Production Occupations in Boulder, CO

33 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 Boulder, CO.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$82,690	$87,710	920
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$80,070	$82,940	40
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$74,990	$73,030	30
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$67,400	$70,510	170
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$63,220	$66,400	250
Machinists	$62,440	$68,020	290
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$60,650	$63,580	780
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	$57,630	$59,620	70
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$57,130	$59,350	120
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$55,860	$53,690	100
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$52,570	$48,300	40
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$52,210	$66,310	40
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,700	$59,500	100
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$51,210	$55,540	170
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,050	$52,870	50
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$50,630	$53,520	630
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,590	$52,970	280
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,600	$52,670	50
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$48,290	$51,520	50
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,020	$54,000	—
Production Workers, All Other	$46,700	$49,770	50
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$44,960	$46,340	110
Printing Press Operators	$44,320	$47,110	180
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,160	$50,810	130
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$42,400	$46,270	490
Food Batchmakers	$42,340	$45,020	630
Helpers--Production Workers	$42,040	$44,760	50
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,000	$49,630	100
Bakers	$40,630	$43,150	380
Sewing Machine Operators	$39,760	$42,280	110
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$39,270	$42,190	60
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$38,770	$42,500	60
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$37,010	$38,650	180