Production Occupations in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY

63 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Power Plant Operators	—	—	100
Gas Plant Operators	$93,850	$88,180	50
Tool and Die Makers	$84,900	$76,920	280
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$81,730	$76,400	30
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$76,390	$77,610	2,390
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$73,110	$74,480	140
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$67,250	$70,390	290
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$65,160	$64,390	110
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$62,940	$63,140	520
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$61,040	$57,720	700
Machinists	$59,420	$59,670	1,350
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$56,670	$55,550	590
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$55,670	$62,690	30
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$55,560	$52,840	100
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$53,650	$55,890	130
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$53,120	$55,080	960
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$53,100	$53,160	470
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,710	$53,610	590
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,490	$51,280	120
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,080	$52,540	230
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$50,000	$53,220	200
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$49,820	$50,670	100
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,060	$51,260	120
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$48,970	$49,730	130
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,860	$53,770	170
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,760	$50,430	420
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$48,590	$51,890	1,010
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,550	$48,310	50
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$48,360	$55,640	90
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,090	$50,840	620
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$48,020	$44,800	290
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,580	$45,640	360
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$47,430	$50,030	120
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,310	$50,410	1,000
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$47,070	$50,410	2,740
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$46,690	$44,340	80
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$46,680	$49,580	330
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,160	$48,490	330
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,900	$48,050	50
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$45,770	$46,760	90
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$44,800	$45,020	60
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$43,080	$43,510	1,840
Production Workers, All Other	$42,630	$44,690	460
Printing Press Operators	$42,420	$45,540	740
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$40,920	$42,890	110
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,670	$42,280	150
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$40,670	$48,050	2,240
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,580	$44,800	360
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$39,890	$42,020	30
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$39,520	$39,250	40
Helpers--Production Workers	$39,520	$42,150	540
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,090	$43,620	480
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$38,700	$41,290	60
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$37,680	$41,820	80
Sewing Machine Operators	$37,490	$38,700	310
Bakers	$37,470	$39,860	770
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$36,980	$37,750	210
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$36,840	$42,490	80
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$36,680	$41,230	190
Medical Appliance Technicians	$36,560	$40,120	80
Food Batchmakers	$35,610	$39,180	650
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$33,610	$35,330	670
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$31,320	$33,390	110