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Helpers--Production Workers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$39,070
United States, 2025
Employment
165,700
United States, 2025
Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Help production workers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
- O*NET code
- 51-9198.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Lift raw materials, finished products, and packed items, manually or using hoists.
- Mark or tag identification on parts.
- Observe equipment operations so that malfunctions can be detected, and notify operators of any malfunctions.
- Count finished products to determine if product orders are complete.
- Examine products to verify conformance to quality standards.
- Operate machinery used in the production process, or assist machine operators.
- Load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
- Remove products, machine attachments, or waste material from machines.
Choose a location
Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$31,140
25th percentile
$35,220
75th percentile
$45,990
90th percentile
$53,410
Most important skills
- Monitoring2.8
- Operation and Control2.8
- Active Listening2.8
- Operations Monitoring2.8
- Quality Control Analysis2.6
- Critical Thinking2.6
- Reading Comprehension2.6
- Speaking2.6
- Social Perceptiveness2.5
- Coordination2.5
- Management of Personnel Resources2.1
- Active Learning2.1
What skills do you need?
No skill ratings are recorded for this occupation in the current O*NET release.
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Compare with Helpers--Production WorkersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, PA | $54,550 | 340 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | $52,290 | 200 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | $52,050 | 200 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | $50,480 | 290 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | $50,190 | 80 | 2025 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $50,110 | 60 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $49,920 | 230 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | $49,900 | 320 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ID | $49,680 | 70 | 2025 |
| Racine, WI | $49,020 | 90 | 2025 |
| Pueblo, CO | $48,970 | 100 | 2025 |
| Wausau, WI | $48,790 | 70 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | $48,690 | 500 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | $48,670 | 260 | 2025 |
| Waterloo, IA | $48,520 | 420 | 2025 |
| Hagerstown, MD | $48,470 | 420 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | $48,420 | 160 | 2025 |
| Amarillo, TX | $48,370 | 270 | 2025 |
| Joplin, MO | $47,850 | 350 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | $47,830 | 60 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.