Production Occupations in Auburn-Opelika, AL

20 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 Auburn-Opelika, AL.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	—	—	50
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	—	—	220
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$64,170	$66,890	630
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$51,490	$48,670	300
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$49,930	$53,430	120
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$44,350	$44,430	220
Machinists	$43,810	$45,940	120
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$42,540	$40,720	50
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$39,220	$41,220	40
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$39,200	$37,450	120
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$37,040	$38,480	700
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$35,630	$35,450	240
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$35,230	$35,690	340
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$35,220	$39,810	130
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$34,980	$36,630	70
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$33,520	$39,280	30
Printing Press Operators	$30,600	$36,360	70
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$30,550	$32,390	130
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$28,850	$28,710	40
Bakers	$28,830	$28,360	70