| Occupation |
Mean |
Median |
| Engineer Technicians |
$16.27 |
$15.64 |
| File Clerks |
$9.24 |
$8.65 |
| First Line Supervs: Const/Extrac |
$20.87 |
$20.01 |
| First Line Supervs: Help
Laborer |
$16.70 |
$16.06 |
| First Line Supervs: Mechs/Rprs |
$20.92 |
$19.68 |
| First Line Supervs:
Production |
$20.14 |
$18.62 |
| First Line Supervs: Transport |
$20.04 |
$18.51 |
| Fork Lift Operator |
$8.55 |
$9.05 |
| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Kettle
Oprs |
$13.19 |
$11.74 |
| General Machinest |
$11.60 |
$13.75 |
| General Office Clerks |
$7.96 |
$8.85 |
| Grinders & Polishers, Hand |
$8.95 |
$8.69 |
| Grinding Mach Settrs/Opers |
$10.60 |
$9.56 |
| Guards |
$7.00 |
$7.70 |
| Hand Packers & Packagers |
$6.40 |
$7.02 |
| Heavy Equipment Operator |
$12.70 |
$16.46 |
| Helpers & Laborers |
$10.62 |
$9.34 |
| Industrial Engineers, Ex
Safety |
$30.83 |
$30.24 |
| Industrial Machinery
Mechanics |
$17.83 |
$17.26 |
| Industrial Production
Managers |
$31.46 |
$29.52 |
| Industrial Truck & Tractor
Opers |
$10.71 |
$10.27 |
| Inspectors & Compliance Opers |
$13.64 |
$12.36 |
| Laborers, Landscp/Groundskeep |
$8.49 |
$8.03 |
| Lead Operator |
$8.00 |
$10.65 |
| Machine Assemblers |
$8.87 |
$9.08 |
| Machine Operators |
$9.32 |
$9.77 |
| Machine Settrs/Setup Opers |
$9.25 |
$10.51 |
| Machine Tool Cutting Opers |
$8.06 |
$8.25 |
| Machinery Maintenance Wkrs |
$11.56 |
$12.46 |
| Machinery Mechanics |
$13.88 |
$14.24 |
| Mechanical Engineering Techns |
$19.15 |
$18.64 |
| Mechanical Engineers |
$34.78 |
$36.72 |
| Mechanics, Installers, Rprs |
$10.53 |
$10.93 |
| Metal Fabricators, Struc
Metal |
$9.14 |
$9.31 |
| Metal Pourers & Casters |
$11.26 |
$10.57 |
| Metal/Mold Mach Settrs/Opers |
$10.12 |
$9.62 |
| Metal/Plast Opers/Tenders,
Opers |
$10.76 |
$10.26 |
| Molders & Casters, Hand |
$8.86 |
$7.59 |
| Order Clerks: Materials,
Service |
$11.82 |
$10.85 |
| Order Fillers,
Wholesale/Retail |
$7.51 |
$7.81 |
| Packaging/Filling Mach Opers |
$9.83 |
$8.57 |
| Personnel Clerks, Ex Payroll |
$11.13 |
$11.21 |
| Plast/Mold Mach Opers/Tndrs |
$8.12 |
$8.24 |
| Plastic Molding Mach Setters |
$8.06 |
$8.76 |
| Plumbers & Related Helpers |
$8.48 |
$8.65 |
| Plumbers/Pipefittrs/Steamfitrs |
$16.49 |
$16.20 |
| Precision Assemblers |
$12.16 |
$12.55 |
| Precision Instrument
Repairers |
$19.67 |
$20.21 |
| Precision Machinist |
$11.55 |
$13.25 |
| Precision Metal Workers |
$8.33 |
$11.02 |
| Press Mach Settrs/Opers |
$9.35 |
$9.84 |
| Pressers, Delicate Fabric |
$7.36 |
$7.20 |
| Pressers, Hand |
$6.95 |
$7.05 |
| Production Expediter |
$14.70 |
$13.75 |
| Punching Mach Settrs/Opers |
$10.52 |
$10.61 |
| Purchasing Clerk |
$14.27 |
$13.95 |
| Quality Control Inspector,
Sr. |
$11.05 |
$14.40 |
| Quality Control Tech |
$7.10 |
$7.75 |
| Reception/Information Clerks |
$9.44 |
$9.06 |
| Secretary |
$9.63 |
$11.54 |
| Electrician |
$12.92 |
$15.97 |
| Sheet Metal Workers |
$12.75 |
$12.02 |
| Stock/Supply Clerk |
$9.80 |
$8.77 |
| Technical Writers |
$23.32 |
$22.21 |
| Textile Mach Opers/Tenders/Setters |
$10.47 |
$10.99 |
| Tool & Die Makers |
$17.82 |
$17.96 |
| Tool
Grinders/Filers/Sharpeners |
$14.41 |
$13.19 |
| Traffic/Shipping/Receiving
Clerks |
$10.53 |
$9.94 |
| Truck Drivers, Heavy |
$14.66 |
$13.69 |
| Truck Drivers, Light |
$11.05 |
$9.90 |
| Utility |
$9.84 |
$8.87 |
| Welder |
$13.05 |
$12.48 |
| Welding Machine Opers/Settrs/Tenders |
$12.03 |
$11.67 |
| Word Processor/Clerk Typist |
$12.75 |
$12.31 |
Source: Texas Workforce Labor Market Information
Texas 2001 OES statistics October 2002.
