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Production Occupations in Alaska

32 occupations · 2024 BLS OEWS data

Production occupations include assemblers, machinists, welders, and other factory workers who manufacture goods and operate industrial equipment. The table below shows 2024 wage data for these occupations as reported in Alaska.

Occupation Median Annual
Gas Plant Operators —
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers $105,380
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $98,800
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators $87,010
Power Plant Operators $85,070
Plant and System Operators, All Other $78,620
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $77,740
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $76,910
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $76,860
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $75,140
Machinists $72,710
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $66,570
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters $64,220
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $63,440
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $60,460
Dental Laboratory Technicians $59,150
Production Workers, All Other $50,020
Butchers and Meat Cutters $48,240
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $47,600
Print Binding and Finishing Workers $44,830
Printing Press Operators $44,500
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood $44,390
Food Batchmakers $44,250
Helpers--Production Workers $43,010
Sewing Machine Operators $42,800
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $39,350
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $37,880
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $37,020
Bakers $36,560
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $35,500
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $34,410
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials $29,670