Production Occupations in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

31 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 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$75,020	$79,880	870
Machinists	$55,610	$55,950	370
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$49,400	$49,870	360
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$48,340	$50,580	160
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$46,490	$46,060	90
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$46,330	$43,770	40
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$45,420	$48,120	630
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$45,380	$53,320	70
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	$45,100	$42,650	50
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,500	$43,610	80
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$44,410	$41,310	140
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,230	$44,180	80
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,140	$50,430	260
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,390	$42,380	120
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$42,390	$45,210	—
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$41,530	$40,980	330
Helpers--Production Workers	$40,580	$40,320	260
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$40,410	$43,570	100
Printing Press Operators	$39,530	$42,340	170
Tool and Die Makers	$39,290	$43,500	70
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,040	$39,340	220
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$37,770	$40,470	200
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$37,580	$38,690	40
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$37,310	$39,260	30
Production Workers, All Other	$37,110	$40,220	620
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$36,730	$37,230	130
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$36,440	$37,230	40
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$34,480	$34,200	100
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$32,380	$30,750	140
Bakers	$30,500	$30,170	140
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$30,210	$33,920	80