Production Occupations in Hawaii

35 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 Hawaii.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	—	—	30
Power Plant Operators	$115,190	$110,470	430
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$100,200	$93,610	90
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$87,420	$89,560	300
Machinists	$77,060	$76,050	290
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$76,970	$75,510	570
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$74,780	$87,510	40
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$72,360	$66,490	70
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$70,390	$72,170	150
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$65,800	$64,500	660
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$63,420	$74,750	1,680
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$54,800	$56,800	550
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$54,740	$54,760	40
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$53,350	$55,060	220
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,370	$52,980	200
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$50,220	$51,700	580
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$48,880	$54,290	180
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$47,650	$52,010	150
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$46,990	$50,210	—
Production Workers, All Other	$43,990	$47,700	260
Helpers--Production Workers	$42,720	$45,060	200
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$42,230	$42,070	880
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$42,070	$41,140	120
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$41,600	$44,500	130
Bakers	$38,690	$44,330	1,400
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$38,530	$40,080	100
Printing Press Operators	$38,390	$40,390	510
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$37,880	$37,160	50
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$37,820	$37,960	—
Sewing Machine Operators	$36,500	$42,260	260
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$34,890	$38,140	1,560
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$34,810	$34,740	130
Food Batchmakers	$34,150	$37,330	470
Upholsterers	$33,640	$47,180	40
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$31,620	$34,870	360