Helpers--Production Workers (51-9198)

Occupation description:  Help production workers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment. Apprentice workers are classified in the appropriate production occupations (51-0000).

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2016 Wages

Labor Force Indicators

2015 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
302	83	27.5	24.6	16.1

2015 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	73
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	9
UI claimants previously working in occupation	47

2015 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	1,211
Number of job position postings	202
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	6.0

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