| Employment and Annual Average Wages by Occupation, 2011 |
| |
NEI Employment |
NEI Wage |
U.S. Wage |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand |
6,824 |
$24,482 |
$25,293 |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General |
3,578 |
$35,547 |
$36,525 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers |
3,082 |
$53,477 |
$55,141 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
2,538 |
$30,930 |
$34,840 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand |
2,224 |
$20,696 |
$21,778 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators |
1,501 |
$30,618 |
$31,242 |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
1,216 |
$27,206 |
$27,310 |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
463 |
$34,632 |
$33,467 |
| Bakers |
414 |
$22,506 |
$25,355 |
| Food Batchmakers |
322 |
$33,218 |
$26,728 |