Occupational employment / Helpers--production workers

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Helpers--production workers" are below, ordered by total employment.

Area Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,570 $11.99 $24,940
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 20,670 $10.91 $22,700
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 19,770 $10.37 $21,560
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 17,750 $10.76 $22,390
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 16,250 $10.82 $22,510
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 14,600 $10.33 $21,480
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 9,560 $10.13 $21,070
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 9,470 $11.51 $23,950
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 9,160 $9.48 $19,720
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 8,070 $10.25 $21,320
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 7,010 $10.67 $22,190
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 6,770 $13.26 $27,590
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 6,410 $9.46 $19,680
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 5,910 $11.97 $24,900
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 5,500 $12.45 $25,900
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 5,280 $10.45 $21,730
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 5,190 $10.64 $22,130
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 5,170 $10.47 $21,780
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 4,980 $10.83 $22,520
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 4,980 $12.30 $25,590
Pittsburgh, PA 4,680 $11.85 $24,650
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 4,620 $10.73 $22,310
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 4,190 $12.70 $26,410
St. Louis, MO-IL 4,080 $12.46 $25,920
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN 4,010 $10.61 $22,080
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 3,970 $10.75 $22,350
Columbus, OH 3,770 $11.79 $24,520
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 3,770 $11.37 $23,650
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3,720 $12.82 $26,670
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 3,620 $10.80 $22,470
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 3,440 $12.07 $25,100
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 3,360 $10.83 $22,520
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 3,330 $11.88 $24,700
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 3,310 $9.99 $20,770
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 3,300 $10.31 $21,450
Kansas City, MO-KS 3,270 $11.91 $24,780
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division 3,020 $12.16 $25,300
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 2,980 $10.55 $21,950
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 2,910 $10.37 $21,580
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 2,860 $11.11 $23,120
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 2,850 $12.51 $26,020
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 2,830 $9.69 $20,150
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 2,810 $12.63 $26,280
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 2,750 $9.52 $19,810
Baltimore-Towson, MD 2,750 $12.00 $24,960
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 2,680 $11.26 $23,420
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 2,650 $10.43 $21,700
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 2,620 $12.16 $25,290
Tulsa, OK 2,580 $10.92 $22,720
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division 2,570 $14.19 $29,510
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 2,490 $11.51 $23,940
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 2,460 $12.12 $25,220
Denver-Aurora, CO 2,450 $12.39 $25,780
Greensboro-High Point, NC 2,430 $10.94 $22,750
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 2,410 $11.48 $23,880
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 2,310 $13.27 $27,600
Toledo, OH 2,230 $10.10 $21,010
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2,160 $11.46 $23,840
Lancaster, PA 2,150 $11.23 $23,360
San Antonio, TX 2,130 $8.95 $18,610
Oklahoma City, OK 2,060 $9.54 $19,840
Salt Lake City, UT 2,020 $10.51 $21,870
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 2,010 $13.70 $28,500
Fort Smith, AR-OK 1,980 $10.51 $21,850
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 1,970 $12.09 $25,150
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 1,950 $10.98 $22,850
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 1,910 $10.91 $22,700
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 1,900 $10.75 $22,360
Fort Wayne, IN 1,890 $9.94 $20,670
