Occupation

Estimated
Employment

Entry Level
Hourly Wage

Average
Hourly Wage 

 Experienced
Hourly Wage

Production Occupations, totals

6590

$9.47

$16.74

$20.38

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

600

$10.15

$21.45

$27.10

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators

30

$11.06

$14.23

$15.81

Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal

60

$10.62

$13.21

$14.50

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators

80

$8.64

$10.25

$11.06

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators

160

$12.91

$14.05

$14.62

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators

20

$13.63

$14.37

$14.74

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators

40

$10.62

$13.26

$14.58

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production

360

$16.55

$25.91

$30.58

Helpers-Production Workers

160

$7.73

$9.69

$10.67

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers & Weighers

160

$8.49

$15.68

$19.27

Machinists

30

$9.30

$19.27

$24.25

Molders, Shapers, & Casters, Except Metal & Plastic

50

$12.57

$16.68

$18.74

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters

110

$10.47

$11.32

$11.74

Printing Machine Operators

40

$10.73

$15.46

$17.82

Production Workers, Helpers

**

$8.94

$11.38

$12.60

Production Workers, All Others

**

$19.45

$21.42

$22.41

Sewing Machine Operators

760

$7.95

$12.10

$14.17

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

30

$10.45

$12.04

$12.83

Team Assemblers

870

$7.62

$11.34

$13.20

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators

70

$8.71

$14.07

$16.75

Tool and Die Makers

40

$18.52

$24.29

$27.18

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

190

$12.82

$18.71

$21.66

Woodworking Machine Setters

$8.76

$10.34

$11.13

 
Occupation

Estimated
Employment

Entry Level
Hourly Wage

Average
Hourly Wage 

 Experienced
Hourly Wage

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations, totals

5,260

$7.80 

$13.10

$15.75

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation

130 

$16.01 

$22.05 

$25.08 

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

530 

$10.66 

$13.66 

$15.16 

Laborers & Freight, Stock & Material Movers, Hand

1,060 

$8.03 

$10.24 

$11.34 

Packers and Packagers, Hand

400 

$8.41 

$10.55 

$11.62 

Shipping & Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

540 

$10.21 

$13.37 

$14.94 

 
Occupation

Estimated
Employment

Entry Level
Hourly Wage

Average
Hourly Wage 

 Experienced
Hourly Wage

Office and Administrative Support Occupations, totals

9,850 

$9.46 

$14.02 

$16.30 

Bill and Account Collectors

360 

$8.39 

$12.26 

$14.19 

Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators

190 

$10.44 

$13.88 

$15.60 

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

620 

$11.27 

$14.96 

$16.81 

Customer Service Representatives

1,370 

$10.41 

$12.64 

$13.75 

Data Entry Keyers

** 

$10.67 

$13.14 

$14.38 

Executive Secretaries & Administrative Assistants

570 

$13.10 

$17.21 

$19.26 

First-Line Supervisor/Managers of Office and Administration

650 

$14.58 

$20.47 

$23.42 

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

150 

$8.82 

$9.91 

$10.45 

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Tim.

60 

$13.52 

$17.42 

$19.37 

Office Clerks, General

820 

$8.10 

$12.29 

$14.39 

Receptionists and Information Clerks

560 

$8.78 

$11.71 

$13.18 

Secretaries, Except, Legal, Medical, and Executive

930 

$11.94 

$15.27 

$16.94 

Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

540 

$10.21 

$13.37 

$14.94 

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service

100

$9.37 

$12.51 

$14.08 

 
Occupation

Estimated
Employment

Entry Level
Hourly Wage

Average
Hourly Wage 

 Experienced
Hourly Wage

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

390 

$21.06 

$31.12 

$36.15 

Civil Engineers

80 

$24.05 

$32.97 

$37.43 

Industrial Engineers

30 

$19.93 

$27.13 

$30.73 

Mechanical Engineers

120 

$25.49 

$33.96 

$38.19 

 
Occupation

Estimated
Employment

Entry Level
Hourly Wage

Average
Hourly Wage 

 Experienced
Hourly Wage

Computer and Mathematical Occupations, totals

340 

$19.47 

$27.95 

$32.19 

Computer Programmers

40 

$24.94 

$30.79 

$33.72 

Computer Support Specialists

140 

$16.92 

$23.92 

$27.42 

Computer Systems Analysts

80 

$24.30 

$32.00 

$35.85 

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

50 

$20.58 

$29.16 

$33.45 

 
Occupation

Estimated
Employment

Entry Level
Hourly Wage

Average
Hourly Wage 

 Experienced
Hourly Wage

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations, totals

4,290 

$15.16 

$33.02 

$41.96 

Healthcare Practitioners & Tech. Workers, Other

90 

$13.81 

$20.75 

$24.23 

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

390 

$16.98 

$20.50 

$22.26 

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

20 

$12.79 

$15.69 

$17.14 

Medical Records and Health Information Technicians

80 

$11.28 

$13.56 

$14.71 

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

120 

$20.48 

$24.98 

$27.23 

Registered Nurses

1,560 

$21.11 

$26.68 

$29.47 

 
Occupation

Estimated
Employment

Entry Level
Hourly Wage

Average
Hourly Wage 

 Experienced
Hourly Wage

Sales and Related Occupations, totals

9,520 

$7.50

$13.43

$16.40 

First-Line Super./Manager, Non-Retail Sales Workers

90 

$19.87 

$32.99 

$39.55 

Sale Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing

910 

$14.54 

$25.70 

$31.28