Production Occupations in Billings, MT

22 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 Billings, MT.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$101,720	$99,500	450
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$84,460	$84,770	420
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$68,000	$75,570	170
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$58,630	$61,620	70
Machinists	$54,670	$63,120	110
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$50,250	$49,330	50
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,000	$48,790	30
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$49,100	$55,330	340
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,090	$48,220	30
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$48,270	$48,570	70
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,410	$48,530	80
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$45,140	$46,460	90
Helpers--Production Workers	$44,760	$44,100	50
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$41,410	$40,200	30
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$41,200	$41,120	80
Food Batchmakers	$40,260	$41,400	30
Production Workers, All Other	$39,470	$42,770	70
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$38,590	$37,500	180
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$37,630	$46,440	50
Printing Press Operators	$36,310	$38,930	80
Bakers	$35,890	$36,360	110
Sewing Machine Operators	$34,510	$32,990	40