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
Southwest Minnesota 49085$16.09/hr$0.61/hr$11.70/hr$13.20/hr$14.87/hr$18.70/hr$23.28/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
Manufacturing440$14.96/hr
Other Regional Data For Helpers--Production Workers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 4,520 $14.60/hr -8.8%
Central Minnesota 1,380 $14.07/hr -6.8%
Southwest Minnesota 490 $14.87/hr -3.2%
Northwest Minnesota 410 $15.55/hr -1.4%
Northeast Minnesota 250 $14.12/hr -14.3%
Southeast Minnesota 250 $16.93/hr -5.1%
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers960$20.02/hr5.8%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders240$19.04/hr4.0%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic190$19.04/hr0.0%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic160$19.12/hr4.2%
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic10$15.97/hrN/A
Foundry Mold and CoremakersN/AN/AN/A
Maintenance Workers, MachineryN/AN/A16.7%
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except BrickmasonsN/AN/AN/A
Pourers and Casters, MetalN/AN/AN/A
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead PumpersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Helpers--Production Workers