Production Occupations in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

74 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	—	—	50
Power Plant Operators	$118,490	$102,880	110
Gas Plant Operators	$87,170	$90,500	90
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$76,260	$76,490	6,370
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$74,330	$66,020	690
Tool and Die Makers	$67,500	$67,480	1,060
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$64,960	$64,800	420
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$64,500	$67,760	570
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$64,290	$64,590	70
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$63,300	$57,120	50
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$59,310	$57,820	340
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$57,710	$57,660	3,260
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$57,370	$56,520	4,020
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$55,250	$55,810	110
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$53,760	$57,400	1,380
Machinists	$53,010	$55,490	4,380
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$51,350	$55,340	420
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,860	$53,170	750
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$50,320	$57,900	40
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$50,190	$48,770	140
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,980	$51,720	640
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$49,640	$49,940	30
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$49,580	$52,490	4,370
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$49,560	$49,860	70
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,410	$50,740	100
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,030	$48,560	320
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$49,030	$50,870	150
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,600	$51,570	110
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,280	$48,040	1,820
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,240	$49,620	2,390
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,160	$48,520	1,010
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$48,050	$52,180	650
Printing Press Operators	$47,970	$50,400	1,950
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$47,840	$45,610	130
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,840	$49,660	400
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,770	$52,050	230
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$47,730	$52,820	210
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$47,720	$47,600	50
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$47,720	$50,610	330
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	$47,520	$48,130	—
Medical Appliance Technicians	$47,310	$45,150	90
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$46,940	$51,720	60
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$46,940	$49,020	290
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$46,600	$51,380	120
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$46,090	$45,910	4,230
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$45,850	$43,610	740
Food Batchmakers	$45,720	$45,850	1,990
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,490	$48,300	280
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$45,490	$49,230	220
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$45,340	$45,830	160
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$43,260	$43,350	2,640
Production Workers, All Other	$43,010	$43,210	2,200
Upholsterers	$43,000	$42,140	50
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	$42,540	$41,630	230
Furniture Finishers	$42,200	$42,700	50
Etchers and Engravers	$42,080	$44,070	160
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,650	$44,820	2,270
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$40,430	$42,130	270
Helpers--Production Workers	$40,040	$42,150	860
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,860	$42,340	370
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$39,430	$43,500	1,370
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$39,250	$37,310	190
Sewing Machine Operators	$39,100	$40,360	630
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$39,060	$41,170	70
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$38,420	$41,280	60
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$38,330	$41,200	170
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$37,960	$38,620	40
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,870	$41,010	40
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$37,850	$39,140	60
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,290	$41,930	250
Bakers	$36,910	$37,740	1,460
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$35,330	$34,150	990
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$35,250	$35,100	210
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$34,410	$37,350	120