Production Occupations in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL

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 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	—	—	240
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	—	—	160
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$89,500	$89,540	40
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$78,960	$71,820	70
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$76,230	$78,000	1,210
Tool and Die Makers	$64,420	$63,670	140
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$61,490	$62,570	190
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$61,200	$59,370	90
Machinists	$60,530	$59,910	580
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$58,520	$54,130	280
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$56,380	$63,930	380
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$52,980	$54,680	90
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$52,480	$50,760	40
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,940	$54,280	30
Food Batchmakers	$50,930	$49,080	270
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,550	$50,010	360
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$49,100	$49,780	70
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$48,460	$51,380	970
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$47,580	$49,830	460
Helpers--Production Workers	$47,480	$45,270	110
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,170	$52,800	240
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,070	$48,000	60
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$46,590	$49,610	1,510
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,470	$50,370	180
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,260	$49,810	360
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,160	$45,930	70
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$44,530	$52,520	80
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,220	$46,450	40
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$44,190	$45,340	50
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,630	$44,260	240
Printing Press Operators	$38,740	$41,330	170
Sewing Machine Operators	$38,130	$37,420	70
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$37,820	$40,030	690
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$36,560	$39,670	130
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$35,930	$37,950	30
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$35,860	$36,540	270
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$33,600	$35,980	40
Bakers	$33,230	$34,770	270
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$31,400	$32,570	270
Production Workers, All Other	$29,120	$33,930	—