Production Occupations in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

18 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 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,350	$74,460	530
Machinists	$61,970	$59,220	240
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,140	$52,560	300
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$49,470	$53,720	300
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$49,270	$54,040	110
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$48,380	$53,890	250
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$47,450	$48,510	370
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,650	$48,560	90
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,910	$46,500	70
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$45,130	$48,040	120
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$42,840	$42,830	110
Production Workers, All Other	$42,040	$43,310	110
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$39,560	$41,690	490
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$39,480	$41,820	50
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$37,600	$36,520	40
Helpers--Production Workers	$33,690	$34,750	40
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$33,200	$36,440	60
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$28,950	$29,780	70