How much do cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders make in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area?

What the Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median says in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area at $54,330 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 5500004.

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 $52,940 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area's Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median is 24.8% above 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 5500004

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 51-9192 and area 5500004. SOC 51-9192 names Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Area 5500004 names Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 51-9192/5500004 row has 110 wage and salary jobs. There are 0.88 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 9.26. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 51-9192/5500004, the annual median is $54,330 per year, while the matching mean is $52,940 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 51-9192/5500004 10th percentile: $48,610 per year.
• 51-9192/5500004 25th percentile: $53,080 per year.
• 51-9192/5500004 median: $54,330 per year.
• 51-9192/5500004 75th percentile: $54,500 per year.
• 51-9192/5500004 90th percentile: $54,520 per year.
• 51-9192/5500004 employment RSE: 5.2%. Mean-wage RSE: 0.5%.
• 51-9192/5500004 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 5500004 facts behind this Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders page

Area 5500004 reports 127,550 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $56,920. Its annual median is $47,910. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 51-9192 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area runs from $29,260 at the 10th percentile to $91,590 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $36,850. The median is $47,910. The 75th percentile is $64,110. 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 5500004. They do not show related skills or a path into Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.

• 1. Cashiers. Area: 5500004. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 4,360. Yearly median: $30,900. Jobs per 1,000: 34.17. Location quotient: 1.72.
• 2. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Area: 5500004. SOC: 53-3032. Jobs: 4,330. Yearly median: $57,760. Jobs per 1,000: 33.98. Location quotient: 2.56.
• 3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 5500004. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 3,520. Yearly median: $35,220. Jobs per 1,000: 27.6. Location quotient: 1.
• 4. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Area: 5500004. SOC: 51-2090. Jobs: 3,390. Yearly median: $45,490. Jobs per 1,000: 26.61. Location quotient: 2.95.
• 5. Stockers and Order Fillers. Area: 5500004. SOC: 53-7065. Jobs: 3,010. Yearly median: $37,080. Jobs per 1,000: 23.62. Location quotient: 1.3.
• 6. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 5500004. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 2,940. Yearly median: $27,750. Jobs per 1,000: 23.05. Location quotient: 0.93.

Read the Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area wage ladder for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

The 10th percentile is $48,610 per year. The 25th percentile is $53,080 per year. The median is $54,330 per year. The 75th percentile is $54,500 per year. The 90th percentile is $54,520 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 $53,080 per year to $54,500 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $5,910. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area with its state and the U.S.

Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has a annual median of $54,330 per year. Wisconsin has $54,290 per year. The U.S. row has $43,530 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area is 0.1% above Wisconsin on the same published median. Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area is 24.8% above 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 Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area sits for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area ranks 1 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 1 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.

• 2. West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area. The Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median is $52,150 per year. BLS estimates 120 jobs. The location quotient is 5.23.
• 3. Central East New York nonmetropolitan area. The Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median is $51,920 per year. BLS estimates 40 jobs. The location quotient is 2.6.
• 4. Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. The Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median is $48,860 per year. BLS estimates 50 jobs. The location quotient is 5.87.

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. Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area sits at $54,330 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 $0 above Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 110 jobs there, compared with 110 in Western Wisconsin 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 $2,180 below Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 110 in Western Wisconsin 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 $2,410 below Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 110 in Western Wisconsin 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 $5,470 below Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 110 in Western Wisconsin 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 $6,530 below Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 110 in Western Wisconsin 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 $7,490 below Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 90 jobs there, compared with 110 in Western Wisconsin 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 $7,560 below Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 60 jobs there, compared with 110 in Western Wisconsin 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 $8,760 below Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 110 in Western Wisconsin 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. Western Wisconsin 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 Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $52,150 per year, or $2,180 below Western Wisconsin 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 Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $35,360 per year, or $18,970 below Western Wisconsin 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 Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $28,630 per year, or $25,700 below Western Wisconsin 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 Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $54,330 per year, or $0 above Western Wisconsin 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 Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $36,190 per year, or $18,140 below Western Wisconsin 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 Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $46,840 per year, or $7,490 below Western Wisconsin 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 Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $40,560 per year, or $13,770 below Western Wisconsin 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 Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $36,190 per year, or $18,140 below Western Wisconsin 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. Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has 9.26. 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 1.68 from Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 30 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $31,800 per year, or $22,530 below Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.
• 2. Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 9.26, a gap of 0.00 from Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 110 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $54,330 per year, or $0 above Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.
• 3. Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 6.72, a gap of 2.54 from Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 110 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $35,360 per year, or $18,970 below Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.
• 4. Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 6.67, a gap of 2.59 from Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 60 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $39,070 per year, or $15,260 below Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.
• 5. East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 6.43, a gap of 2.83 from Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 40 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $45,570 per year, or $8,760 below Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.
• 6. Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 6.17, a gap of 3.09 from Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 110 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $28,630 per year, or $25,700 below Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.
• 7. Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 5.87, a gap of 3.39 from Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 50 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $48,860 per year, or $5,470 below Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.
• 8. Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 5.26, a gap of 4.00 from Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 90 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $46,840 per year, or $7,490 below Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.

