Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators. Excludes team or work leaders.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
559,350 0.4 % $27.35 $56,890 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $15.57 $19.77 $25.80 $33.57 $42.26
Annual Wage (2) $32,390 $41,120 $53,670 $69,820 $87,900


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Plastics Product Manufacturing 23,070 4.53 $25.35 $52,720
Printing and Related Support Activities 19,140 4.00 $27.07 $56,300
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing 15,830 4.78 $28.84 $59,980
Local Government (OES Designation) 15,220 0.28 $31.20 $64,900
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 14,410 3.29 $26.34 $54,800

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing 720 5.91 $26.29 $54,690
Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities 6,960 5.45 $25.98 $54,030
Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing 2,900 5.27 $27.85 $57,920
Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing 170 5.00 $21.73 $45,200
Foundries 5,870 4.95 $26.39 $54,880

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 8,780 2.22 $39.29 $81,720
Oil and Gas Extraction 1,930 1.19 $39.03 $81,170
Natural Gas Distribution 1,470 1.35 $38.75 $80,600
Postal Service 40 0.01 $38.26 $79,570
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 4,990 4.51 $36.70 $76,340


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 49,170 3.50 0.80 $28.24 $58,750
Texas 45,500 4.42 1.01 $27.92 $58,080
Ohio 29,650 5.96 1.37 $26.25 $54,610
Pennsylvania 26,350 4.75 1.09 $27.14 $56,440
Illinois 25,710 4.61 1.06 $28.75 $59,790




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Indiana 21,480 7.79 1.79 $26.17 $54,430
Wisconsin 17,690 6.69 1.53 $26.82 $55,790
Alabama 11,950 6.60 1.51 $26.22 $54,530
Kentucky 10,840 6.25 1.43 $24.96 $51,920
Arkansas 6,990 6.14 1.41 $22.68 $47,180




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 890 2.83 0.65 $35.84 $74,550
Wyoming 1,270 4.64 1.06 $34.01 $70,740
Connecticut 8,060 5.01 1.15 $31.77 $66,080
District of Columbia 320 0.50 0.11 $31.76 $66,060
Louisiana 9,140 4.97 1.14 $30.65 $63,750





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 15,950 4.17 0.96 $27.08 $56,330
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 15,120 4.22 0.97 $30.06 $62,520
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 13,380 5.24 1.20 $33.31 $69,290
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 10,220 2.02 0.46 $31.58 $65,690
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 8,340 4.08 0.94 $26.14 $54,370
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 8,280 3.71 0.85 $25.46 $52,960
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 7,780 4.55 1.04 $27.42 $57,030
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 6,470 3.57 0.82 $30.61 $63,670
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 5,990 3.53 0.81 $26.96 $56,080
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 5,770 4.16 0.95 $27.87 $57,960




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 2,040 19.74 4.53 $25.01 $52,020
Dalton, GA 1,170 18.37 4.21 $23.86 $49,630
Columbus, IN 530 12.71 2.92 $24.87 $51,720
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 1,720 12.38 2.84 $22.93 $47,700
Sheboygan, WI 630 11.29 2.59 $33.78 $70,260
Tuscaloosa, AL 950 10.99 2.52 $29.90 $62,190
Cleveland, TN 370 10.24 2.35 $23.66 $49,220
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 1,570 10.15 2.33 $32.40 $67,400
Spartanburg, SC 1,130 10.01 2.30 $27.49 $57,190
Danville, IL 270 9.95 2.28 $25.26 $52,540




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 450 6.47 1.48 $50.34 $104,710
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 330 3.28 0.75 $36.93 $76,810
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 370 4.65 1.07 $36.58 $76,090
Longview, WA 270 7.92 1.82 $36.40 $75,710
Fairbanks, AK 70 1.89 0.43 $36.02 $74,920
Kokomo, IN 270 6.94 1.59 $35.53 $73,890
Victoria, TX 250 5.22 1.20 $34.60 $71,970
Baton Rouge, LA 1,950 5.46 1.25 $34.59 $71,940
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 780 6.04 1.39 $34.57 $71,910
Monroe, MI 250 7.00 1.60 $34.38 $71,500

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 2,910 14.67 3.36 $24.40 $50,750
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 2,860 12.98 2.98 $24.07 $50,070
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 2,850 7.48 1.71 $23.70 $49,300
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 2,790 10.13 2.32 $26.82 $55,780
Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area 2,770 10.40 2.38 $24.48 $50,930

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 2,910 14.67 3.36 $24.40 $50,750
Northern Utah nonmetropolitan area 250 14.09 3.23 $28.03 $58,310
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 2,860 12.98 2.98 $24.07 $50,070
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 1,720 12.73 2.92 $23.61 $49,100
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 640 11.38 2.61 $27.71 $57,640

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 390 6.42 1.47 $39.49 $82,130
Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area 490 6.88 1.58 $38.70 $80,500
Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area 190 3.50 0.80 $37.72 $78,460
West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 130 2.26 0.52 $36.84 $76,630
Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 190 3.97 0.91 $36.12 $75,120


About May 2011 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

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Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012