Production Occupations in Albuquerque, NM

35 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 Albuquerque, NM.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$78,880	$76,210	40
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$61,210	$69,160	1,240
Machinists	$52,990	$57,460	370
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$52,000	$47,930	90
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$48,790	$50,800	110
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$48,270	$55,640	850
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$47,680	$59,060	50
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$46,680	$52,480	790
Furniture Finishers	$46,460	$42,870	30
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$46,190	$52,100	540
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,660	$47,970	270
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$43,670	$45,090	60
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$42,390	$45,370	40
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$40,810	$45,990	140
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$40,770	$41,050	40
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,700	$40,670	200
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$40,010	$42,700	200
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,630	$41,080	100
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,470	$40,110	70
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$37,650	$39,600	90
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$37,410	$37,650	90
Production Workers, All Other	$37,290	$44,320	590
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$36,550	$38,570	460
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,330	$41,840	190
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,040	$39,620	420
Printing Press Operators	$36,020	$41,090	130
Food Batchmakers	$35,360	$35,620	310
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$35,320	$35,340	90
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$35,250	$37,110	30
Bakers	$34,900	$35,280	560
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$34,720	$33,780	50
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$34,350	$35,710	520
Helpers--Production Workers	$34,230	$35,700	—
Sewing Machine Operators	$31,590	$34,090	100
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$30,900	$31,510	560