Production Occupations in Lafayette, IN

23 occupations · 2014 BLS OEWS data

Production occupations include assemblers, machinists, welders, and other factory workers who manufacture goods and operate industrial equipment. The table below shows 2014 wage data for these occupations as reported in Lafayette, IN.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	—	—	40
Machinists	—	—	880
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$63,930	$60,900	650
Tool and Die Makers	$56,480	$56,200	60
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$52,080	$49,160	640
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,450	$45,520	—
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$40,630	$38,690	50
Team Assemblers	$38,470	$40,200	5,210
Printing Press Operators	$36,150	$36,090	90
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$35,420	$36,680	60
Painters, Transportation Equipment	$33,840	$35,180	90
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$33,570	$35,650	120
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$32,450	$34,230	40
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$32,000	$31,350	640
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic	$30,350	$33,040	—
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$29,790	$30,640	70
Production Workers, All Other	$29,060	$34,790	—
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$27,010	$30,600	130
Helpers--Production Workers	$23,090	$24,430	220
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers	$20,600	$20,840	90
Bakers	$20,570	$21,180	60
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other	$20,300	$26,320	—
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$19,810	$20,780	40