Production Occupations in Bellingham, WA

27 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 Bellingham, WA.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	—	—	120
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$96,850	$94,790	390
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$78,690	$77,540	100
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,610	$82,580	660
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$69,950	$77,940	40
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$61,660	$63,140	310
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$58,230	$58,100	30
Machinists	$58,200	$62,690	160
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$53,630	$52,710	40
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$52,920	$55,130	50
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,290	$60,630	90
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$51,270	$51,310	200
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$49,300	$59,390	270
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$49,150	$50,200	50
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,090	$53,050	60
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$46,470	$47,390	100
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$46,040	$49,640	140
Printing Press Operators	$44,210	$47,910	40
Food Batchmakers	$43,980	$44,550	330
Helpers--Production Workers	$42,450	$42,600	50
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$41,930	$45,580	130
Production Workers, All Other	$40,400	$42,310	70
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,030	$40,820	320
Sewing Machine Operators	$38,160	$41,980	40
Bakers	$37,870	$41,220	230
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$37,160	$37,110	360
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$36,980	$37,840	140