Production Occupations in Bowling Green, KY

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 Bowling Green, KY.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$70,080	$71,670	720
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$65,160	$63,900	160
Tool and Die Makers	$64,770	$64,640	210
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$57,830	$53,360	150
Machinists	$56,230	$54,840	230
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$56,140	$62,610	40
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$51,980	$50,160	470
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,750	$53,540	390
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,310	$48,260	110
Food Batchmakers	$46,900	$45,470	380
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$45,770	$46,890	90
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$44,400	$44,310	700
Production Workers, All Other	$43,860	$46,580	150
Printing Press Operators	$42,690	$43,540	110
Helpers--Production Workers	$41,770	$40,490	60
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$41,070	$45,770	270
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,370	$41,960	550
Bakers	$36,490	$36,930	170
Sewing Machine Operators	$34,690	$35,490	40
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$29,900	$32,100	50
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$27,350	$27,560	100
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$26,930	$26,500	60