Production Occupations in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL

44 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 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	—	—	50
Power Plant Operators	$106,930	$100,300	100
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$64,100	$57,790	390
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$63,210	$68,700	1,460
Tool and Die Makers	$61,350	$57,700	30
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$51,410	$58,460	50
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$50,410	$46,540	30
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$50,240	$55,950	240
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,540	$47,510	130
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$48,710	$47,940	50
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$47,940	$51,050	720
Machinists	$47,210	$51,260	300
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,630	$46,100	290
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,070	$55,730	120
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,510	$42,850	150
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$45,350	$46,400	60
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$45,070	$44,470	190
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,860	$44,000	150
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$44,810	$45,270	90
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$43,990	$42,780	70
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$43,780	$46,940	720
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$42,840	$42,580	80
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,510	$42,710	80
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$41,990	$47,060	170
Printing Press Operators	$40,830	$43,040	160
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$39,210	$41,040	70
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$38,490	$39,990	280
Food Batchmakers	$38,210	$41,120	330
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$37,940	$41,930	1,930
Helpers--Production Workers	$37,750	$37,430	280
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,440	$40,490	100
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$37,110	$37,500	90
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,030	$38,130	170
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$36,800	$41,960	70
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$35,730	$40,350	110
Production Workers, All Other	$35,470	$39,150	800
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$35,340	$38,880	60
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$34,540	$35,190	30
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$34,140	$35,130	30
Bakers	$34,100	$35,450	300
Sewing Machine Operators	$33,290	$34,940	110
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$29,730	$30,890	310
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$29,160	$29,830	30
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$27,940	$32,220	60