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Median Hourly Wages of Manufacturing Occupations
Newport News and Selected Metropolitan Areas - 2005 |
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Newport News |
National |
Atlanta |
Charlotte |
Chicago |
Cleveland |
Greensboro/
Winston-Salem |
Aircraft Mechanics
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$20.74 |
$22.74
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N/A
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N/A
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$27.78
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$20.85
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N/A
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Assemblers, Team
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$11.97
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$11.60
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$11.61
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$11.59
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$9.86
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$12.16
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$12.77
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Combination Machine Tool Setters & Set-Up Operators, Metal & Plastic
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$13.06
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$14.32
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$12.54
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$18.82
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$14.43
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$16.66
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$13.58
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Drafters, Electrical & Electronics
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$17.61
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$21.90
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$24.53
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$20.46
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$20.90
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$19.92
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$23.48
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Electrical & Electronic Equipment Assemblers
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$10.79
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$12.08
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$12.64
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N/A
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$10.96
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$11.81
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N/A
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Extruding & Drawing Machine Setters, Operators & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
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$14.72
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$13.82
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$15.22
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$14.64
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$13.45
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$12.30
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$10.17
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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing & Buffing Machine Tool Setters & Set-Up Operators, Metal & Plastic
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$14.88
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$13.34
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$14.17
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$14.60
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$13.61
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$12.76
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$13.65
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Hand Packers & Packagers
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$8.18
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$8.36 |
$8.28 |
$8.84 |
$8.54 |
$9.09 |
$8.91 |
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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$18.36 |
$19.11
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$18.35
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$16.39
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$21.31
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$18.54
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$18.30
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Industrial Production Manager
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$40.61
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$36.34
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$35.43
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$33.55
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$34.88
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$36.32
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$33.93
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Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators
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$12.12
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$13.02
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$12.61
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$17.14
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$13.74
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$13.52
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$12.12
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Janitors & Cleaners, except Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners
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$8.23
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$9.32
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$9.02
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$9.06
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$9.87
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$9.51 |
$8.37 |
Layout Workers, Metal & Plastic |
$16.07
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$16.03 |
$14.66 |
N/A |
$19.74 |
$29.75 |
N/A |
Machine Feeders & Offbearers |
$9.20
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$10.74 |
$11.87 |
$10.92 |
$11.14 |
$11.93 |
$10.83 |
Machinery Maintenance Workers |
$14.67
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$16.18 |
$13.87 |
$15.45 |
$18.91 |
$18.84 |
$15.56 |
Machinists |
$16.82
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$16.51 |
$16.39
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$16.24 |
$15.64 |
$15.37 |
$13.90 |
Maintenance & Repair Workers, General |
$13.86
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$15.01 |
$15.70 |
$16.26 |
$17.95 |
$15.83 |
$15.71 |
Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders |
$10.81
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$11.02 |
$10.81 |
$11.21 |
$11.43 |
$12.60 |
$10.05 |
Plating & Coating Machine Operators & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
$14.31
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$12.86 |
$10.48 |
$14.97 |
$11.53 |
$13.83 |
$15.03 |
Printing Machine Operators |
$12.17
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$14.77 |
$15.84 |
$16.85 |
$14.83 |
$16.06 |
$13.93 |
Production Workers, Helpers |
$8.86
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$9.80 |
$10.14 |
$10.04 |
$9.44 |
$10.16 |
$10.01 |
Shipping, Receiving & Traffic Clerks |
$11.82
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$12.10 |
$12.61 |
$12.16 |
$12.68 |
$12.98 |
$12.15 |
Stock Clerks & Order Fillers |
$9.30
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$9.66 |
$10.27 |
$10.48 |
$9.41 |
$9.42 |
$9.65
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Tool & Die Makers |
$21.82
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$20.95 |
$19.76 |
$20.07 |
$22.15 |
$21.02 |
$19.92 |
Truck Drivers, Heavy or Tractor-Trailer |
$14.58
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$16.48 |
$18.05 |
$17.14 |
$19.46 |
$17.52 |
$17.13 |
Truck Drivers, Light, including Delivery & Route Workers |
$9.20
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$11.92 |
$13.00 |
$13.52 |
$14.61 |
$13.00 |
$14.09 |
Welders & Cutters |
$18.18
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$14.90 |
$13.84 |
$15.47 |
$16.14 |
$14.82 |
$16.08 |
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| Source: Bureau
of Labor Statistics. Employment and Wage Estimates, 2005 (Continued)
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Median
Hourly Wages of Manufacturing Occupations
Newport News and Selected Metropolitan Areas (continued)
- 2005 |
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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 |
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| Source: Bureau
of Labor Statistics. Employment and Wage Estimates, 2005 |
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01.09.08 |
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