How common Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders is in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area

BLS lists 110 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. It also lists 0.88 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 9.26. 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 Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area

The all-occupations median in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area is $47,910 per year. The Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median is $54,330 per year. Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders is 13.4% above 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 Western Wisconsin 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. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators, SOC 53-7051, has a Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area median of $55,360 per year. BLS lists 1,200 jobs and a location quotient of 1.88.
• 2. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area median of $55,940 per year. BLS lists 1,570 jobs and a location quotient of 1.26.
• 3. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area median of $57,760 per year. BLS lists 4,330 jobs and a location quotient of 2.56.
• 4. Construction Laborers, SOC 47-2061, has a Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area median of $58,290 per year. BLS lists 1,110 jobs and a location quotient of 1.23.
• 5. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area median of $49,270 per year. BLS lists 1,100 jobs and a location quotient of 0.97.
• 6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area median of $59,700 per year. BLS lists 1,520 jobs and a location quotient of 1.34.
• 7. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2022, has a Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area median of $60,020 per year. BLS lists 1,150 jobs and a location quotient of 2.27.
• 8. Food Batchmakers, SOC 51-3092, has a Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area median of $47,790 per year. BLS lists 1,210 jobs and a location quotient of 8.45.

The largest detailed roles in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area

Cashiers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area table, at 4,360 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 127,550. 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. Cashiers has 4,360 jobs in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 4,250 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its median is $30,900 per year, or $23,430 below Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.72.
• 2. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 4,330 jobs in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 4,220 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its median is $57,760 per year, or $3,430 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 2.56.
• 3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 3,520 jobs in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,410 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its median is $35,220 per year, or $19,110 below Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.
• 4. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has 3,390 jobs in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,280 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its median is $45,490 per year, or $8,840 below Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 2.95.
• 5. Stockers and Order Fillers has 3,010 jobs in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,900 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its median is $37,080 per year, or $17,250 below Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.3.
• 6. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 2,940 jobs in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,830 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its median is $27,750 per year, or $26,580 below Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 0.93.
• 7. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 2,800 jobs in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,690 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its median is $42,670 per year, or $11,660 below Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.16.
• 8. Retail Salespersons has 2,470 jobs in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,360 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its median is $34,820 per year, or $19,510 below Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 0.77.

Published role medians around Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area role table, at $105,780 per year. Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders has $54,330 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $47,910 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 $105,780 per year in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, or $51,450 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 1,400 jobs, compared with 110 for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 0.49.
• 2. Registered Nurses has a median of $98,000 per year in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, or $43,670 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 2,220 jobs, compared with 110 for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 0.8.
• 3. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a median of $68,310 per year in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, or $13,980 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 1,600 jobs, compared with 110 for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 2.89.
• 4. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $63,430 per year in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, or $9,100 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 1,270 jobs, compared with 110 for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.25.
• 5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $61,430 per year in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, or $7,100 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 1,060 jobs, compared with 110 for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.22.
• 6. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $60,020 per year in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, or $5,690 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 1,150 jobs, compared with 110 for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 2.27.
• 7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $59,700 per year in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, or $5,370 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 1,520 jobs, compared with 110 for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.34.
• 8. Construction Laborers has a median of $58,290 per year in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, or $3,960 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 1,110 jobs, compared with 110 for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.23.

Roles with the largest local share in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area

Food Batchmakers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area role table, at 8.45. Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders has 9.26. 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. Food Batchmakers has a location quotient of 8.45 in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.81 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 1,210 jobs and a median of $47,790 per year, or $6,540 below Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.
• 2. Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders has a location quotient of 3.61 in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 5.65 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 1,120 jobs and a median of $46,480 per year, or $7,850 below Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.
• 3. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 2.95 in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 6.31 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 3,390 jobs and a median of $45,490 per year, or $8,840 below Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.
• 4. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a location quotient of 2.89 in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 6.37 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 1,600 jobs and a median of $68,310 per year, or $13,980 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.
• 5. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 2.56 in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 6.70 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 4,330 jobs and a median of $57,760 per year, or $3,430 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.
• 6. Bartenders has a location quotient of 2.55 in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 6.71 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 1,580 jobs and a median of $22,800 per year, or $31,530 below Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.
• 7. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a location quotient of 2.27 in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 6.99 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 1,150 jobs and a median of $60,020 per year, or $5,690 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.
• 8. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators has a location quotient of 1.88 in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 7.38 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 1,200 jobs and a median of $55,360 per year, or $1,030 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.

What $54,330 may mean after the Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area price level

WageScope has no exact approved 2024 BEA price row for Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. It does not use a nearby place or a broad state value as a stand-in. The $54,330 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 Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area row

The employment RSE for this Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders row is 5.2%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.5%. 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 $52,940 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 Western Wisconsin 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 Western Wisconsin 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 $54,330 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 Western Wisconsin 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 9.26 is not a growth score. Rank 1 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 5500004. 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.