Production Occupations in Delaware, 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 Delaware. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Delaware
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 51-0000 |
| Employment | 19,190 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 40.269 |
| Location quotient | 0.71 |
| Mean annual wage | $47,580 |
| Median annual wage | $38,440 |
| Mean hourly wage | $22.88 |
| Median hourly wage | $18.48 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $33,590 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $34,060 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $55,970 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $75,920 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Delaware
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Delaware, 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 Delaware.
| 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 | 5,770 | $34,060 | $34,240 | $33,690 | $35,010 | $16.38 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 1,450 | $77,390 | $81,140 | $52,460 | $114,950 | $37.21 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 1,230 | $53,110 | $54,820 | $36,570 | $78,780 | $25.53 |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | 1,060 | $61,070 | $62,670 | $50,010 | $79,700 | $29.36 |
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | 910 | $38,660 | $41,280 | $33,590 | $51,580 | $18.59 |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 730 | $36,570 | $38,790 | $34,050 | $46,580 | $17.58 |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 540 | $32,250 | $32,660 | $27,680 | $37,440 | $15.51 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 510 | $56,510 | $61,310 | $44,070 | $92,410 | $27.17 |
| Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | 500 | $37,890 | $42,860 | $29,860 | $61,290 | $18.22 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 490 | $50,410 | $50,380 | $35,740 | $63,510 | $24.23 |
| Food Processing Workers, All Other | 490 | $38,580 | $39,150 | $38,230 | $43,100 | $18.55 |
| Food Batchmakers | 450 | $36,340 | $40,240 | $29,650 | $57,630 | $17.47 |
| Machinists | 390 | $60,320 | $62,340 | $38,930 | $96,220 | $29 |
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | 250 | $59,960 | $59,860 | $43,800 | $79,320 | $28.83 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | 230 | $47,170 | $46,480 | $30,960 | $59,400 | $22.68 |
| Bakers | 220 | $37,370 | $39,300 | $29,980 | $56,590 | $17.97 |
| Printing Press Operators | 220 | $45,910 | $48,230 | $36,400 | $62,570 | $22.07 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 210 | $39,170 | $40,930 | $34,760 | $51,210 | $18.83 |
| Helpers--Production Workers | 210 | $37,300 | $38,890 | $32,250 | $47,140 | $17.93 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 210 | $46,690 | $45,450 | $35,980 | $54,310 | $22.45 |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 160 | $46,270 | $49,310 | $36,660 | $64,470 | $22.24 |
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 160 | $47,350 | $47,630 | $34,370 | $61,610 | $22.77 |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers | 150 | $29,220 | $31,650 | $29,120 | $38,740 | $14.05 |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 150 | $43,910 | $46,290 | $30,750 | $61,320 | $21.11 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 140 | $45,230 | $51,180 | $32,570 | $73,590 | $21.75 |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 130 | $47,210 | $48,040 | $40,370 | $59,400 | $22.7 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | 120 | $47,670 | $49,120 | $38,170 | $62,060 | $22.92 |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 120 | $45,360 | $46,670 | $32,790 | $58,400 | $21.81 |
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | 90 | $53,830 | $51,620 | $29,320 | $68,970 | $25.88 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 90 | $32,390 | $37,250 | $31,800 | $51,240 | $15.57 |
| Power Plant Operators | 70 | $101,790 | $104,450 | $82,970 | $120,150 | $48.94 |
| Print Binding and Finishing Workers | 70 | $57,240 | $53,110 | $39,230 | $60,310 | $27.52 |
| Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | 50 | $35,620 | $33,770 | $31,200 | $35,620 | $17.13 |
| Sewing Machine Operators | 50 | $35,320 | $35,450 | $27,560 | $45,920 | $16.98 |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 50 | $78,280 | $77,390 | $67,660 | $85,820 | $37.64 |
| Prepress Technicians and Workers | 30 | $58,470 | $53,930 | $32,970 | $64,220 | $28.11 |
| Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood | 30 | $40,580 | $39,410 | $30,510 | $48,210 | $19.51 |
| Upholsterers | 30 | $46,030 | $48,240 | $43,720 | $50,270 | $22.13 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | ** | $37,320 | $44,470 | $37,320 | $63,070 | $17.94 |
| Production Workers, All Other | ** | $38,440 | $39,670 | $30,110 | $47,000 | $18.48 |
| Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | ** | $43,010 | $41,820 | $33,950 | $47,540 | $20.68 |
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=10&OCC_CODE=51-0000. the group row is AREA 10 / OCC_CODE 51-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 10 / OCC_CODE 51-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.