Production Occupations in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

39 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 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	—	—	100
Power Plant Operators	$110,190	$95,960	—
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$90,090	$97,670	—
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$76,930	$79,100	1,040
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$60,840	$59,150	300
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$59,680	$57,020	130
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$57,490	$59,110	30
Machinists	$55,460	$56,880	180
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$54,680	$53,690	40
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$50,610	$55,270	300
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$49,800	$50,000	40
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$49,740	$53,030	700
Upholsterers	$49,500	$49,120	70
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$49,230	$49,590	50
Medical Appliance Technicians	$49,030	$51,890	30
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$48,770	$53,320	1,080
Production Workers, All Other	$48,460	$48,240	700
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,140	$47,810	30
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$47,730	$52,950	60
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,610	$51,880	100
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,450	$51,590	80
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$47,420	$45,900	110
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,170	$49,060	80
Printing Press Operators	$46,750	$46,460	240
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$46,660	$47,620	60
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$46,000	$46,880	200
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$44,270	$43,850	120
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,130	$45,710	110
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,940	$44,610	110
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$39,670	$40,650	180
Helpers--Production Workers	$39,060	$39,170	170
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$37,850	$43,130	80
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$37,360	$40,150	50
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$36,920	$37,170	60
Bakers	$36,010	$36,670	350
Sewing Machine Operators	$35,710	$36,230	220
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$31,770	$33,120	110
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$31,760	$32,860	40
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$31,490	$31,940	420