Production Occupations in Chico, CA

20 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 Chico, CA.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$75,280	$76,790	110
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,880	$82,650	220
Machinists	$56,000	$61,210	80
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,810	$57,230	50
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$49,960	$56,540	160
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$47,150	$49,420	70
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$46,890	$50,920	40
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$46,480	$51,320	90
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$45,920	$44,950	50
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,820	$51,150	70
Printing Press Operators	$43,720	$49,840	60
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$43,700	$47,090	260
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$43,680	$45,480	120
Food Batchmakers	$42,850	$40,710	30
Helpers--Production Workers	$42,390	$44,970	60
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$41,170	$39,350	30
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,810	$45,420	40
Bakers	$38,710	$42,410	110
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$36,480	$36,710	90
Production Workers, All Other	$33,840	$38,750	80