Production Occupations in Cedar Rapids, IA

35 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 Cedar Rapids, IA.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Power Plant Operators	$101,520	$99,440	50
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$80,910	$69,700	280
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$69,630	$74,010	830
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$65,570	$59,610	1,080
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$64,220	$63,310	130
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$64,170	$63,790	50
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$62,640	$61,620	—
Food Batchmakers	$62,360	$61,680	510
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$62,240	$56,660	120
Tool and Die Makers	$61,210	$60,130	40
Machinists	$53,580	$55,100	250
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$53,250	$54,740	190
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,270	$51,170	670
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$51,010	$57,590	140
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,670	$51,790	90
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$49,180	$51,920	770
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$49,020	$51,610	490
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,580	$50,470	160
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,170	$50,120	50
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$46,580	$49,460	90
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,540	$46,980	100
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,240	$45,320	100
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,570	$45,100	40
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$44,390	$45,960	1,410
Production Workers, All Other	$44,030	$43,480	400
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$43,850	$43,810	40
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,780	$45,410	220
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$42,580	$42,200	50
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$41,770	$55,260	40
Printing Press Operators	$41,620	$42,200	260
Helpers--Production Workers	$41,600	$44,440	80
Sewing Machine Operators	$36,580	$35,210	50
Bakers	$36,460	$37,080	170
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$33,260	$34,990	200
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$31,440	$32,430	130