Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-9198 Helpers--Production Workers

Occupational Description:
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).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2020

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southeast Minnesota	250	41	$17.27/hr	$12.65/hr	$14.30/hr	$16.93/hr	$19.26/hr	$23.46/hr

Leading Industries for Helpers--Production Workers

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	N/A	N/A
Construction	50	$16.12/hr
Manufacturing	4,440	$15.34/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	120	$17.43/hr
Information	100	$14.01/hr
Financial Activities	N/A	N/A
Professional and Business Services	2,650	$13.50/hr
Other Services	N/A	N/A
Public Administration	N/A	N/A

Other Regional Data for Helpers--Production Workers

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2016-2026
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	N/A	$15.26/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	30	$16.54/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	80	$15.09/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	90	$17.01/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	130	$16.71/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	170	$13.11/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	210	$17.00/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	250	$14.12/hr	-15.8%
Southeast Minnesota	250	$16.93/hr	22.8%
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	250	$14.59/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	280	$14.42/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	350	$15.58/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	410	$15.55/hr	14.7%
Southwest Minnesota	490	$14.87/hr	-0.7%
Central Minnesota	1,380	$14.07/hr	12.1%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	4,520	$14.60/hr	17.0%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	5,340	$14.48/hr	N/A
Minnesota	7,420	$14.62/hr	14.8%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2016-2026
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	670	$18.34/hr	4.4%
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	450	$20.10/hr	-13.9%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	10,020	$22.42/hr	6.8%
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,180	$22.18/hr	-7.6%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	45,070	$16.96/hr	5.5%
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	820	$18.20/hr	-2.8%
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	20	$24.66/hr	N/A
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5,400	$20.74/hr	-4.0%
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	410	$21.85/hr	-5.6%
Sewing Machine Operators	1,900	$15.54/hr	-2.0%

Task for Helpers--Production Workers

Help production workers by performing duties of lesser skill, such as supplying or holding materials or tools, or cleaning work areas and equipment.
Start machines or equipment to begin production processes.
Load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
Operate machinery used in the production process, or assist machine operators.
Remove products, machine attachments, or waste material from machines.
Transfer finished products, raw materials, tools, or equipment between storage and work areas of plants and warehouses, by hand or using hand trucks or powered lift trucks.
Place products in equipment or on work surfaces for further processing, inspecting, or wrapping.
Pack and store materials and products.
Examine products to verify conformance to quality standards.
Observe equipment operations so that malfunctions can be detected, and notify operators of any malfunctions.