Production Occupations in Las Cruces, NM

16 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 Las Cruces, NM.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$55,370	$55,010	210
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$55,070	$58,230	220
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$47,150	$50,320	90
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$47,060	$53,290	160
Machinists	$45,740	$49,970	40
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,390	$43,050	50
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,320	$45,200	30
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,190	$35,670	600
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$37,490	$40,650	30
Production Workers, All Other	$34,970	$40,140	100
Helpers--Production Workers	$33,770	$35,440	60
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$33,690	$36,880	60
Food Batchmakers	$33,530	$33,210	100
Bakers	$29,530	$32,050	160
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$28,760	$29,550	90
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$27,710	$28,390	120