Production Occupations in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA

19 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 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$70,940	$75,200	490
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$60,200	$58,700	50
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$55,580	$54,190	1,440
Machinists	$54,890	$55,060	640
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$53,940	$60,500	530
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$52,460	$53,400	—
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,280	$50,120	30
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$48,180	$44,360	410
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$44,240	$48,640	40
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,570	$43,110	60
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$39,280	$43,250	190
Production Workers, All Other	$38,570	$40,340	610
Helpers--Production Workers	$35,410	$36,210	340
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$30,330	$32,630	80
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$28,420	$32,400	30
Bakers	$27,270	$26,970	70
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$24,960	$25,410	80
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$23,840	$26,510	140
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$20,800	$27,570	40