Production Occupations in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area

40 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 Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$60,780	$63,450	1,030
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$51,160	$53,560	40
Tool and Die Makers	$50,780	$57,810	100
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$49,040	$46,750	610
Machinists	$48,600	$50,440	440
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,400	$44,840	120
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$48,330	$48,260	210
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$48,070	$46,560	50
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,950	$47,970	100
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$47,310	$47,620	840
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$47,170	$45,770	40
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,080	$45,830	30
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,480	$46,640	70
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$46,240	$44,880	250
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$46,060	$45,290	80
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$45,000	$46,230	640
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,820	$42,620	230
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,340	$46,330	320
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,490	$43,930	40
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$40,770	$45,240	50
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$40,650	$41,680	60
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$40,060	$41,320	100
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,740	$43,390	200
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,690	$41,870	300
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,540	$40,850	240
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$39,190	$38,140	100
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,860	$42,980	40
Printing Press Operators	$38,680	$37,710	280
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$38,110	$38,250	240
Production Workers, All Other	$37,160	$40,180	250
Helpers--Production Workers	$37,140	$39,630	480
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$36,660	$38,240	40
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$35,860	$37,830	490
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$35,800	$38,030	60
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$35,200	$37,750	50
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$34,690	$39,830	180
Sewing Machine Operators	$33,870	$34,610	260
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$31,820	$36,350	190
Bakers	$29,860	$32,440	150
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$29,260	$30,360	240