Production Occupations in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA

17 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 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$77,110	$71,610	30
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,100	$75,390	240
Machinists	$63,970	$64,280	150
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$61,170	$62,880	90
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$54,980	$56,780	100
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$53,370	$53,390	130
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$51,750	$56,230	40
Printing Press Operators	$50,620	$49,860	40
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$46,730	$48,790	80
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$46,400	$48,230	50
Helpers--Production Workers	$45,010	$43,090	40
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,060	$44,670	30
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$43,820	$47,890	70
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,480	$40,730	60
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,460	$42,030	—
Bakers	$37,330	$41,840	110
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$36,610	$37,030	40