Production Occupations in Lafayette, LA

24 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 Lafayette, LA.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$79,500	$80,260	—
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$62,880	$68,780	700
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$54,080	$55,700	1,390
Machinists	$51,750	$54,760	1,050
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$48,640	$53,660	—
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$48,030	$47,690	140
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,080	$49,120	90
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,310	$46,080	70
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,610	$43,470	30
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$40,430	$43,850	70
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$39,230	$43,650	90
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$35,940	$45,210	1,750
Production Workers, All Other	$35,900	$40,170	1,160
Helpers--Production Workers	$35,820	$35,200	260
Printing Press Operators	$34,420	$35,340	70
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$31,500	$50,400	160
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$31,200	$31,980	—
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$30,540	$33,430	290
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$30,250	$33,660	280
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$28,720	$30,210	250
Sewing Machine Operators	$28,670	$27,940	170
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$28,060	$27,200	220
Bakers	$28,020	$29,820	200
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$23,500	$25,680	320