Production Occupations in Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area

22 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 Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	—	—	260
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	—	—	60
Gas Plant Operators	$94,600	$92,460	200
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$65,520	$72,180	230
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$63,280	$75,400	640
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$60,730	$65,520	1,020
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$52,000	$63,370	30
Machinists	$48,090	$57,300	170
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$47,150	$55,100	360
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,870	$48,920	140
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$43,820	$48,040	420
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,150	$42,710	50
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$40,260	$44,320	130
Food Batchmakers	$38,480	$41,570	200
Production Workers, All Other	$36,560	$44,110	100
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,360	$38,930	210
Helpers--Production Workers	$36,340	$36,600	250
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$35,480	$37,930	300
Sewing Machine Operators	$34,710	$33,990	40
Printing Press Operators	$33,360	$36,600	40
Bakers	$31,820	$32,640	180
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$29,180	$29,970	260