Production Occupations in Columbus, GA-AL

24 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 Columbus, GA-AL.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$64,690	$73,750	640
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$48,960	$50,140	120
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$47,710	$48,470	80
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,970	$43,060	160
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,910	$49,460	130
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,460	$44,910	130
Machinists	$41,400	$41,680	450
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$41,080	$38,510	40
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$40,540	$42,570	490
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$39,650	$40,650	390
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,030	$35,470	120
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$35,970	$34,860	150
Printing Press Operators	$35,840	$36,450	100
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$35,700	$38,450	50
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$35,650	$37,710	40
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$34,480	$35,010	250
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$33,500	$33,590	50
Production Workers, All Other	$33,470	$34,990	240
Helpers--Production Workers	$32,480	$35,550	120
Sewing Machine Operators	$32,250	$30,080	70
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$31,340	$30,130	310
Bakers	$29,660	$30,400	170
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$24,480	$24,480	50
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$23,940	$25,510	160