiana |
19,540 |
6.41 |
2.65 |
$13.96 |
$29,040 |
| Ohio |
16,740 |
3.09 |
1.28 |
$15.24 |
$31,710 |
| Alabama |
16,710 |
8.59 |
3.55 |
$12.71 |
$26,440 |
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) |
| Arkansas |
10,960 |
9.05 |
3.74 |
$13.03 |
$27,110 |
| Alabama |
16,710 |
8.59 |
3.55 |
$12.71 |
$26,440 |
| Indiana |
19,540 |
6.41 |
2.65 |
$13.96 |
$29,040 |
| Rhode Island |
2,630 |
5.46 |
2.26 |
$12.83 |
$26,690 |
| Iowa |
8,320 |
5.40 |
2.23 |
$14.50 |
$30,160 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wyoming |
250 |
0.94 |
0.39 |
$17.58 |
$36,560 |
| North Dakota |
610 |
1.46 |
0.60 |
$17.26 |
$35,910 |
| Connecticut |
1,470 |
0.89 |
0.37 |
$16.87 |
$35,090 |
| Maine |
1,540 |
2.54 |
1.05 |
$16.44 |
$34,200 |
| Washington |
3,890 |
1.19 |
0.49 |
$15.96 |
$33,190 |
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) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
12,280 |
2.01 |
0.83 |
$13.87 |
$28,850 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
11,690 |
3.92 |
1.62 |
$14.32 |
$29,790 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
10,850 |
2.34 |
0.97 |
$14.79 |
$30,760 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
10,810 |
3.03 |
1.25 |
$13.28 |
$27,620 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
6,970 |
0.73 |
0.30 |
$13.58 |
$28,260 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
5,540 |
2.83 |
1.17 |
$14.69 |
$30,550 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
4,810 |
1.69 |
0.70 |
$15.20 |
$31,620 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN |
4,600 |
4.42 |
1.83 |
$13.45 |
$27,970 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI |
4,540 |
8.00 |
3.30 |
$12.20 |
$25,380 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
4,520 |
2.29 |
0.95 |
$13.70 |
$28,490 |
United States Department of Labor
