Production Occupations in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

34 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$105,860	$99,520	1,590
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$99,810	$91,110	770
Power Plant Operators	$99,800	$102,400	180
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$78,930	$82,380	1,210
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$76,010	$88,860	1,980
Machinists	$61,560	$64,020	670
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$60,590	$62,840	1,470
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$60,480	$64,430	1,460
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$58,000	$53,090	80
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$55,870	$58,750	60
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$55,250	$52,560	70
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$53,760	$51,050	240
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$50,940	$56,510	70
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,720	$53,130	50
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,690	$54,640	160
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,210	$51,710	100
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$47,420	$47,540	—
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$47,410	$56,510	120
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$46,240	$49,820	40
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,540	$53,880	150
Production Workers, All Other	$44,560	$47,560	1,370
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,350	$44,260	60
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$40,540	$46,230	540
Helpers--Production Workers	$38,050	$38,240	520
Printing Press Operators	$37,600	$39,060	170
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$37,360	$36,930	330
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$35,860	$39,030	110
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$34,390	$33,820	80
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$30,780	$35,090	330
Bakers	$30,570	$31,900	450
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$30,250	$32,980	600
Sewing Machine Operators	$30,190	$31,310	130
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$29,300	$30,470	950
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$27,970	$29,540	300