SLIDE 53 Average Hourly Wage Tables
Industrial Positions 2011
Average Hourly Wage Range Position # of employees Minimum Median Maximum Assembler – Small Parts 14 $12.62 $15.40 $18.38 Assembler – Electronics 35 $10.50 $17.00* $16.00 Drill Press Operator 4 $12.75 $16.06 $21.25 Electrician 2 $15.38 $18.00 $20.63 Engineer – Project 17 $21.21 $23.74 $28.97 Food Processing Worker 71 $11.92 $13.21 $15.82 Foreman/Team Leader 49 $16.26 $19.08 $22.10 Inspector/Quality Control 22 $12.20 $18.00 $18.63 Janitor 27 $11.60 $12.37 $14.69 Laborer/Dockhand 362 $15.59 $18.82 $20.11 Lift Truck/Warehouse Operator** 124 $12.61 $14.32 $16.34 Machine Operator – Drill, punch, etc. 42 $13.89 $16.77 $22.02 Machine Operator – Chemical processing Not enough data
3 $17.00 $17.08 $19.00 Machine Operator – Grinding 5 $12.75 $17.00 $21.25 Machine Operator – Plastic Inject Mold Not enough data
- Machine Operator – Woodworking
Not enough data
2 $14.63 $20.23 $24.38 Maintenance Mechanic 50 $17.65 $19.47 $23.17 Packer** 130 $13.53 $14.44 $17.63 Sheet Press Printing Operator Not enough data
1 $10.50 $18.00* $16.00 Technician – Engineering 2 $13.00 No Answer $17.35 Tool & Die Maker 5 $16.58 $18.67 $26.75 Truck Driver 42 $14.06 $16.18 $17.14 Web Press Printing Operator Not enough data
19 $14.25 $17.02 $20.16
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* A few responders only filled in a median wage, and in some cases, this was notably higher than the maximum wage reported by other responders. **One company with over 130 employees listed their Packers and Lift Truck Operators together. This has been split evenly between the two categories.
