Production Occupations in Longview-Kelso, WA

23 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 Longview-Kelso, WA.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Power Plant Operators	$95,500	$98,690	60
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$85,280	$90,180	430
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$80,890	$81,740	170
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$72,570	$67,920	40
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$66,830	$69,190	50
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$66,600	$67,380	630
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$66,050	$63,380	30
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$63,410	$70,880	30
Machinists	$61,140	$63,980	140
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$59,260	$58,860	160
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$58,290	$58,280	190
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$57,770	$54,940	80
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$56,650	$53,790	40
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$52,390	$59,500	80
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,880	$50,910	30
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$49,830	$54,930	140
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,450	$54,600	90
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,930	$54,220	60
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$46,450	$46,420	30
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$45,980	$46,740	30
Helpers--Production Workers	$41,790	$44,670	130
Food Batchmakers	$37,680	$39,580	40
Bakers	$37,200	$39,060	60