How much do cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders make in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area?

What the Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median says in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area at $28,630 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 51-9192 and BLS area 4800001.

BLS lists 110 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $34,940 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area's Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median is 34.2% below the U.S. Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median of $43,530 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 51-9192 with area 4800001

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 51-9192 and area 4800001. SOC 51-9192 names Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Area 4800001 names Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 51-9192/4800001 row has 110 wage and salary jobs. There are 0.59 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 6.17. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 51-9192/4800001, the annual median is $28,630 per year, while the matching mean is $34,940 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 51-9192/4800001 10th percentile: $22,400 per year.
• 51-9192/4800001 25th percentile: $22,480 per year.
• 51-9192/4800001 median: $28,630 per year.
• 51-9192/4800001 75th percentile: $33,700 per year.
• 51-9192/4800001 90th percentile: $69,000 per year.
• 51-9192/4800001 employment RSE: 9.5%. Mean-wage RSE: 9.1%.
• 51-9192/4800001 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 4800001 facts behind this Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders page

Area 4800001 reports 189,010 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $56,470. Its annual median is $46,480. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 51-9192 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area runs from $26,510 at the 10th percentile to $97,560 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $34,150. The median is $46,480. The 75th percentile is $64,140. This is a place check, not a pay range for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 4800001. They do not show related skills or a path into Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.

• 1. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Area: 4800001. SOC: 53-3032. Jobs: 6,770. Yearly median: $57,190. Jobs per 1,000: 35.82. Location quotient: 2.7.
• 2. General and Operations Managers. Area: 4800001. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 6,470. Yearly median: $90,280. Jobs per 1,000: 34.21. Location quotient: 1.52.
• 3. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 4800001. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 5,920. Yearly median: $25,590. Jobs per 1,000: 31.33. Location quotient: 1.26.
• 4. Cashiers. Area: 4800001. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 5,160. Yearly median: $27,880. Jobs per 1,000: 27.3. Location quotient: 1.37.
• 5. Office Clerks, General. Area: 4800001. SOC: 43-9061. Jobs: 3,840. Yearly median: $37,850. Jobs per 1,000: 20.31. Location quotient: 1.28.
• 6. Construction Laborers. Area: 4800001. SOC: 47-2061. Jobs: 3,630. Yearly median: $43,640. Jobs per 1,000: 19.22. Location quotient: 2.72.

Read the Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area wage ladder for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

The 10th percentile is $22,400 per year. The 25th percentile is $22,480 per year. The median is $28,630 per year. The 75th percentile is $33,700 per year. The 90th percentile is $69,000 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $22,480 per year to $33,700 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $46,600. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area with its state and the U.S.

Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a annual median of $28,630 per year. Texas has $37,040 per year. The U.S. row has $43,530 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area is 22.7% below Texas on the same published median. Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area is 34.2% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area sits for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area ranks 24 of 24 among nonmetro areas with a published annual median for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 24 of 24 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 21. Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area. The Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median is $31,800 per year. BLS estimates 30 jobs. The location quotient is 10.94.
• 22. North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median is $31,770 per year. BLS estimates 40 jobs. The location quotient is 1.71.
• 23. South Georgia nonmetropolitan area. The Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median is $28,780 per year. BLS estimates 30 jobs. The location quotient is 1.9.

Where Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders medians lead among nonmetro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 51-9192, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same nonmetro map type. Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has the highest published median in this set, at $54,330 per year. Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area sits at $28,630 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has a Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median of $54,330 per year, or $25,700 above Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 110 jobs there, compared with 110 in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 9.26.
• 2. West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area has a Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median of $52,150 per year, or $23,520 above Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 110 in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 5.23.
• 3. Central East New York nonmetropolitan area has a Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median of $51,920 per year, or $23,290 above Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 110 in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 2.6.
• 4. Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area has a Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median of $48,860 per year, or $20,230 above Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 110 in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 5.87.
• 5. Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area has a Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median of $47,800 per year, or $19,170 above Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 110 in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 3.75.
• 6. Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area has a Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median of $46,840 per year, or $18,210 above Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 90 jobs there, compared with 110 in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 5.26.
• 7. South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area has a Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median of $46,770 per year, or $18,140 above Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 60 jobs there, compared with 110 in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 4.12.
• 8. East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area has a Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median of $45,570 per year, or $16,940 above Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 110 in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 6.43.

