Production Occupations in Connecticut

84 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 Connecticut.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	—	—	110
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	—	—	40
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$134,050	$123,360	130
Gas Plant Operators	$107,400	$106,950	90
Power Plant Operators	$92,310	$96,080	220
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$90,420	$89,080	230
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$82,800	$86,040	9,110
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	$82,280	$88,710	240
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$81,780	$83,880	510
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$81,120	$72,990	40
Tool and Die Makers	$76,310	$73,860	1,800
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$74,450	$74,560	750
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$67,320	$68,830	130
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$64,520	$66,330	2,030
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$62,590	$65,680	30
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$62,590	$67,200	70
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$62,240	$62,870	380
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$61,140	$63,790	90
Machinists	$61,090	$62,540	6,070
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$60,700	$75,430	200
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$59,930	$62,110	220
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$59,480	$53,840	120
Furniture Finishers	$57,530	$54,420	30
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$56,870	$58,050	40
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$56,750	$58,900	400
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$55,400	$58,360	760
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$54,230	$61,490	8,310
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$53,760	$56,560	3,310
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$53,620	$51,210	70
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$53,010	$55,960	940
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$52,860	$50,310	340
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,530	$56,360	690
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$51,480	$52,740	60
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$50,990	$55,830	180
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,380	$53,430	300
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$50,350	$51,440	160
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,490	$53,860	1,170
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,020	$49,590	1,060
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,010	$47,970	170
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,860	$51,910	800
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,480	$48,180	1,520
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$47,460	$50,650	—
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$47,360	$50,050	180
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$46,690	$45,700	70
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,680	$48,940	1,920
Tire Builders	$46,310	$45,970	130
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,020	$55,620	400
Upholsterers	$46,020	$50,570	210
Medical Appliance Technicians	$45,870	$52,710	200
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$45,610	$48,140	270
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$44,970	$46,680	130
Etchers and Engravers	$44,860	$47,740	90
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$44,740	$47,090	500
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,000	$43,150	220
Printing Press Operators	$43,930	$46,680	1,580
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$43,870	$52,120	3,390
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$43,300	$47,130	30
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$42,870	$44,700	130
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,590	$41,610	60
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$42,420	$43,090	70
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$42,390	$41,630	80
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$41,950	$44,040	520
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$41,410	$48,540	110
Production Workers, All Other	$40,850	$46,410	2,380
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,580	$47,480	1,050
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$40,290	$40,540	90
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$40,220	$40,480	120
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,890	$43,900	2,370
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$39,650	$44,080	1,020
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$39,330	$42,180	90
Helpers--Production Workers	$38,680	$42,470	1,180
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,260	$42,650	660
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,150	$42,490	1,840
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,000	$44,330	230
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$37,730	$43,700	490
Sewing Machine Operators	$37,220	$40,150	490
Food Batchmakers	$37,080	$41,910	1,360
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$36,880	$43,770	260
Bakers	$36,880	$39,650	2,810
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$36,640	$37,250	1,090
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$36,200	$39,970	80
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$36,180	$37,280	1,570
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$34,240	$35,830	90
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$32,950	$35,600	410