Production Occupations in Alaska, May 2024
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. BLS sorts every occupation into one of 22 major groups; this is the Production Occupations group in Alaska. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Alaska
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 51-0000 |
| Employment | 9,220 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 28.731 |
| Location quotient | 0.51 |
| Mean annual wage | $63,970 |
| Median annual wage | $53,440 |
| Mean hourly wage | $30.76 |
| Median hourly wage | $25.69 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $34,210 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $37,710 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $82,250 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $109,830 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Alaska
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Alaska, sorted by employment. Rows where BLS publishes no employment estimate (**) come last. Click a column heading to sort. A cell that reads “not published annually” or “not published hourly” means BLS publishes that row on the other basis only. A cell showing * or # is BLS’s own footnote symbol, explained below the table. Each row is that occupation’s own BLS record for Alaska.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 1,220 | $37,020 | $37,220 | $31,760 | $40,000 | $17.8 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 1,150 | $77,740 | $83,090 | $46,050 | $126,140 | $37.38 |
| Power Plant Operators | 750 | $85,070 | $88,180 | $42,140 | $143,890 | $40.9 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 650 | $75,140 | $76,370 | $48,410 | $106,490 | $36.13 |
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | 570 | $76,910 | $78,240 | $49,580 | $103,340 | $36.97 |
| Bakers | 540 | $36,560 | $38,070 | $24,400 | $56,400 | $17.58 |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 540 | $35,500 | $36,740 | $26,520 | $48,320 | $17.07 |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 310 | $37,880 | $42,630 | $31,200 | $58,240 | $18.21 |
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 280 | $105,380 | $104,540 | $70,990 | $131,070 | $50.67 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | 260 | $48,240 | $50,250 | $36,300 | $69,740 | $23.19 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 220 | $98,800 | $91,860 | $40,240 | $137,960 | $47.5 |
| Gas Plant Operators | 190 | * | * | * | * | * |
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | 180 | $47,380 | $51,080 | $35,100 | $68,070 | $22.78 |
| Helpers--Production Workers | 150 | $43,010 | $47,410 | $34,980 | $69,620 | $20.68 |
| Production Workers, All Other | 150 | $50,020 | $52,390 | $35,620 | $73,130 | $24.05 |
| Machinists | 140 | $72,710 | $74,610 | $49,990 | $100,280 | $34.96 |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 140 | $87,010 | $87,460 | $36,870 | $114,130 | $41.83 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 130 | $63,440 | $63,270 | $41,210 | $86,570 | $30.5 |
| Printing Press Operators | 130 | $44,500 | $46,840 | $26,180 | $65,140 | $21.39 |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 130 | $60,460 | $63,910 | $34,740 | $90,160 | $29.07 |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 120 | $64,220 | $62,240 | $48,950 | $78,700 | $30.87 |
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 110 | $66,570 | $65,170 | $41,410 | $84,140 | $32.01 |
| Food Batchmakers | 110 | $44,250 | $48,440 | $35,200 | $56,600 | $21.27 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 90 | $47,600 | $48,610 | $41,080 | $59,630 | $22.89 |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 80 | $34,410 | $42,810 | $34,210 | $62,360 | $16.54 |
| Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood | 70 | $44,390 | $45,390 | $34,980 | $58,030 | $21.34 |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 60 | $39,350 | $38,510 | $24,400 | $53,620 | $18.92 |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 60 | $76,860 | $75,820 | $57,520 | $92,460 | $36.95 |
| Print Binding and Finishing Workers | 50 | $44,830 | $45,230 | $24,400 | $65,080 | $21.55 |
| Plant and System Operators, All Other | 40 | $78,620 | $71,880 | $38,830 | $97,050 | $37.8 |
| Sewing Machine Operators | 40 | $42,800 | $45,710 | $34,440 | $63,920 | $20.58 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 30 | $59,150 | $63,640 | $42,560 | $103,260 | $28.44 |
| Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | ** | $29,670 | $35,040 | $29,670 | $55,220 | $14.26 |
Symbols (BLS wording, workbook sheet Field Descriptions sheet): ** indicates that an employment estimate is not available · * indicates that a wage estimate is not available · # indicates a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year. A wage shown as a symbol is not zero and not a blank: BLS publishes no number there.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. Record: state_M2024_dl.xlsx!AREA=02&OCC_CODE=51-0000. the group row is AREA 02 / OCC_CODE 51-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 02 / OCC_CODE 51-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.