Production Occupations in Niles, MI

31 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 Niles, MI.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	—	—	90
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$66,910	$81,850	530
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$63,140	$66,560	40
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$59,290	$57,690	80
Tool and Die Makers	$58,770	$57,420	130
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$54,170	$48,130	170
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$52,530	$60,070	130
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$50,230	$51,990	260
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,770	$45,820	140
Machinists	$48,160	$50,140	520
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,120	$45,480	100
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,870	$45,700	90
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,840	$47,750	50
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,810	$45,070	40
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,780	$48,240	50
Printing Press Operators	$43,470	$44,480	100
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$43,040	$43,330	130
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,400	$43,660	40
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$40,440	$43,760	470
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$40,290	$43,240	170
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,800	$40,680	400
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$38,850	$39,310	50
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,710	$41,320	130
Production Workers, All Other	$37,980	$37,860	80
Helpers--Production Workers	$36,560	$38,530	50
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$36,490	$36,280	70
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$36,420	$39,470	60
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,000	$36,360	70
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$35,480	$39,930	190
Bakers	$30,660	$33,790	130
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$30,520	$31,490	80