Production Occupations in Kennewick-Richland, WA

22 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 Kennewick-Richland, WA.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$97,960	$86,470	30
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$92,950	$94,180	90
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$79,270	$81,860	620
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$78,020	$72,980	90
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$74,450	$68,840	130
Machinists	$64,000	$72,090	140
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$63,370	$71,660	230
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$61,840	$69,230	130
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$48,500	$48,490	80
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,450	$52,410	190
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,310	$62,440	50
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,100	$47,510	80
Food Batchmakers	$47,520	$47,250	590
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$47,280	$53,630	430
Printing Press Operators	$46,100	$46,220	60
Production Workers, All Other	$40,690	$43,660	60
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$40,260	$42,910	120
Helpers--Production Workers	$39,360	$39,740	190
Bakers	$38,370	$41,270	180
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,050	$41,110	1,050
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$37,440	$38,450	170
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$36,160	$38,740	60