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Production median wage, May 2026

What annual median wage will BLS first publish for SOC 51-0000 Production Occupations in the May 2026 national OEWS release?

current forecast · 80% CI$48,700
$46,700$48,700$50,900
history:May 2025 OEWS median: $46,990

Trend

history + forecast
$46,030$47,880$49,720$51,570May 2025 OEWS medianMay 2027$48,700
historyforecast path80% interval

brier-occupation-wage-pressure · 2026-06-21T13:35:00-04:00

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June 21, 2026
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brier-occupation-wage-pressure
distribution
2 runs · 201 CDF points each
model
Codex recorded source-context synthesis
ledger fact
bls.oews.national_occupation_median_annual_wage.soc_51_0000.may_2026.first_print

Forecast runs

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May 2025 OEWS carry-forward
BLS OEWS current tableMay 2025 annual median wage carry-forward baselineMay 15, 2026

Baseline comparator: carry the latest published OEWS annual median wage forward unchanged.

unreported
$46,13780% $46,490 to $47,490$51,253
public trace
Current-wage comparator

BLS publishes current OEWS occupational wages but not an official May 2026 occupational wage projection. This comparator carries the May 2025 median annual wage forward unchanged.

bls.oews.api bls.oews.api({ target: "bls.oews.national_occupation_median_annual_wage.soc_51_0000.may_2026.first_print", comparator: "latest_observed_a_median" })
result { latest_observed_year: 2025, annual_median_wage_usd: 46990, source: 'BLS OEWS May 2025' }

Flat carry-forward baseline = $46,990.

forecast $46,990 · 80% [$46,490, $47,490]
$46,990
-$1,710
Occupation wage pressure - no projection pack
brier-occupation-wage-pressureCodex recorded source-context synthesisJun 21, 2026

Control run over May 2026 OEWS median annual wages. BLS publishes current occupational wages but does not publish an official 2026 occupational wage projection.

Occupation wage pressure control
$46,13780% $46,700 to $50,900$51,253
public trace
Recorded agent run · May 2026 OEWS first print

Production wages connect automation to manufacturing labor demand, robotics, reshoring, union contracts, and goods-sector cyclicality rather than only information-work substitution. This target resolves on 2027-05-14 under a first-print rule, with an expected ~12 months lag. The same series can also spawn next annual release, mean wage, percentile wages, detailed SOC rows questions.

bls.oews.api bls.oews.api({ seriesId: "OEUN000000000000051000013", release: "May 2025", datatype: "Annual median wage" })
result { series_id: 'OEUN000000000000051000013', year: 2025, period: 'A01', annual_median_wage_usd: 46990 }
bls.oews.source bls.oews.source({ release: "May 2026", geography: "national", occupation: "51-0000", field: "A_MEDIAN" })
result Target registered in the Thesis ledger before forecasting; resolution uses the first-published BLS national OEWS annual median wage field.
wage_pressure.decompose wage_pressure.decompose({ soc_major_group: "51-0000", base_year: 2025, target_year: 2026 })
result { base_median_wage_2025_usd: 46990, nominal_growth_assumption: 'about_3.6_percent', automation_channel: 'process_control_and_robotics', labor_market: 'tight_skilled_trades' }

The central case is moderate nominal wage growth. Automation and mixed manufacturing demand limit upside, but shortages in skilled production roles and existing wage contracts keep the median from being a simple flat carry-forward.

forecast $48,700 · 80% [$46,700, $50,900]
$48,700
baseline

Key drivers

  • Manufacturing labor demand
  • Union and shortage wage pressure
  • Factory automation
  • Goods-sector cycle

Resolution

source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
expected
May 14, 2027
rule
Resolves to the first-published national OEWS annual median wage estimate for SOC 51-0000 Production Occupations in the BLS May 2026 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates table, in nominal dollars. This uses the A_MEDIAN/annual median wage field for the national, cross-industry row. Later revisions or table corrections do not change the resolved value unless BLS replaces the first table on the same publication date.
Data point
bls.oews.national_occupation_median_annual_wage.soc_51_0000.may_2026.first_print

Series design

series
bls.oews.national_occupation_median_annual_wage.soc_51_0000
cadence
annual · ~12 months
horizon
May 2026 OEWS first print · first print
priority
P1
benchmark
May 2025 OEWS national annual median wage plus nominal wage-growth and composition priors
chainable
next annual release · mean wage · percentile wages · detailed SOC rows
run
brier-occupation-wage-pressure · Codex recorded source-context synthesis · June 21, 2026

Analyst agent · reasoning trace

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