Production Occupations in Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area

46 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 Ohio nonmetropolitan area.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Gas Plant Operators	$79,360	$81,000	90
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$68,420	$66,110	540
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$67,430	$71,090	980
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$63,120	$59,490	40
Machinists	$55,740	$55,550	260
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$53,580	$54,610	230
Tool and Die Makers	$52,460	$56,120	80
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,030	$51,630	40
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$49,930	$52,810	810
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$49,840	$53,440	210
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,670	$52,030	130
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,960	$52,350	230
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$47,310	$48,630	30
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$46,910	$47,620	420
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$46,620	$49,130	40
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,510	$47,830	210
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,490	$51,010	290
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$46,440	$46,330	40
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$46,070	$49,120	810
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$45,500	$44,500	130
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,460	$47,250	40
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,430	$42,870	30
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,410	$44,960	100
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,580	$46,630	810
Food Batchmakers	$44,120	$43,470	380
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$43,990	$41,090	170
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,850	$47,010	50
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,600	$44,200	390
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$43,350	$43,780	50
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,130	$44,120	230
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$42,400	$43,680	680
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$41,630	$42,620	190
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$41,250	$41,540	170
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$41,090	$43,290	180
Production Workers, All Other	$40,500	$40,560	370
Helpers--Production Workers	$40,400	$40,230	110
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,740	$42,460	90
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,020	$42,590	220
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$38,880	$42,430	220
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$36,080	$41,430	60
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$35,880	$37,480	30
Printing Press Operators	$35,280	$39,830	250
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$35,200	$35,990	190
Sewing Machine Operators	$33,690	$33,500	190
Bakers	$28,680	$30,900	290
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$28,680	$30,000	260