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 1,860 $11.22 $23,330
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 1,830 $10.68 $22,220
Greenville, SC 1,820 $9.88 $20,550
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 1,810 $12.16 $25,300
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR 1,810 $7.70 $16,020
Spartanburg, SC 1,810 $10.49 $21,810
Akron, OH 1,780 $12.81 $26,640
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 1,750 $10.93 $22,730
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,750 $10.95 $22,780
Baton Rouge, LA 1,750 $12.17 $25,320
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 1,720 $9.26 $19,270
York-Hanover, PA 1,720 $12.20 $25,380
Rockford, IL 1,600 $15.17 $31,550
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 1,560 $10.48 $21,800
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 1,560 $11.42 $23,750
Huntsville, AL 1,520 $9.92 $20,630
Rochester, NY 1,500 $10.68 $22,220
Richmond, VA 1,480 $10.79 $22,450
Lexington-Fayette, KY 1,480 $10.50 $21,830
Mobile, AL 1,470 $11.04 $22,970
Jacksonville, FL 1,430 $11.69 $24,310
Chattanooga, TN-GA 1,430 $11.76 $24,450
Dalton, GA 1,420 $10.00 $20,800
Dayton, OH 1,360 $11.84 $24,630
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 1,350 $11.14 $23,180
Provo-Orem, UT 1,340 $10.84 $22,540
Springfield, MA-CT 1,340 $11.70 $24,340
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 1,290 $11.91 $24,770
Fresno, CA 1,270 $9.41 $19,560
Worcester, MA-CT 1,270 $11.25 $23,410
Sheboygan, WI 1,260 $13.59 $28,270
Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,260 $9.24 $19,220
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 1,220 $12.40 $25,800
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 1,220 $14.99 $31,180
Raleigh-Cary, NC 1,200 $12.21 $25,400
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 1,200 $12.59 $26,190
Wichita, KS 1,190 $11.68 $24,300
Winston-Salem, NC 1,180 $12.14 $25,240
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 1,150 $10.14 $21,090
Canton-Massillon, OH 1,150 $11.48 $23,890
Morristown, TN 1,150 $10.16 $21,140
Green Bay, WI 1,140 $14.10 $29,320
Reading, PA 1,140 $12.10 $25,170
New Haven, CT 1,130 $11.70 $24,330
Jackson, MS 1,120 $9.65 $20,070
Columbia, SC 1,100 $10.21 $21,240
Evansville, IN-KY 1,090 $9.84 $20,460
Syracuse, NY 1,060 $10.84 $22,540
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 1,050 $11.07 $23,030
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 1,040 $13.22 $27,490
Albuquerque, NM 1,020 $10.62 $22,100
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division 1,010 $13.58 $28,240
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 990 $11.76 $24,460
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 980 $11.94 $24,820
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 940 $11.94 $24,830
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 920 $13.39 $27,850
Stockton, CA 900 $10.62 $22,100
Montgomery, AL 880 $10.47 $21,770
Bowling Green, KY 860 $12.56 $26,120
Madison, WI 850 $12.02 $25,000
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL 810 $12.99 $27,020
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 790 $11.18 $23,240
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 770 $13.61 $28,310
Lakeland, FL 770 $11.68 $24,300
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 750 $10.79 $22,450
Spokane, WA 740 $11.88 $24,710
Appleton, WI 740 $13.51 $28,100
El Paso, TX 740 $7.86 $16,350
Eugene-Springfield, OR 720 $12.74 $26,490
Anderson, SC 710 $9.69 $20,160
Knoxville, TN 710 $13.01 $27,060
Reno-Sparks, NV 700 $11.21 $23,320
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 680 $12.73 $26,480
Springfield, MO 680 $10.51 $21,860
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 670 $12.60 $26,200
Durham, NC 670 $9.48 $19,720
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 650 $11.36 $23,630
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 650 $10.39 $21,610
Valdosta, GA 640 $9.37 $19,490
Erie, PA 640 $10.47 $21,770
Longview, TX 630 $10.50 $21,830
Bakersfield, CA 610 $12.90 $26,820
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 600 $11.65 $24,230
Monroe, LA 600 $11.47 $23,860
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 590 $12.58 $26,160
Honolulu, HI 590 $10.61 $22,070
Decatur, AL 580 $10.41 $21,650
Terre Haute, IN 580 $14.18 $29,490
Salem, OR 570 $9.91 $20,610
Modesto, CA 570 $10.61 $22,060
Columbus, IN 560 $11.98 $24,920
Florence, SC 560 $10.14 $21,090
Fargo, ND-MN 560 $10.27 $21,360
St. Cloud, MN 560 $12.87 $26,760
Owensboro, KY 520 $11.57 $24,060
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 510 $12.05 $25,060
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 500 $16.10 $33,490
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 500 $12.65 $26,310
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 500 $15.23 $31,680
