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Occupational Description

Help production workers by performing duties of lesser skill. Duties include supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment. Exclude apprentice workers and report them with the appropriate production occupation (51-1011 through 51-9199).

Employment Outlook for Production Worker's Helpers

Statewide Employment Analysis	2008 employment is estimated to be much larger than the regional average. This occupation is expected to grow at a much slower rate than the regional average. Total job openings are projected to be somewhat higher than the regional average. Reasonable employment opportunities exist largely due to the need to fill replacement job openings.

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Current Employment Department Job Openings for Production Worker's Helpers

There are 2 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 2 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Wage Offered
Production	8/18/10	Portland	$9.20/hr
Utility Laborer	9/1/10	Clackamas	$11.24/hr

Job Openings from the Web for Production Worker's Helpers

The following job openings have been automatically extracted from various sites across the Web. These links are provided as supplemental resources. However, the Employment Department cannot validate these openings nor endorse any of these external sites. Some of these jobs may no longer be open. In some cases, a single opening may be posted on multiple sites.

There are 19 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 19 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Employer
Industrial Laborers needed	8/30/10	Beaverton	Aerotek
GENERAL PRODUCTION WORKER	8/28/10	Troutdale	Aerotek
GENERAL PRODUCTION WORKER	8/28/10	Troutdale	Allegis Group
GENERAL PRODUCTION WORKER	8/27/10	Troutdale	Aerotek
General Labor	8/25/10	Corvallis
Industrial Cook 9/10	8/25/10	Portland	Summit Staffing Solutions
Production Operator 9/10	8/25/10	Portland	Summit Staffing Solutions
General Production	8/20/10	Portland	DePaul Industries
Veneer Mill Workers	8/17/10	Grants Pass
General Laborer	8/15/10	Lake Oswego	TruGreen
Production Operator	8/11/10	Tualatin	Aerotek
Production - Entry-Level - 15 POSITIONS AVAILABLE	8/7/10	Hillsboro	Volt Information Sciences
Industrial Cook	8/3/10	Portland	DePaul Industries
General Laborer	7/27/10	Boring	SEPCo
Manufacturing Associate IV - NEEDED...	7/26/10	Corvallis	CDI
Manufacturing Associate IV - NEEDED NOW!!	7/26/10	Corvallis	CDI
Labor	7/10/10	Corvallis
NEED GENERAL LABOR ASAP	6/22/10	Portland	Express Employment Professionals
Production - Entry-Level - 261134-Ims	6/4/10	Hillsboro

State of Oregon License Information for Production Worker's Helpers

No statewide license is required for this occupation.

Wages for Production Worker's Helpers

Region	---------------- 2010 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th	Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
Oregon Statewide	$9.01	$9.96	$12.32	$15.58	$18.83	$13.24	$27,556
Multnomah / Washington	8.93	9.98	12.29	15.63	18.40	13.09	27,233
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	8.82	9.41	11.08	14.16	16.26	11.99	24,937
Lane	8.96	9.75	11.74	13.59	15.14	11.90	24,759
Douglas	11.81	13.34	14.97	17.20	19.11	15.08	31,376
Coos / Curry	10.07	12.19	13.70	15.24	17.31	13.66	28,401
Jackson / Josephine	9.20	10.44	11.68	13.37	16.54	12.16	25,301
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	9.69	10.21	10.95	11.99	16.16	11.67	24,272
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	9.91	10.99	12.55	14.09	15.27	12.58	26,151
Klamath / Lake	9.56	10.24	11.40	16.52	18.49	13.42	27,917
Morrow / Umatilla	8.79	9.34	9.89	10.86	11.59	10.20	21,216
Clackamas	9.07	10.05	12.39	15.77	19.70	13.40	27,876

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Regional Employment Projections for Production Worker's Helpers

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
Region	2008	2018	Change	% Change	Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	4,753	4,770	17	0.4%	2	83	85
Multnomah / Washington	1,897	1,902	5	0.3%	1	33	34
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	881	910	29	3.3%	3	16	19
Clackamas	654	637	-17	-2.6%	0	11	11
Lane	337	348	11	3.3%	1	6	7
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	241	238	-3	-1.2%	0	4	4
Douglas	171	151	-20	-11.7%	0	3	3
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	149	153	4	2.7%	0	3	3
Morrow / Umatilla	133	141	8	6.0%	1	2	3
Jackson / Josephine	123	131	8	6.5%	1	2	3
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	91	97	6	6.6%	1	2	2
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	50	53	3	6.0%	0	1	1
Coos / Curry	35	37	2	5.7%	0	1	1
Grant / Harney / Malheur	31	34	3	9.7%	0	1	1
Klamath / Lake	21	22	1	4.8%	0	0	1
Baker / Union / Wallowa	14	13	-1	-7.1%	0	0	0

Replacement openings are caused by existing workers permanently leaving their occupation. Many additional job openings occur due to job changes within occupations.

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Industries of Employment for Production Worker's Helpers

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2008 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	4,753
Total, All Industries	Private	4,741
Manufacturing	Private	3,796
Food Manufacturing	Private	1,080
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	Private	631
Animal Slaughtering and Processing	Private	69
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	Private	259
Other Food Manufacturing	Private	84
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	Private	72
Beverage Manufacturing	Private	72
Wood Product Manufacturing	Private	497
Sawmills and Wood Preservation	Private	169
Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	Private	197
Other Wood Product Manufacturing	Private	131
Paper Manufacturing	Private	164
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	Private	63
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	Private	101
Printing and Related Support Activities	Private	154
Chemical Manufacturing	Private	49
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	Private	243
Plastics Product Manufacturing	Private	235
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	Private	87
Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	Private	47
Primary Metal Manufacturing	Private	223
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	Private	52
Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	Private	89
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	Private	497
Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	Private	164
Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing	Private	46
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	Private	107
Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities	Private	72
Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	Private	70
Machinery Manufacturing	Private	126
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	Private	57
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	Private	367
Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing	Private	213
Ship and Boat Building	Private	63
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	Private	124
Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing	Private	66
Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	Private	48
Wholesale Trade	Private	46
Transportation and Warehousing	Private	99
Warehousing and Storage	Private	56
Information	Private	42
Publishing Industries (except Internet)	Private	42
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	Private	42
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	Private	502
Administrative and Support Services	Private	502
Employment Services	Private	502
Other Services (except Public Administration)	Private	190
Repair and Maintenance	Private	174
Automotive Repair and Maintenance	Private	156

Educational Requirements for Production Worker's Helpers

Workers must have short-term on-the-job training to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with related work experience have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Production Worker's Helpers

Apply Health And Sanitation Standards
Clean Work Areas
Clean, Fuel And Service Power Equipment
Follow Safety Procedures
Follow Set Industrial And Manufacturing Machine Operation Procedures
Hand Pack Products For Shipment
Maintain Consistent Quality
Maneuver Heavy Objects
Measure Or Weigh Ingredients
Operate Buff And Polishing Machine
Operate Packaging And Banding Equipment
Perform Basic Assembly
Read Tape Measure
Sort Raw Materials Used In Manufacturing
Use Basic Mathematics
Use Dollies, Hand Trucks Or Wheelbarrows
Work As A Team Member
Wrap And Label Products

Schools and Training Providers for Production Worker's Helpers

No programs of training are associated with this occupation.

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Production Worker's Helpers

These Oregon community colleges have defined career pathway roadmaps to facilitate entry into this occupation:

Related Occupations

The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Production Worker's Helpers matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.

Occupation	Skill Overlap
Production Workers, All Other	31%

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