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Median Hourly Wages of Manufacturing Occupations
Newport News and Selected Metropolitan Areas - 2005
 

Newport News

National

Atlanta

Charlotte

Chicago

Cleveland

Greensboro/
Winston-Salem

Aircraft Mechanics

$20.74

$22.74

N/A

N/A

$27.78

$20.85

N/A

Assemblers, Team

$11.97

$11.60

$11.61

$11.59

$9.86

$12.16

$12.77

Combination Machine Tool Setters & Set-Up Operators, Metal & Plastic

$13.06

$14.32

$12.54

$18.82

$14.43

$16.66

$13.58

Drafters, Electrical & Electronics

$17.61

$21.90

$24.53

$20.46

$20.90

$19.92

$23.48

Electrical & Electronic Equipment Assemblers

$10.79

$12.08

$12.64

N/A

$10.96

$11.81

N/A

Extruding & Drawing Machine Setters, Operators & Tenders, Metal & Plastic

$14.72

$13.82

$15.22

$14.64

$13.45

$12.30

$10.17

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing & Buffing Machine Tool Setters & Set-Up Operators, Metal & Plastic

$14.88

$13.34

$14.17

$14.60

$13.61

$12.76

$13.65

Hand Packers & Packagers

$8.18

$8.36

$8.28

$8.84

$8.54

$9.09

$8.91

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

$18.36

$19.11

$18.35

$16.39

$21.31

$18.54

$18.30

Industrial Production Manager

$40.61

$36.34

$35.43

$33.55

$34.88

$36.32

$33.93

Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators

$12.12

$13.02

$12.61

$17.14

$13.74

$13.52

$12.12

Janitors & Cleaners, except Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners

$8.23

$9.32

$9.02

$9.06

$9.87

$9.51

$8.37

Layout Workers, Metal & Plastic

$16.07

$16.03

$14.66

N/A

$19.74

$29.75

N/A

Machine Feeders & Offbearers

$9.20

$10.74

$11.87

$10.92

$11.14

$11.93

$10.83

Machinery Maintenance Workers

$14.67

$16.18

$13.87

$15.45

$18.91

$18.84

$15.56

Machinists

$16.82

$16.51

$16.39

$16.24

$15.64

$15.37

$13.90

Maintenance & Repair Workers, General

$13.86

$15.01

$15.70

$16.26

$17.95

$15.83

$15.71

Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders

$10.81

$11.02

$10.81

$11.21

$11.43

$12.60

$10.05

Plating & Coating Machine Operators & Tenders, Metal & Plastic

$14.31

$12.86

$10.48

$14.97

$11.53

$13.83

$15.03

Printing Machine Operators

$12.17

$14.77

$15.84

$16.85

$14.83

$16.06

$13.93

Production Workers, Helpers

$8.86

$9.80

$10.14

$10.04

$9.44

$10.16

$10.01

Shipping, Receiving & Traffic Clerks

$11.82

$12.10

$12.61

$12.16

$12.68

$12.98

$12.15

Stock Clerks & Order Fillers

$9.30

$9.66

$10.27

$10.48

$9.41

$9.42

$9.65

Tool & Die Makers

$21.82

$20.95

$19.76

$20.07

$22.15

$21.02

$19.92

Truck Drivers, Heavy or Tractor-Trailer

$14.58

$16.48

$18.05

$17.14

$19.46

$17.52

$17.13

Truck Drivers, Light, including Delivery & Route Workers

$9.20

$11.92

$13.00

$13.52

$14.61

$13.00

$14.09

Welders & Cutters

$18.18

$14.90

$13.84

$15.47

$16.14

$14.82

$16.08

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment and Wage Estimates, 2005 (Continued)
 
Median Hourly Wages of Manufacturing Occupations
Newport News and Selected Metropolitan Areas (continued) - 2005
 

Newport News

National

Newark

Philadelphia

Raleigh

Richmond

Aircraft Mechanics
$20.74
$22.74
N/A
$24.67
$22.98
$22.25
Assemblers, Team
$11.97
$11.60
$10.98
$12.35
$11.42
$11.52
Combination Machine Tool Setters & Set-Up Operators, Metal & Plastic
$13.06
$14.32
$14.13
$14.80
$16.66
$13.11
Drafters, Electrical & Electronics
$17.61
$21.90
$25.20
$23.87
$23.92
$20.15
Electrical & Electronic Assemblers
$10.79
$12.08
$12.53
$12.93
$11.42
$13.30
Extruding & Drawing Machine Setters, Operators & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
$14.72
$13.82
$11.73
$15.14
$11.99
$15.10
Grinding, Lapping & Buffing Machine Tool Setters & Set-Up Operators, Metal & Plastic
$14.88
$13.34
$11.26
$16.03
$13.06
$14.10
Hand Packers & Packagers
$8.18
$8.36
$8.16
$9.30
$9.00
$7.81
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
$18.36
$19.11
$21.49
$20.62
$18.71
$23.20
Industrial Production Manager
$40.61
$36.34
$41.67
$41.33
$40.06
$39.53
Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators
$12.12
$13.02
$13.00
$14.42
$12.02
$12.68
Janitors & Cleaners, except Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners
$8.23
$9.32
$10.26
$10.31
$8.37
$7.94
LayoutWorkers, Metal & Plastic
$16.07
$16.03
$17.79
$15.68
N/A
N/A
Machine Feeders & Offbearers
$9.20
$10.74
$9.90
$10.45
$8.47
$10.16
Machinery Maintenance Workers
$14.67
$16.18
$17.60
$18.14
N/A
$22.91
Machinists
$16.82
$16.51
$17.41
$17.92
$15.02
$18.09
Maintenance & Repair Workers, General
$13.86
$15.01
$16.74
$16.48
$15.16
$14.54
Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders
$10.81
$11.02
$10.33
$13.14
$13.94
$8.24
Plating & Coating Machine Operators & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
$14.31
$12.86
$11.48
$14.22
N/A
$15.08
Printing Machine Operators
$12.17
$14.77
$16.68
$16.79
$16.51
$15.03
Production Workers, Helpers
$8.86
$9.80
$10.22
$10.38
$10.24
$10.12
Shipping, Receiving & Traffic Clerks
$11.82
$12.10
$13.46
$13.30
$11.64
$13.39
Stock Clerks & Order Fillers
$9.30
$9.66
$10.12
$9.78
$9.56
$10.30
Tool & Die Makers
$21.82
$20.95
$23.62
$20.68
$19.19
$18.53
Truck Drivers, Heavy or Tractor-Trailer
$14.58
$16.48
$18.15
$18.44
$15.27
$16.25
Truck Drivers, Light, including Delivery & Route Workers
$9.20
$11.92
$13.57
$12.87
$12.72
$10.87
Welders & Cutters
$18.18
$14.90
$16.41
$16.89
$14.36
$15.61
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment and Wage Estimates, 2005
 
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