Production Occupations in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC

41 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 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	—	—	1,000
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,040	$84,310	1,640
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$68,700	$65,420	400
Machinists	$62,300	$59,450	630
Tool and Die Makers	$61,530	$60,980	40
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$57,320	$51,900	40
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$54,660	$52,930	170
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$52,940	$54,460	70
Food Batchmakers	$50,780	$52,670	40
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$49,910	$56,210	200
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$48,340	$52,380	1,130
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$48,180	$47,060	90
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$48,180	$50,300	920
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$48,110	$47,300	160
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$46,850	$51,460	150
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,810	$44,960	50
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,960	$44,410	130
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$44,710	$43,910	430
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,440	$41,530	180
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$41,530	$45,820	290
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$41,410	$42,780	40
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$41,350	$38,790	170
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	$41,080	$41,740	520
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$41,070	$43,320	120
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,870	$41,900	150
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$40,090	$42,520	380
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$39,880	$42,710	100
Furniture Finishers	$39,110	$41,360	30
Helpers--Production Workers	$38,710	$41,210	180
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$38,700	$39,470	80
Printing Press Operators	$38,410	$37,690	80
Production Workers, All Other	$38,120	$43,310	1,050
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$37,630	$41,360	—
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$36,400	$35,280	30
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$35,320	$36,520	270
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$35,070	$37,530	40
Bakers	$28,620	$29,390	340
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$28,490	$27,790	40
Sewing Machine Operators	$28,300	$31,420	150
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$28,080	$32,080	310
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$26,350	$26,920	240