Production Occupations in Evansville, IN

34 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 Evansville, IN.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,560	$74,370	1,020
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$70,510	$61,650	180
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$59,830	$52,740	870
Tool and Die Makers	$59,700	$58,760	140
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$55,540	$54,160	80
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$53,360	$53,980	120
Food Batchmakers	$51,160	$46,930	450
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$50,890	$57,370	380
Machinists	$48,880	$52,230	280
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,620	$46,940	200
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$48,160	$49,350	510
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$48,070	$47,390	50
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$47,840	$47,890	30
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$47,820	$53,700	840
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,080	$47,380	100
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$46,860	$46,600	70
Printing Press Operators	$46,720	$49,710	440
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,690	$44,940	—
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,600	$52,780	90
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,450	$44,920	410
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,290	$46,350	250
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$46,010	$45,390	120
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,270	$49,310	170
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$41,850	$43,040	900
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,820	$42,340	90
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$40,300	$41,120	30
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$38,930	$41,520	120
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,640	$41,820	40
Bakers	$36,600	$35,760	160
Production Workers, All Other	$36,340	$41,700	120
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$35,970	$35,370	90
Helpers--Production Workers	$34,300	$33,810	110
Sewing Machine Operators	$34,030	$36,260	120
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$30,120	$32,450	220