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Production Salaries

  Wage Estimates
Occupation Title

Employment

Median Hourly

Mean Hourly

Mean Annual

Production Occupations

10,488,450 $12.32 $13.80 $28,710
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers 705,270 $21.02 $22.45 $46,690
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers 26,150 $18.60 $18.23 $37,920
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 33,590 $11.48 $12.17 $25,320
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 245,700 $11.28 $12.20 $25,380
Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers 54,690 $12.52 $13.09 $27,230
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 50,410 $15.58 $16.31 $33,920
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 85,330 $13.94 $14.60 $30,380
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators 31,820 $11.87 $12.30 $25,580
Team Assemblers 1,138,100 $11.14 $12.10 $25,160
Timing Device Assemblers, Adjusters, and Calibrators 5,280 $12.79 $13.55 $28,180
Bakers 157,110 $10.09 $10.86 $22,600
Butchers and Meat Cutters 132,370 $12.30 $13.07 $27,180
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 150,440 $8.69 $9.17 $19,060
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 122,490 $9.82 $9.94 $20,680
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders 17,800 $11.89 $12.79 $26,600
Food Batchmakers 74,650 $10.53 $11.24 $23,390
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 34,480 $10.31 $10.99 $22,860
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic 126,150 $14.14 $14.74 $30,650
Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmers 17,820 $18.43 $19.24 $40,020
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 93,600 $12.72 $13.08 $27,210
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 41,230 $13.10 $14.28 $29,700
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 42,090 $13.88 $14.44 $30,040
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 260,560 $12.12 $12.70 $26,410
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 48,730 $13.29 $14.22 $29,570
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 97,660 $12.80 $13.83 $28,770
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 70,300 $14.57 $15.04 $31,290
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 28,580 $14.48 $14.91 $31,020
Machinists 368,740 $15.91 $16.30 $33,900
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders 17,810 $15.24 $15.65 $32,550
Pourers and Casters, Metal 12,770 $13.64 $14.33 $29,810
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic 7,900 $20.90 $20.98 $43,630
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic 6,090 $17.45 $18.19 $37,830
Foundry Mold and Coremakers 20,770 $13.05 $14.01 $29,130
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 144,140 $11.51 $12.36 $25,720
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 100,320 $13.97 $15.20 $31,620
Tool and Die Makers 104,210 $20.67 $21.10 $43,900
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 354,300 $14.25 $15.06 $31,330
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 53,750 $13.99 $15.18 $31,580
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 27,290 $13.63 $14.39 $29,930
Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic 12,540 $15.37 $16.08 $33,450
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 40,800 $12.34 $13.00 $27,030
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners 22,320 $14.22 $15.02 $31,250
Bindery Workers 81,840 $10.82 $11.81 $24,570
Bookbinders 6,550 $13.87 $14.74 $30,660
Job Printers 54,790 $14.83 $15.65 $32,560
Prepress Technicians and Workers 82,970 $15.22 $15.95 $33,170
Printing Machine Operators 189,900 $14.11 $14.93 $31,050
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 217,820 $8.14 $8.64 $17,960
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 87,500 $8.27 $8.61 $17,900
Sewing Machine Operators 265,200 $8.51 $9.12 $18,960
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 8,090 $9.40 $9.98 $20,750
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders 6,020 $9.89 $10.24 $21,300
Sewers, Hand 18,790 $8.65 $9.57 $19,900
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 32,150 $10.51 $11.62 $24,170
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders 24,280 $10.30 $10.56 $21,960
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 32,170 $9.87 $10.47 $21,770
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 47,720 $11.37 $11.42 $23,740
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 60,550 $10.62 $11.08 $23,040
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 26,700 $13.55 $13.68 $28,460
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 10,310 $13.72 $16.30 $33,910
Upholsterers 39,660 $12.18 $12.97 $26,980
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 126,350 $11.81 $12.56 $26,120
Furniture Finishers 28,770 $11.13 $11.82 $24,590
Model Makers, Wood 3,820 $12.24 $14.19 $29,520
Patternmakers, Wood 3,470 $14.25 $14.93 $31,060
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 55,130 $10.65 $11.12 $23,130
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 89,410 $10.76 $11.28 $23,470
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators 3,710 $29.72 $29.99 $62,380
Power Distributors and Dispatchers 10,270 $26.45 $26.73 $55,590
Power Plant Operators 33,250 $24.45 $24.15 $50,220
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 48,880 $20.87 $21.32 $44,340
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators 95,870 $16.30 $16.89 $35,130
Chemical Plant and System Operators 56,270 $21.18 $21.10 $43,880
Gas Plant Operators 11,180 $23.45 $23.53 $48,940
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 40,980 $24.02 $22.97 $47,780
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 59,720 $18.62 $18.75 $39,000
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 37,360 $15.25 $15.99 $33,260
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 43,320 $12.96 $13.57 $28,230
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 43,910 $11.10 $12.03 $25,030
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 106,610 $13.43 $13.94 $28,990
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 30,110 $10.79 $12.01 $24,980
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 70,960 $12.53 $13.06 $27,170
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 73,990 $13.05 $13.84 $28,780
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders 30,320 $13.95 $14.63 $30,430
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 497,300 $13.34 $14.65 $30,470
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 30,360 $13.06 $14.48 $30,120
Dental Laboratory Technicians 45,480 $14.10 $15.40 $32,030
Medical Appliance Technicians 11,270 $13.41 $14.82 $30,820
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 30,300 $10.67 $11.42 $23,760
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 400,680 $10.45 $11.40 $23,700
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 93,110 $12.37 $13.06 $27,160
Painters, Transportation Equipment 46,600 $16.39 $17.56 $36,520
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 29,590 $10.41 $11.36 $23,640
Photographic Process Workers 27,170 $9.79 $11.19 $23,280
Photographic Processing Machine Operators 54,750 $9.11 $10.14 $21,100
Semiconductor Processors 50,160 $13.29 $14.14 $29,410
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders 25,390 $11.24 $11.98 $24,920
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders 17,590 $11.07 $11.99 $24,950
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 7,920 $10.31 $11.46 $23,830
Etchers and Engravers 8,800 $10.69 $11.94 $24,840
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 37,600 $11.91 $12.70 $26,420
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 109,600 $13.91 $14.29 $29,720
Tire Builders 14,830 $19.01 $17.59 $36,590
Helpers--Production Workers 452,700 $9.42 $10.09 $20,980

* = not available, Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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