Production Occupations in Corpus Christi, TX

27 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 Corpus Christi, TX.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$98,370	$90,120	960
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$77,420	$90,030	710
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$77,310	$73,940	180
Machinists	$63,400	$68,530	310
Tool and Die Makers	$62,150	$67,550	40
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$61,810	$60,730	40
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$56,490	$55,220	1,140
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$52,400	$51,380	100
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$52,100	$53,550	140
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,480	$57,440	80
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$48,740	$59,330	640
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$48,180	$49,930	60
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,590	$47,190	210
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$44,460	$42,370	160
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$42,310	$56,920	60
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$41,380	$40,310	60
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$38,800	$35,250	100
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$37,820	$42,040	60
Helpers--Production Workers	$36,100	$39,140	290
Printing Press Operators	$36,060	$37,050	50
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$35,990	$36,200	140
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$32,350	$34,340	40
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$31,680	$30,630	30
Bakers	$29,790	$31,150	200
Sewing Machine Operators	$29,320	$29,210	90
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$27,890	$27,740	280
Food Batchmakers	$27,770	$27,810	90