Production Occupations in Modesto, CA

42 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 Modesto, CA.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$101,980	$97,800	60
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$86,150	$67,910	160
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$82,790	$79,920	220
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$80,930	$82,010	30
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$80,310	$65,430	150
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$77,270	$81,280	930
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$58,290	$56,700	130
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$58,150	$62,220	80
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$57,530	$54,880	250
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$56,990	$56,290	2,220
Production Workers, All Other	$56,750	$56,330	420
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$56,430	$56,010	500
Printing Press Operators	$55,730	$57,130	140
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$54,650	$58,930	40
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$52,420	$52,150	90
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$51,980	$59,250	450
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$51,920	$54,140	710
Machinists	$51,670	$57,210	120
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$51,530	$54,530	60
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,040	$52,370	150
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,510	$57,000	150
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,560	$49,330	80
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$47,940	$52,320	40
Food Batchmakers	$47,700	$49,590	350
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$47,570	$51,210	130
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$47,170	$48,250	170
Helpers--Production Workers	$47,040	$47,120	330
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$46,980	$56,930	30
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$46,940	$48,900	210
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,210	$46,850	120
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,160	$48,870	40
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,620	$44,610	80
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,140	$50,110	50
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$42,390	$45,160	350
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$41,740	$45,820	50
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$40,840	$45,360	50
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$39,820	$45,870	560
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$39,230	$43,050	120
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$38,650	$42,180	50
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$37,070	$37,700	160
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$36,750	$38,220	220
Bakers	$36,620	$39,070	450