Production Occupations: salaries

U.S. median pay and employment for 105 production occupations. Open a job to see pay by state and city.

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$46,460$22.3411,500
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$65,380$31.4334,020
Baker$37,160$17.86236,200
Butchers and Meat Cutters$40,140$19.30136,430
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$46,680$22.4477,170
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$58,040$27.90139,630
Chemical Plant and System Operators$78,120$37.5616,610
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$43,530$20.9314,760
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,250$23.20158,740
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$48,220$23.1812,840
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$50,690$24.37169,450
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$68,120$32.7528,500
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders$41,330$19.876,900
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,540$23.3426,000
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$38,020$18.286,060
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,570$22.3944,980
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,330$22.27171,200
Dental Laboratory Technician$49,610$23.8534,410
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,080$23.604,680
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$45,850$22.04246,970
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$53,710$25.8234,000
Etchers and Engravers$43,310$20.827,750
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,720$22.9460,840
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers$46,350$22.2912,850
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,760$22.0058,770
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers$62,750$30.172,950
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$46,880$22.5416,170
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,450$35.79673,430
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$44,810$21.5420,370
Food Batchmaker$42,290$20.33174,520
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$41,590$20.0031,250
Food Processing Workers, All Other$39,680$19.0865,000
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,030$23.578,930
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$48,110$23.1312,790
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$48,040$23.1014,280
Furniture Finisher$44,540$21.4114,480
Gas Plant Operator$87,820$42.2218,030
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$42,660$20.5110,510
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,550$22.3867,000
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,750$23.4414,000
Helpers--Production Workers$39,070$18.78165,700
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$48,570$23.35597,370
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$52,540$25.2622,440
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,620$24.3416,710
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$34,890$16.78198,040
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic$63,870$30.715,970
Machinist$58,750$28.24287,050
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$38,300$18.41145,700
Medical Appliance Technician$48,030$23.0911,280
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$45,950$22.0915,900
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$54,430$26.1716,780
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$52,800$25.3912,460
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$44,650$21.471,405,030
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,990$23.5594,920
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic$63,340$30.452,610
Model Makers, Wood$56,550$27.19280
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$46,170$22.2033,190
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,350$21.32150,470
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,180$22.68124,590
Nuclear Power Reactor Operator$122,890$59.085,150
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$39,460$18.9718,660
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$43,220$20.78379,060
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$41,600$20.007,940
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,270$24.1796,130
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic$58,000$27.891,470
Patternmakers, Wood$49,630$23.86220
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$96,710$46.5033,160
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators$40,610$19.524,800
Plant and System Operators, All Other$62,470$30.0314,080
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,960$21.1432,410
Pourers and Casters, Metal$51,810$24.914,560
Power Distributors and Dispatchers$106,730$51.318,520
Power Plant Operator$102,040$49.0629,320
Prepress Technicians and Workers$48,690$23.4123,840
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$35,060$16.8526,120
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$42,290$20.3333,180
Printing Press Operator$45,780$22.01144,260
Production Workers, All Other$40,110$19.29251,700
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,140$24.1025,250
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$42,770$20.5640,850
Semiconductor Processing Technician$51,430$24.7331,460
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,610$24.8160,100
Sewers, Hand$36,480$17.542,190
Sewing Machine Operator$36,670$17.63104,880
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers$37,800$18.177,450
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders$35,650$17.143,280
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$40,130$19.2969,950
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$78,620$37.8028,250
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$51,330$24.6852,360
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$41,640$20.0213,920
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders$38,180$18.365,310
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$38,760$18.649,000
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$39,530$19.0113,030
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$38,670$18.5922,020
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$37,280$17.9313,530
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters$62,620$30.11250
Tire Builder$57,390$27.5920,770
Tool and Die Makers$64,050$30.7956,930
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$50,060$24.075,600
Upholsterer$46,340$22.2820,140
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$60,020$28.86128,490
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$53,750$25.84416,210
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,920$23.0431,600
Woodworkers, All Other$44,530$21.415,490
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$43,380$20.8661,420