Production Occupations in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area

26 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 Washington nonmetropolitan area.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$121,490	$119,950	80
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$71,720	$69,290	110
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$61,860	$59,020	80
Machinists	$61,350	$58,950	170
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$59,960	$68,530	980
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$54,490	$57,480	240
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$51,630	$58,020	520
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,730	$55,410	100
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,610	$66,200	60
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$49,060	$49,730	60
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,950	$53,170	130
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$47,480	$47,180	80
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$47,080	$48,080	60
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,910	$43,300	80
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,730	$44,690	90
Printing Press Operators	$45,430	$45,280	40
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$44,030	$48,950	710
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,300	$41,750	100
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,350	$42,340	650
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$39,790	$43,030	110
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$39,010	$43,160	150
Helpers--Production Workers	$38,380	$39,990	120
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$38,280	$44,340	30
Bakers	$38,030	$41,410	230
Food Batchmakers	$37,690	$43,040	240
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$36,410	$38,960	90