Production Occupations in Michigan City-La Porte, IN

20 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 Michigan City-La Porte, IN.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Tool and Die Makers	$62,340	$57,650	100
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$61,490	$65,030	480
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$51,080	$54,300	80
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$49,980	$54,240	190
Machinists	$47,790	$49,760	200
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$47,350	$45,500	90
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$45,590	$46,940	90
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$45,560	$46,560	300
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,640	$44,140	140
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,360	$46,830	80
Food Batchmakers	$42,830	$42,290	400
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$42,120	$42,170	50
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$41,970	$41,960	470
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,820	$41,090	90
Bakers	$38,440	$38,680	130
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,010	$40,660	230
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,840	$41,860	220
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$36,980	$37,580	130
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,530	$38,030	50
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$34,360	$32,140	30