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
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 10 - Southeast 25041$17.27/hr$0.47/hr$12.65/hr$14.30/hr$16.93/hr$19.26/hr$23.46/hr
Minnesota 7,420631$15.47/hr$0.19/hr$11.23/hr$12.58/hr$14.62/hr$17.90/hr$21.52/hr
U S 303,0305,758$14.90/hr$0.06/hr$10.05/hr$11.76/hr$14.20/hr$17.58/hr$20.78/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Helpers--Production Workers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing230$17.17/hr
Other Regional Data For Helpers--Production Workers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 4,520 $14.60/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 1,090 $14.38/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 370 $15.54/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 250 $16.93/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 250 $14.12/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 230 $16.21/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 190 $14.86/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 180 $14.59/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 100 $13.03/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 90 $13.85/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 50 $16.72/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 40 $16.54/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 30 $11.06/hr N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers1,090$19.80/hrN/A
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic380$17.79/hrN/A
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic230$18.61/hrN/A
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders120$20.39/hrN/A
Maintenance Workers, Machinery30$23.18/hrN/A
Foundry Mold and Coremakers20$20.71/hrN/A
Pourers and Casters, MetalN/A$17.84/hrN/A
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead PumpersN/A$19.68/hrN/A
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersN/A$18.70/hrN/A
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Helpers--Production Workers