Production Occupations in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

65 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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	—	—	110
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$86,980	$88,800	50
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$82,320	$87,000	580
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$77,320	$75,020	70
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$75,010	$63,770	—
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$73,780	$76,480	3,360
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$69,920	$70,180	120
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$64,720	$73,140	60
Machinists	$61,290	$62,630	720
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$60,210	$61,410	40
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$59,980	$56,010	150
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$59,630	$61,350	1,430
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$58,740	$63,130	820
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$58,710	$60,080	2,250
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$56,980	$62,410	400
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$55,790	$57,590	100
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$54,650	$54,720	60
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$54,080	$56,790	140
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$53,980	$56,860	320
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$53,610	$54,900	690
Tool and Die Makers	$52,490	$61,880	—
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$52,000	$50,300	200
Etchers and Engravers	$52,000	$50,020	—
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,730	$53,600	150
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,530	$53,760	920
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$51,220	$56,220	850
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,030	$52,520	200
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$50,940	$51,360	290
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	$49,190	$49,680	50
Printing Press Operators	$48,880	$50,850	570
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$48,780	$49,500	60
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,300	$51,660	210
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$47,940	$62,680	170
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$47,940	$48,620	60
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,840	$49,050	170
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$47,620	$49,510	160
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$47,450	$46,980	210
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,340	$44,750	220
Medical Appliance Technicians	$46,390	$50,760	80
Food Batchmakers	$46,060	$44,610	870
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$45,710	$53,230	40
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$45,620	$47,630	—
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$44,850	$44,050	550
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,810	$46,240	130
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$44,730	$45,420	70
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$44,000	$45,270	50
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$43,570	$43,830	1,380
Production Workers, All Other	$43,290	$46,820	1,330
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,290	$45,720	210
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$43,100	$48,240	—
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$43,090	$58,150	—
Helpers--Production Workers	$40,140	$42,440	500
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,530	$43,640	100
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,960	$42,970	100
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,700	$42,020	30
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,450	$44,020	—
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$37,820	$41,880	—
Woodworkers, All Other	$37,280	$45,380	—
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,840	$36,770	40
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$36,810	$37,450	110
Sewing Machine Operators	$34,330	$37,160	660
Bakers	$33,870	$37,470	1,280
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$31,200	$35,780	—
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$31,200	$34,680	1,910
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$31,200	$34,420	640