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Greater Richmond Partnership, Inc.

Nicole M. Colomb

Consultant-Life Sciences, Business Development

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ncolomb@vabiotech.com


901 E. Byrd St.

Richmond, VA 23219-1234 
(804) 643 3227
(800) 229 6332

 

 

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Annual Salaries

For Selected Manufacturing Occupations

Richmond-Petersburg MSA

Code Occupation Level 1 Level 2  
17-2041 Chemical engineers   $52,208 $81,203  
17-2061   Computer hardware engineers  

$39,270

$73,050
17-2071 Electrical engineers   $46,779 $71,594  
17-2072   Electronics engineers except computer   $44,075 $77,730
17-2112   Industrial engineers   $38,813 $71,261
17-2131   Materials engineers   $37,190 $58,718
17-2141   Mechanical engineers $49,088 $73,632  
17-3023   Electric and electronic engineering technicians  

$29,390

$47,445  
17-3024 Electro-mechanical technicians  

$29,973

$48,526
17-3026 Industrial engineering technicians

$29,806

$44,741
17-3027 Mechanical engineering technicians

$28,101

$42,328
19-1021 Biochemists and biophysicists  

$34,882

$56,326
19-2031 Chemists $33,405 $62,275
19-4021 Biological technicians  

$23,483

$34,070
19-4031 Chemical technicians   $31,907 $47,029
51-2031 Engine and other machine assemblers

$18,054

$30,202
51-2092 Team assemblers   $17,514 $26,728
51-2099 Assemblers and fabricators, all others $14,851 $30,742
51-4011   Computer controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic  

$24,149

$34,653
51-4012 Numerical tool and process control programmers   $29,578 $35,027
51-4021 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators and tenders, metal and plastic  

$21,694

 

$42,266
51-4031 Cutting, punching and press machine setters, operators and tenders, metal and plastic  

$20,197

$28,891  
51-4034 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators and tenders, metal and plastic   $20,717 $32,760
51-4035 Milling and planing machine setters, operators and tenders, metal and plastic   $16,973 $28,475  
51-4041 Machinists   $28,725 $43,992
51-4081   Multiple machine tool setters, operators and tenders, metal and plastic   $20,966 $35,399
51-4121 Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers  

$24,419

$38,334
51-4122 Welding, soldering and brazing machine setters, operators and tenders  

$18,242

$36,629  
51-8091   Chemical plant and system operators   $43,118 $47,424  
51-9011   Chemical equipment operators and tenders

$29,016

$49,899
51-9023 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders   $21,237 $38,291  
51-9061 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers  

$20,696

$40,248
51-9141 Semiconductor processors   $20,093 $31,658  

Note:  This information is calculated from Occupational Employment Survey data.  Level 1 wages are the mean of the lower one-third of responses and can be considered entry-level wages.  Level 2 wages are the mean of the upper two-thirds of responses and can be considered an experienced wage.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Online Wage Library, updated 1-6-2003.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For general business data about the Greater Richmond Region, consult the Greater Richmond Partnership website.