Production Occupations in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT

45 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 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	—	—	810
Power Plant Operators	$89,750	$103,680	50
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$89,120	$90,270	60
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$84,990	$81,950	60
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$80,630	$85,010	1,520
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$77,310	$77,880	120
Tool and Die Makers	$76,230	$74,580	160
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$75,790	$67,840	160
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$69,200	$74,620	40
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$68,420	$67,580	90
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$65,510	$68,300	320
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$64,590	$64,550	230
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$62,810	$58,650	40
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$62,080	$63,090	90
Machinists	$61,940	$67,980	610
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$61,930	$70,230	1,380
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$59,010	$60,130	90
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$57,610	$59,610	320
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$57,460	$62,860	200
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$57,440	$57,770	240
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$54,120	$50,840	110
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,720	$51,490	70
Upholsterers	$50,380	$53,790	30
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,770	$53,640	130
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,490	$51,270	200
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$48,310	$49,250	80
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$47,770	$51,820	80
Medical Appliance Technicians	$45,880	$52,860	40
Production Workers, All Other	$45,510	$50,620	390
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$44,640	$47,510	250
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,590	$45,130	90
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$44,050	$42,890	30
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,590	$47,570	70
Sewing Machine Operators	$42,040	$42,010	120
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$41,630	$43,970	270
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$41,330	$42,820	—
Helpers--Production Workers	$40,710	$44,660	180
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,410	$43,460	100
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,260	$42,740	370
Food Batchmakers	$38,160	$41,870	380
Bakers	$37,990	$41,540	780
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$36,470	$37,870	350
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$36,070	$37,380	280
Printing Press Operators	$35,460	$42,460	420
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$35,090	$38,330	110