Production Occupations Salaries
105 occupations · median annual pay from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
1,405,030 employed
$44,650
$21/hr
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
673,430 employed
$74,450
$36/hr
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
597,370 employed
$48,570
$23/hr
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
416,210 employed
$53,750
$26/hr
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
379,060 employed
$43,220
$21/hr
- Machinists
287,050 employed
$58,750
$28/hr
- Production Workers, All Other
251,700 employed
$40,110
$19/hr
- Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
246,970 employed
$45,850
$22/hr
- Bakers
236,200 employed
$37,160
$18/hr
- Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
198,040 employed
$34,890
$17/hr
- Food Batchmakers
174,520 employed
$42,290
$20/hr
- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
171,200 employed
$46,330
$22/hr
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
169,450 employed
$50,690
$24/hr
- Helpers--Production Workers
165,700 employed
$39,070
$19/hr
$48,250
$23/hr
- Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
150,470 employed
$44,350
$21/hr
- Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
145,700 employed
$38,300
$18/hr
- Printing Press Operators
144,260 employed
$45,780
$22/hr
- Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
139,630 employed
$58,040
$28/hr
- Butchers and Meat Cutters
136,430 employed
$40,140
$19/hr
- Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
128,490 employed
$60,020
$29/hr
$47,180
$23/hr
- Sewing Machine Operators
104,880 employed
$36,670
$18/hr
- Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
96,130 employed
$50,270
$24/hr
- Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
94,920 employed
$48,990
$24/hr
- Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
77,170 employed
$46,680
$22/hr
- Slaughterers and Meat Packers
69,950 employed
$40,130
$19/hr
- Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
67,000 employed
$46,550
$22/hr
- Food Processing Workers, All Other
65,000 employed
$39,680
$19/hr
$43,380
$21/hr
$47,720
$23/hr
- Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
60,100 employed
$51,610
$25/hr
$45,760
$22/hr
- Tool and Die Makers
56,930 employed
$64,050
$31/hr
- Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
52,360 employed
$51,330
$25/hr
- Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
44,980 employed
$46,570
$22/hr
- Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
40,850 employed
$42,770
$21/hr
- Dental Laboratory Technicians
34,410 employed
$49,610
$24/hr
$65,380
$31/hr
- Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
34,000 employed
$53,710
$26/hr
- Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
33,190 employed
$46,170
$22/hr
- Print Binding and Finishing Workers
33,180 employed
$42,290
$20/hr
$96,710
$46/hr
$43,960
$21/hr
$47,920
$23/hr
- Semiconductor Processing Technicians
31,460 employed
$51,430
$25/hr
- Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
31,250 employed
$41,590
$20/hr
- Power Plant Operators
29,320 employed
$102,040
$49/hr
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
28,500 employed
$68,120
$33/hr
- Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
28,250 employed
$78,620
$38/hr
- Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
26,120 employed
$35,060
$17/hr
$48,540
$23/hr
$50,140
$24/hr
- Prepress Technicians and Workers
23,840 employed
$48,690
$23/hr
- Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
22,440 employed
$52,540
$25/hr
$38,670
$19/hr
- Tire Builders
20,770 employed
$57,390
$28/hr
$44,810
$22/hr
- Upholsterers
20,140 employed
$46,340
$22/hr
- Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
18,660 employed
$39,460
$19/hr
- Gas Plant Operators
18,030 employed
$87,820
$42/hr
- Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
16,780 employed
$54,430
$26/hr
$50,620
$24/hr
- Chemical Plant and System Operators
16,610 employed
$78,120
$38/hr
- Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
16,170 employed
$46,880
$23/hr
- Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
15,900 employed
$45,950
$22/hr
$43,530
$21/hr
- Furniture Finishers
14,480 employed
$44,540
$21/hr
- Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
14,280 employed
$48,040
$23/hr
- Plant and System Operators, All Other
14,080 employed
$62,470
$30/hr
$48,750
$23/hr
- Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
13,920 employed
$41,640
$20/hr
- Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
13,530 employed
$37,280
$18/hr
$39,530
$19/hr
- Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
12,850 employed
$46,350
$22/hr
- Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
12,840 employed
$48,220
$23/hr
- Foundry Mold and Coremakers
12,790 employed
$48,110
$23/hr
$52,800
$25/hr
- Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
11,500 employed
$46,460
$22/hr
- Medical Appliance Technicians
11,280 employed
$48,030
$23/hr
- Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
10,510 employed
$42,660
$21/hr
- Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
9,000 employed
$38,760
$19/hr
$49,030
$24/hr
- Power Distributors and Dispatchers
8,520 employed
$106,730
$51/hr
- Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
7,940 employed
$41,600
$20/hr
- Etchers and Engravers
7,750 employed
$43,310
$21/hr
- Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
7,450 employed
$37,800
$18/hr
- Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
6,900 employed
$41,330
$20/hr
- Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
6,060 employed
$38,020
$18/hr
- Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
5,970 employed
$63,870
$31/hr
- Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
5,600 employed
$50,060
$24/hr
- Woodworkers, All Other
5,490 employed
$44,530
$21/hr
$38,180
$18/hr
- Nuclear Power Reactor Operators
5,150 employed
$122,890
$59/hr
$40,610
$20/hr
$49,080
$24/hr
- Pourers and Casters, Metal
4,560 employed
$51,810
$25/hr
- Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders
3,280 employed
$35,650
$17/hr
- Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
2,950 employed
$62,750
$30/hr
- Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
2,610 employed
$63,340
$30/hr
- Sewers, Hand
2,190 employed
$36,480
$18/hr
- Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
1,470 employed
$58,000
$28/hr
- Model Makers, Wood
280 employed
$56,550
$27/hr
- Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters
250 employed
$62,620
$30/hr
- Patternmakers, Wood
220 employed
$49,630
$24/hr