Production Occupations in Merced, CA

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 Merced, CA.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$78,320	$73,820	90
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$76,730	$79,060	430
Production Workers, All Other	$60,550	$54,380	200
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$59,570	$57,640	240
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$56,910	$53,710	40
Printing Press Operators	$49,090	$47,560	90
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$48,710	$51,850	260
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,820	$52,600	60
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$47,660	$48,870	40
Food Batchmakers	$46,670	$47,830	180
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$46,530	$47,140	40
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$46,050	$48,310	90
Machinists	$45,690	$50,690	40
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,050	$46,960	650
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,640	$46,280	30
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$43,190	$50,190	250
Helpers--Production Workers	$41,210	$45,290	120
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,640	$44,640	50
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$39,370	$44,740	190
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,870	$42,040	50
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$38,660	$41,430	1,060
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$38,270	$41,960	170
Bakers	$36,990	$40,420	80