Production Occupations in Hawaii, 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 Hawaii. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Hawaii
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 51-0000 |
| Employment | 14,100 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 22.7 |
| Location quotient | 0.4 |
| Mean annual wage | $55,240 |
| Median annual wage | $47,330 |
| Mean hourly wage | $26.56 |
| Median hourly wage | $22.76 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $31,180 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $36,880 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $65,120 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $90,470 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Hawaii
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Hawaii, 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 Hawaii.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 1,680 | $63,420 | $74,750 | $44,370 | $119,900 | $30.49 |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 1,560 | $34,890 | $38,140 | $29,570 | $52,650 | $16.78 |
| Bakers | 1,400 | $38,690 | $44,330 | $31,180 | $64,050 | $18.6 |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 880 | $42,230 | $42,070 | $34,770 | $50,030 | $20.3 |
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | 660 | $65,800 | $64,500 | $50,500 | $81,990 | $31.64 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | 580 | $50,220 | $51,700 | $39,090 | $64,160 | $24.14 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 570 | $76,970 | $75,510 | $48,380 | $98,670 | $37.01 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 550 | $54,800 | $56,800 | $32,570 | $93,200 | $26.34 |
| Printing Press Operators | 510 | $38,390 | $40,390 | $29,120 | $52,510 | $18.46 |
| Food Batchmakers | 470 | $34,150 | $37,330 | $29,120 | $48,250 | $16.42 |
| Power Plant Operators | 430 | $115,190 | $110,470 | $83,920 | $128,120 | $55.38 |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 360 | $31,620 | $34,870 | $29,250 | $43,890 | $15.2 |
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | 310 | $44,680 | $45,650 | $35,620 | $56,520 | $21.48 |
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 300 | $87,420 | $89,560 | $65,060 | $124,450 | $42.03 |
| Machinists | 290 | $77,060 | $76,050 | $50,090 | $101,610 | $37.05 |
| Production Workers, All Other | 260 | $43,990 | $47,700 | $32,120 | $73,620 | $21.15 |
| Sewing Machine Operators | 260 | $36,500 | $42,260 | $31,350 | $58,620 | $17.55 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 220 | $53,350 | $55,060 | $38,700 | $73,880 | $25.65 |
| Helpers--Production Workers | 200 | $42,720 | $45,060 | $30,980 | $62,140 | $20.54 |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 200 | $51,370 | $52,980 | $38,500 | $62,300 | $24.7 |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 180 | $48,880 | $54,290 | $32,810 | $98,370 | $23.5 |
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | 150 | $47,650 | $52,010 | $37,850 | $71,630 | $22.91 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 150 | $70,390 | $72,170 | $53,140 | $91,540 | $33.84 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 130 | $41,600 | $44,500 | $35,890 | $66,040 | $20 |
| Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | 130 | $34,810 | $34,740 | $29,630 | $39,620 | $16.74 |
| Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders | 120 | $42,070 | $41,140 | $30,950 | $46,870 | $20.23 |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers | 100 | $38,530 | $40,080 | $31,150 | $48,050 | $18.53 |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 90 | $100,200 | $93,610 | $64,660 | $109,210 | $48.17 |
| Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other | 70 | $72,360 | $66,490 | $47,030 | $81,040 | $34.79 |
| Print Binding and Finishing Workers | 50 | $37,880 | $37,160 | $29,120 | $45,760 | $18.21 |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | 40 | $54,740 | $54,760 | $44,090 | $63,960 | $26.32 |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 40 | $74,780 | $87,510 | $47,170 | $123,360 | $35.95 |
| Upholsterers | 40 | $33,640 | $47,180 | $29,650 | $78,770 | $16.17 |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 30 | * | * | * | * | * |
| Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders | ** | $37,820 | $37,960 | $34,580 | $44,780 | $18.18 |
| Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | ** | $46,990 | $50,210 | $36,920 | $63,580 | $22.59 |
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=15&OCC_CODE=51-0000. the group row is AREA 15 / OCC_CODE 51-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 15 / OCC_CODE 51-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.