Production Occupations in Lexington-Fayette, KY

32 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 Lexington-Fayette, KY.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	—	—	1,200
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	—	—	110
Tool and Die Makers	$78,840	$74,640	310
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$78,040	$79,350	1,990
Food Batchmakers	$64,980	$55,180	—
Machinists	$57,910	$57,310	330
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$53,750	$51,990	50
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$51,260	$53,980	500
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,820	$52,850	480
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$49,660	$48,270	—
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$48,040	$48,240	330
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,580	$51,540	700
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$47,210	$47,460	230
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$47,010	$43,810	40
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,560	$54,200	290
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,490	$46,740	120
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,990	$46,630	140
Printing Press Operators	$45,760	$47,110	330
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$44,980	$49,300	2,200
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$44,470	$49,420	270
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$42,460	$42,280	500
Helpers--Production Workers	$40,860	$43,680	140
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$40,280	$43,770	140
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,150	$39,680	—
Production Workers, All Other	$37,160	$39,190	550
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$36,070	$36,430	50
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$35,840	$36,460	150
Sewing Machine Operators	$35,040	$34,520	360
Bakers	$33,690	$33,010	310
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$32,250	$32,960	60
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$31,720	$31,040	130
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$29,030	$30,100	410