Where BLS counts the most Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs

West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area has the largest published nonmetro job estimate for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders in this same-source set, at 120 jobs. Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has 110. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area has 120 estimated Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs, a gap of 10 jobs from Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $52,150 per year, or $23,520 above Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 5.23.
• 2. Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has 110 estimated Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs, a gap of 0 jobs from Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $35,360 per year, or $6,730 above Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 6.72.
• 3. Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has 110 estimated Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs, a gap of 0 jobs from Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $28,630 per year, or $0 above Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 6.17.
• 4. Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has 110 estimated Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs, a gap of 0 jobs from Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $54,330 per year, or $25,700 above Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 9.26.
• 5. Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area has 90 estimated Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs, a gap of 20 jobs from Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $36,190 per year, or $7,560 above Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 5.03.
• 6. Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area has 90 estimated Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs, a gap of 20 jobs from Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $46,840 per year, or $18,210 above Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 5.26.
• 7. North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) has 70 estimated Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs, a gap of 40 jobs from Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $40,560 per year, or $11,930 above Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 3.15.
• 8. Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area has 70 estimated Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs, a gap of 40 jobs from Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $36,190 per year, or $7,560 above Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 3.75.

Where Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders takes the largest share of local jobs

Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area has the highest published location quotient in this nonmetro set, at 10.94. Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has 6.17. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 10.94, a gap of 4.77 from Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 30 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $31,800 per year, or $3,170 above Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 2. Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 9.26, a gap of 3.09 from Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 110 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $54,330 per year, or $25,700 above Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 3. Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 6.72, a gap of 0.55 from Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 110 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $35,360 per year, or $6,730 above Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 4. Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 6.67, a gap of 0.50 from Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 60 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $39,070 per year, or $10,440 above Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 5. East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 6.43, a gap of 0.26 from Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 40 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $45,570 per year, or $16,940 above Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 6. Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 6.17, a gap of 0.00 from Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 110 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $28,630 per year, or $0 above Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 7. Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 5.87, a gap of 0.30 from Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 50 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $48,860 per year, or $20,230 above Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 8. Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 5.26, a gap of 0.91 from Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 90 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $46,840 per year, or $18,210 above Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.

How common Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders is in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

BLS lists 110 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. It also lists 0.59 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 6.17. A value of 1 means Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders beside other roles in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

The all-occupations median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area is $46,480 per year. The Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median is $28,630 per year. Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders is 38.4% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, SOC 25-9045, has a Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $28,390 per year. BLS lists 3,240 jobs and a location quotient of 1.88.
• 2. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2012, has a Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $28,290 per year. BLS lists 1,660 jobs and a location quotient of 1.59.
• 3. Cashiers, SOC 41-2011, has a Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $27,880 per year. BLS lists 5,160 jobs and a location quotient of 1.37.
• 4. Retail Salespersons, SOC 41-2031, has a Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $29,730 per year. BLS lists 3,220 jobs and a location quotient of 0.68.
• 5. Fast Food and Counter Workers, SOC 35-3023, has a Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $25,590 per year. BLS lists 5,920 jobs and a location quotient of 1.26.
• 6. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, SOC 35-1012, has a Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $34,430 per year. BLS lists 1,720 jobs and a location quotient of 1.15.
• 7. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $34,970 per year. BLS lists 2,810 jobs and a location quotient of 1.05.
• 8. Waiters and Waitresses, SOC 35-3031, has a Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $22,120 per year. BLS lists 1,860 jobs and a location quotient of 0.67.

