Production Occupations in Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area

14 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 Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,900	$75,150	230
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$63,380	$65,840	60
Machinists	$60,860	$64,520	140
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$50,350	$54,760	40
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,460	$54,110	30
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$48,180	$51,930	110
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,460	$51,410	30
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$46,110	$44,370	50
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,980	$46,560	90
Bakers	$39,050	$43,660	70
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$38,140	$40,490	30
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$37,590	$41,080	100
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$37,230	$44,330	30
Food Batchmakers	$37,210	$40,460	60