Production Occupations in Mobile, AL

33 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 Mobile, AL.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Power Plant Operators	$103,600	$101,660	130
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$88,730	$80,790	100
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$82,090	$77,140	710
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$76,210	$80,190	1,340
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$64,660	$58,240	750
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$61,150	$58,230	1,570
Machinists	$60,120	$57,540	440
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	$59,990	$62,250	150
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$58,790	$54,840	180
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$54,190	$53,300	510
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$52,940	$49,210	210
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,240	$50,330	160
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,010	$50,320	150
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$46,230	$48,570	210
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$45,890	$43,100	60
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$44,580	$44,230	270
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$42,610	$42,420	60
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$40,580	$42,080	320
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$40,040	$41,690	40
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$38,700	$39,150	60
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$37,550	$40,430	70
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,260	$37,420	30
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$36,460	$37,930	70
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$35,940	$38,570	80
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$34,790	$34,360	190
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$34,740	$37,450	100
Helpers--Production Workers	$33,960	$35,440	400
Food Batchmakers	$33,890	$33,550	40
Printing Press Operators	$33,870	$35,590	110
Sewing Machine Operators	$30,100	$31,300	60
Bakers	$29,230	$32,950	220
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$27,950	$27,990	200
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$23,000	$25,760	250