The largest detailed roles in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area table, at 6,770 jobs. Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders has 110 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 189,010. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 6,770 jobs in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 6,660 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its median is $57,190 per year, or $28,560 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 2.7.
• 2. General and Operations Managers has 6,470 jobs in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 6,360 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its median is $90,280 per year, or $61,650 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.52.
• 3. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 5,920 jobs in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 5,810 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its median is $25,590 per year, or $3,040 below Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.26.
• 4. Cashiers has 5,160 jobs in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 5,050 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its median is $27,880 per year, or $750 below Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.37.
• 5. Office Clerks, General has 3,840 jobs in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,730 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its median is $37,850 per year, or $9,220 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.28.
• 6. Construction Laborers has 3,630 jobs in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,520 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its median is $43,640 per year, or $15,010 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 2.72.
• 7. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has 3,240 jobs in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,130 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its median is $28,390 per year, or $240 below Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.88.
• 8. Retail Salespersons has 3,220 jobs in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,110 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its median is $29,730 per year, or $1,100 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 0.68.

Published role medians around Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area role table, at $90,280 per year. Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders has $28,630 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $46,480 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $90,280 per year in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $61,650 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 6,470 jobs, compared with 110 for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.52.
• 2. Registered Nurses has a median of $83,460 per year in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $54,830 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 2,370 jobs, compared with 110 for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 0.58.
• 3. First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers has a median of $79,320 per year in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $50,690 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 1,720 jobs, compared with 110 for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 2.3.
• 4. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $75,400 per year in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $46,770 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 2,260 jobs, compared with 110 for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 2.29.
• 5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $61,050 per year in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $32,420 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 2,780 jobs, compared with 110 for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 2.15.
• 6. Industrial Machinery Mechanics has a median of $60,020 per year in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $31,390 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 1,990 jobs, compared with 110 for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 3.73.
• 7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $59,110 per year in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $30,480 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 1,890 jobs, compared with 110 for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.12.
• 8. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $58,750 per year in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $30,120 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 1,720 jobs, compared with 110 for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 0.99.

Roles with the largest local share in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas has the highest location quotient in the bounded Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area role table, at 40.36. Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders has 6.17. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Roustabouts, Oil and Gas has a location quotient of 40.36 in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 34.19 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 2,210 jobs and a median of $44,410 per year, or $15,780 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.
• 2. Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers has a location quotient of 12.35 in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 6.18 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 2,190 jobs and a median of $37,310 per year, or $8,680 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.
• 3. Industrial Machinery Mechanics has a location quotient of 3.73 in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2.44 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 1,990 jobs and a median of $60,020 per year, or $31,390 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.
• 4. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators has a location quotient of 3.25 in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2.92 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 1,890 jobs and a median of $51,710 per year, or $23,080 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.
• 5. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 2.72 in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3.45 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 3,630 jobs and a median of $43,640 per year, or $15,010 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.
• 6. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 2.7 in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3.47 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 6,770 jobs and a median of $57,190 per year, or $28,560 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.
• 7. First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers has a location quotient of 2.3 in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3.87 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 1,720 jobs and a median of $79,320 per year, or $50,690 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.
• 8. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a location quotient of 2.29 in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3.88 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 2,260 jobs and a median of $75,400 per year, or $46,770 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.

What $28,630 may mean after the Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area price level

WageScope has no exact approved 2024 BEA price row for Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. It does not use a nearby place or a broad state value as a stand-in. The $28,630 BLS median stays a nominal wage.

No price row means no national-price-dollar proxy. It does not mean prices match the U.S. level. It does not say whether a wage goes far or not. The source is missing for this exact map key, so the price answer stays open.

You can still compare Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders with the U.S. or with like nonmetro areas on the same BLS metric. Keep that as a nominal wage comparison. Add price-level context only when an exact reviewed row exists.

How much care to use with the Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area row

The employment RSE for this Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders row is 9.5%. The mean-wage RSE is 9.1%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 110 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $34,940 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. It uses a Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $28,630 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders row for Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 110 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 6.17 is not a growth score. Rank 24 of 24 is not a place score. A missing price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 51-9192 in BLS area 4800001. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.