Production Occupations in Appleton, WI

40 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 Appleton, WI.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,820	$74,930	1,280
Tool and Die Makers	$69,170	$62,150	70
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$64,530	$59,010	80
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$64,470	$66,500	50
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$63,380	$60,760	210
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$62,780	$64,250	90
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$61,990	$65,750	110
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$58,870	$58,050	600
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$56,640	$57,190	980
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$56,230	$55,190	90
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$56,130	$55,650	430
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$54,170	$53,630	350
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$51,940	$57,520	100
Machinists	$51,510	$53,850	480
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,980	$52,880	430
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$50,860	$47,750	60
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$49,830	$52,470	1,050
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,740	$52,420	480
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,680	$50,370	50
Sewing Machine Operators	$48,880	$49,820	150
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$48,610	$47,560	50
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$48,040	$45,850	30
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,940	$48,030	110
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,640	$48,440	80
Printing Press Operators	$47,630	$49,400	570
Food Batchmakers	$47,280	$46,710	1,400
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$47,280	$52,870	50
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$46,600	$47,870	120
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,290	$46,310	80
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$44,170	$45,130	850
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$43,720	$44,430	90
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$43,720	$44,890	60
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$43,290	$44,510	390
Production Workers, All Other	$42,720	$43,980	490
Helpers--Production Workers	$40,530	$43,120	340
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$39,480	$41,880	90
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$38,860	$40,400	170
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$38,600	$42,070	110
Bakers	$35,860	$37,430	240
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$34,690	$34,630	180