Tuscaloosa, AL 480 $12.96 $26,960
Williamsport, PA 480 $11.59 $24,110
Auburn-Opelika, AL 480 $10.94 $22,750
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 470 $11.16 $23,210
Tucson, AZ 460 $9.80 $20,380
Mansfield, OH 450 $15.21 $31,630
Pine Bluff, AR 450 $13.62 $28,320
Roanoke, VA 440 $10.40 $21,640
Yakima, WA 440 $10.77 $22,390
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 430 $10.99 $22,860
Visalia-Porterville, CA 430 $9.84 $20,470
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 420 $10.72 $22,300
Kokomo, IN 420 $10.09 $20,990
Corpus Christi, TX 420 $10.58 $22,010
Jonesboro, AR 420 $10.46 $21,760
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 410 $10.40 $21,640
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 410 $10.73 $22,310
Columbus, GA-AL 410 $12.12 $25,210
Lincoln, NE 410 $11.89 $24,720
Champaign-Urbana, IL 410 $12.82 $26,660
Monroe, MI 410 $10.78 $22,410
Wausau, WI 410 $12.27 $25,530
Dover, DE 400 $8.55 $17,790
Bloomington-Normal, IL 400 $13.54 $28,160
Winchester, VA-WV 400 $12.42 $25,840
Rocky Mount, NC 400 $11.88 $24,710
Flint, MI 390 $10.55 $21,950
Asheville, NC 390 $10.55 $21,940
Bellingham, WA 380 $13.58 $28,240
Lynchburg, VA 380 $10.96 $22,800
Rome, GA 370 $11.68 $24,290
Joplin, MO 370 $8.97 $18,660
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 370 $9.77 $20,310
Alexandria, LA 360 $12.70 $26,420
Lafayette, LA 360 $10.72 $22,290
Greeley, CO 350 $11.44 $23,790
Johnson City, TN 350 $10.27 $21,360
Ann Arbor, MI 350 $12.44 $25,870
Logan, UT-ID 340 $9.27 $19,270
Idaho Falls, ID 340 $13.92 $28,950
Yuma, AZ 340 $10.84 $22,550
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 340 $12.05 $25,070
Burlington, NC 330 $9.74 $20,250
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 330 $14.99 $31,170
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 320 $10.27 $21,360
Fond du Lac, WI 320 $10.69 $22,240
Battle Creek, MI 320 $12.90 $26,830
Boise City-Nampa, ID 320 $10.82 $22,500
Janesville, WI 320 $10.80 $22,450
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 320 $12.68 $26,370
Charleston, WV 310 $14.08 $29,290
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 300 $12.08 $25,130
Elmira, NY 300 $11.72 $24,380
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 300 $13.19 $27,440
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 300 $10.50 $21,840
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 300 $12.82 $26,660
Abilene, TX 300 $9.29 $19,320
Fayetteville, NC 300 $8.82 $18,350
Altoona, PA 300 $11.60 $24,130
Anniston-Oxford, AL 290 $9.28 $19,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 290 $10.84 $22,550
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 290 $9.44 $19,640
Morgantown, WV 290 $14.60 $30,370
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 280 $12.26 $25,490
Utica-Rome, NY 280 $10.49 $21,830
Lafayette, IN 280 $10.08 $20,960
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 270 $9.04 $18,800
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 270 $10.24 $21,300
Lima, OH 270 $10.81 $22,480
Wichita Falls, TX 260 $9.69 $20,150
Carson City, NV 260 $13.28 $27,630
Bloomington, IN 260 $13.59 $28,260
Goldsboro, NC 250 $8.97 $18,650
Danville, IL 250 $11.59 $24,110
Tyler, TX 250 $11.79 $24,520
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 250 $13.15 $27,350
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 240 $13.74 $28,570
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 240 $11.19 $23,280
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 240 $12.00 $24,960
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 240 $11.35 $23,600
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 240 $13.20 $27,450
Colorado Springs, CO 240 $11.36 $23,620
Farmington, NM 230 $10.25 $21,320
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 230 $12.78 $26,570
Lebanon, PA 220 $10.22 $21,250
Cedar Rapids, IA 220 $13.23 $27,530
Kingston, NY 220 $11.56 $24,050
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 210 $13.30 $27,650
Pittsfield, MA 210 $16.31 $33,930
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 210 $10.40 $21,640
Jackson, MI 210 $12.55 $26,110
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 210 $11.69 $24,310
Gadsden, AL 210 $9.84 $20,470
Macon, GA 200 $8.76 $18,220
Madera, CA 200 $11.94 $24,830
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 200 $7.54 $15,680
Savannah, GA 200 $11.93 $24,820
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 200 $11.15 $23,190
Racine, WI 190 $10.53 $21,900
Waco, TX 190 $9.19 $19,120
Peoria, IL 190 $11.42 $23,750
State College, PA 190 $10.52 $21,880
Clarksville, TN-KY 190 $11.52 $23,960
Lubbock, TX 190 $8.70 $18,100
Odessa, TX 180 $10.59 $22,030
Hattiesburg, MS 180 $10.70 $22,250
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 180 $12.25 $25,470
Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR 170 $7.22 $15,020
Springfield, OH 170 $9.91 $20,620
College Station-Bryan, TX 170 $12.24 $25,470
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 170 $9.78 $20,340
Boulder, CO 160 $11.05 $22,980
Salinas, CA 160 $11.93 $24,820
Casper, WY 160 $11.87 $24,690
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 160 $12.00 $24,960
Grand Junction, CO 160 $11.50 $23,910
Billings, MT 160 $12.10 $25,170
Harrisonburg, VA 160 $11.43 $23,770
Dubuque, IA 150 $12.63 $26,270
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 150 $11.64 $24,210
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA 150 $10.13 $21,070
Jefferson City, MO 140 $12.48 $25,950
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 140 $12.35 $25,680
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH 140 $12.13 $25,240
La Crosse, WI-MN 140 $11.75 $24,440
Ames, IA 140 $11.32 $23,540
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 130 $13.54 $28,170
Cleveland, TN 130 $12.19 $25,350
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 130 $12.01 $24,980
Pocatello, ID 130 $10.86 $22,580
Yuba City, CA 130 $11.36 $23,630
Medford, OR 120 $11.35 $23,620
Redding, CA 120 $10.81 $22,470
Bismarck, ND 120 $11.08 $23,050
Anchorage, AK 120 $12.18 $25,330
Rochester, MN 120 $12.65 $26,300
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 120 $6.93 $14,420
Olympia, WA 120 $12.17 $25,320
San German-Cabo Rojo, PR 120 $6.71 $13,950
Kankakee-Bradley, IL 110 $12.88 $26,790
Wilmington, NC 110 $11.76 $24,450
Danbury, CT 110 $12.66 $26,330
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 110 $12.20 $25,380
Sherman-Denison, TX 110 $9.64 $20,050
Hot Springs, AR 110 $10.85 $22,570
Ponce, PR 110 $7.12 $14,820
Victoria, TX 110 $9.98 $20,760
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 100 $10.81 $22,480
Decatur, IL 100 $11.40 $23,710
Dothan, AL 100 $10.38 $21,580
Missoula, MT 100 $16.13 $33,540
Chico, CA 100 $10.52 $21,890
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 100 $9.80 $20,380
Lawrence, KS 100 $11.33 $23,570
Topeka, KS 100 $9.67 $20,110
Bay City, MI 100 $8.55 $17,790
Napa, CA 90 $10.56 $21,970
Santa Fe, NM 90 $13.08 $27,210
Greenville, NC 90 $8.84 $18,380
St. Joseph, MO-KS 90 $14.20 $29,530
Mayaguez, PR 90 $6.80 $14,140
Albany, GA 80 $8.98 $18,680
Atlantic City, NJ 80 $10.12 $21,060
Portsmouth, NH-ME 70 $11.79 $24,530
Warner Robins, GA 70 $9.25 $19,250
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL 70 Not available Not available
Las Cruces, NM 70 $9.36 $19,480
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 70 $11.51 $23,940
Gainesville, FL 60 $11.20 $23,300
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME 60 $12.55 $26,100
Prescott, AZ 60 $11.63 $24,190
San Angelo, TX 60 $9.68 $20,120
Coeur d'Alene, ID 60 $9.85 $20,490
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 50 $13.60 $28,280
Iowa City, IA 50 $10.73 $22,320
Cheyenne, WY 50 $8.73 $18,160
Springfield, IL 40 $10.31 $21,440
Sandusky, OH 40 $12.61 $26,220
Barnstable Town, MA 40 $11.12 $23,120
Tallahassee, FL 40 $11.00 $22,880
Athens-Clarke County, GA 40 $9.98 $20,760
Corvallis, OR 30 $12.51 $26,020
Fairbanks, AK 30 $14.85 $30,890
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Not available $8.68 $18,060
Eau Claire, WI Not available $12.40 $25,790
New Bedford, MA Not available $11.71 $24,360
Cumberland, MD-WV Not available $13.46 $28,000
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division Not available $9.67 $20,120
Lake Charles, LA Not available $12.68 $26,380
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Not available $10.55 $21,950
Duluth, MN-WI Not available $12.28 $25,540
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Not available $11.29 $23,470
Muncie, IN Not available $10.34 $21,520
Wheeling, WV-OH Not available $11.29 $23,490
Johnstown, PA Not available $9.58 $19,930
Merced, CA Not available $10.51 $21,870
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Not available $8.98 $18,680
Pascagoula, MS Not available $13.43 $27,930
Waterbury, CT Not available $10.22 $21,270
Naples-Marco Island, FL Not available $11.82 $24,590
Jackson, TN Not available $12.12 $25,210
Brunswick, GA Not available $10.95 $22,770
Manchester, NH Not available $11.73 $24,390
Gainesville, GA Not available $11.17 $23,230
Lewiston, ID-WA Not available $14.48 $30,120
Wenatchee, WA Not available $11.49 $23,900
Lawton, OK Not available $9.13 $18,980
Laredo, TX Not available $7.58 $15,760
Longview, WA Not available $11.98 $24,910
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA Not available $10.17 $21,140
Midland, TX Not available $11.39 $23,690
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Not available $11.98 $24,930
Charlottesville, VA Not available $8.99 $18,710
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