Production Occupations in Hattiesburg, MS

18 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 Hattiesburg, MS.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$63,640	$55,770	50
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$63,280	$70,500	380
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$47,950	$48,180	170
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$46,090	$46,680	30
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,080	$46,620	40
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$42,660	$45,700	30
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,020	$57,840	60
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,840	$41,770	170
Machinists	$38,440	$45,550	70
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$37,700	$42,920	260
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$36,660	$39,350	70
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$34,020	$37,700	60
Printing Press Operators	$28,850	$33,810	50
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$28,640	$32,370	90
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$28,310	$33,220	60
Helpers--Production Workers	$27,830	$32,950	100
Bakers	$26,000	$27,470	120
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$23,600	$24,780	90