Production Occupations in Bakersfield-Delano, CA

39 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 Bakersfield-Delano, CA.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$94,470	$86,320	250
Power Plant Operators	$93,950	$93,700	180
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$80,530	$81,030	130
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$78,630	$84,900	940
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$73,950	$75,990	60
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$63,550	$72,420	440
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$62,050	$65,110	160
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$58,720	$61,470	880
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$56,720	$55,430	140
Machinists	$54,690	$59,610	300
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$50,910	$52,680	90
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$49,550	$49,660	50
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,420	$53,240	40
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$49,270	$54,820	90
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,040	$46,880	80
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,460	$46,550	50
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,430	$54,130	170
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$48,280	$54,890	980
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$47,000	$49,810	60
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$46,430	$49,090	80
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,930	$51,760	100
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,760	$47,010	270
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$45,470	$52,870	30
Food Batchmakers	$45,360	$46,810	240
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,020	$53,450	60
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,730	$42,450	40
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$44,600	$47,000	1,120
Printing Press Operators	$44,030	$46,040	90
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$43,710	$42,790	40
Bakers	$42,510	$42,710	650
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$41,400	$44,080	350
Helpers--Production Workers	$40,590	$43,500	230
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$40,370	$43,170	50
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,140	$38,700	60
Production Workers, All Other	$37,500	$44,610	580
Sewing Machine Operators	$36,360	$38,860	60
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$35,470	$36,120	310
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$34,490	$36,070	50
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$33,490	$37,020	160