Production Occupations in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX

21 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 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$58,720	$59,060	430
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$55,910	$47,940	290
Tool and Die Makers	$48,130	$53,960	30
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,300	$41,340	110
Machinists	$46,880	$46,160	130
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$44,060	$43,310	660
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$37,070	$37,700	170
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$35,660	$40,220	160
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$34,310	$37,270	330
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$31,830	$34,440	90
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$31,720	$37,160	110
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$31,000	$34,820	110
Production Workers, All Other	$30,800	$33,050	130
Printing Press Operators	$29,750	$33,480	50
Helpers--Production Workers	$29,270	$27,870	380
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$28,810	$30,300	—
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$27,650	$29,380	370
Sewing Machine Operators	$27,300	$26,490	50
Bakers	$27,010	$27,810	140
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$26,790	$26,000	180
Food Batchmakers	$22,010	$26,130	—