Production Occupations in Maryland

79 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 Maryland.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	—	—	190
Power Plant Operators	$106,300	$101,670	310
Gas Plant Operators	$104,340	$90,760	140
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$100,710	$100,720	60
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$99,750	$96,420	—
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$92,930	$88,710	320
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$82,960	$87,740	1,170
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$81,750	$80,850	130
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$80,080	$78,570	260
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$75,000	$59,890	120
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$73,830	$77,440	6,440
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$63,760	$66,890	200
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$62,560	$62,670	240
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$61,190	$64,600	1,150
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$58,740	$61,920	1,630
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$58,710	$60,650	4,100
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$58,540	$58,500	50
Machinists	$58,240	$61,650	1,600
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$57,860	$63,250	810
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$57,800	$56,880	770
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$57,200	$58,420	400
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$56,420	$59,800	3,190
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$55,680	$55,700	60
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$54,650	$50,760	—
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$53,940	$49,410	160
Tool and Die Makers	$53,520	$60,520	—
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$53,190	$53,270	260
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$52,000	$56,160	1,790
Etchers and Engravers	$52,000	$49,410	170
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$52,000	$49,490	260
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,530	$54,290	1,230
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$51,470	$53,710	150
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,030	$53,540	290
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,990	$50,900	270
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$50,980	$55,290	1,250
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$50,800	$52,360	630
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$50,770	$59,700	120
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$50,690	$52,410	350
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,920	$54,500	470
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$49,900	$54,420	90
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$49,850	$62,910	370
Upholsterers	$49,510	$48,530	60
Printing Press Operators	$49,450	$50,740	1,280
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	$49,320	$50,330	130
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	$49,190	$50,230	70
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,210	$48,770	260
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$48,000	$54,100	170
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$47,940	$49,510	80
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$46,610	$46,890	490
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$45,910	$49,000	80
Furniture Finishers	$45,800	$45,240	60
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$45,620	$49,330	330
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,580	$43,820	360
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$45,530	$47,480	130
Medical Appliance Technicians	$45,290	$50,910	260
Food Batchmakers	$44,060	$43,680	1,230
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,690	$45,600	360
Helpers--Production Workers	$42,920	$44,710	1,620
Tire Builders	$42,740	$42,480	80
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$42,210	$44,100	2,290
Production Workers, All Other	$41,960	$46,430	3,060
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$41,620	$42,170	50
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$41,040	$43,510	1,240
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,330	$43,340	140
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,310	$44,470	90
Woodworkers, All Other	$40,120	$47,050	170
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,250	$42,190	190
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,190	$39,010	260
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$37,820	$45,100	—
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$37,750	$41,030	60
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$36,950	$36,520	1,970
Bakers	$36,220	$38,340	2,620
Sewing Machine Operators	$35,390	$37,690	1,290
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$34,760	$39,900	280
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$33,950	$34,610	100
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$32,790	$35,120	3,890
Sewers, Hand	$32,570	$32,790	—
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$32,560	$35,180	460
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$31,200	$35,090	860