Production Occupations in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN

70 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Power Plant Operators	$98,220	$92,360	90
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$72,160	$76,970	60
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$66,790	$71,760	4,470
Gas Plant Operators	$65,600	$74,270	130
Tool and Die Makers	$63,670	$64,390	740
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$58,740	$51,390	40
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$58,220	$57,600	120
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$56,170	$59,920	550
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$55,980	$56,710	390
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$55,030	$53,500	1,980
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$52,290	$55,570	900
Medical Appliance Technicians	$52,130	$57,920	130
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,080	$49,860	90
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$50,660	$54,250	2,410
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,410	$48,410	610
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,110	$47,780	470
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$49,410	$49,770	290
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,310	$48,290	600
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$49,310	$50,030	220
Machinists	$49,280	$52,100	1,640
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$48,750	$43,480	60
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$48,630	$52,430	180
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,440	$48,720	370
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$48,020	$49,700	530
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$47,480	$49,960	1,840
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$47,190	$44,920	100
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$47,090	$44,960	270
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$46,790	$45,350	220
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,680	$51,030	—
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$46,230	$47,740	200
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$46,200	$42,950	660
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,010	$46,880	1,020
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,990	$46,340	1,310
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$45,900	$45,570	440
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$45,870	$50,040	4,550
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,840	$48,080	520
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,900	$47,110	130
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$44,750	$45,180	90
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$44,720	$44,630	270
Printing Press Operators	$44,640	$45,510	1,200
Upholsterers	$44,200	$42,600	80
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$43,970	$51,030	240
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,790	$41,250	50
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,720	$44,450	200
Furniture Finishers	$43,540	$43,400	100
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$43,210	$40,940	180
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$43,090	$44,210	100
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$42,630	$40,340	300
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,370	$42,840	330
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,180	$45,260	80
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$41,090	$43,670	350
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$39,810	$40,340	230
Production Workers, All Other	$39,100	$42,230	5,490
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$39,060	$39,360	510
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$38,620	$41,620	680
Helpers--Production Workers	$38,390	$39,770	1,500
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,220	$43,850	110
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$38,140	$36,280	40
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,070	$42,940	420
Woodworkers, All Other	$36,990	$39,260	100
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$36,910	$37,900	90
Sewing Machine Operators	$36,320	$35,620	780
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$36,130	$39,060	380
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$35,710	$34,440	2,150
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$35,590	$37,630	50
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$35,400	$39,520	380
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$35,300	$41,480	160
Bakers	$35,030	$36,450	1,370
Food Batchmakers	$34,760	$37,130	560
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$34,300	$34,780	140