Production Occupations in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area

26 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 North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$72,420	$70,420	50
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$72,200	$78,000	350
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$64,840	$71,130	180
Woodworkers, All Other	$62,170	$58,180	40
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$58,140	$56,500	360
Machinists	$54,930	$62,150	80
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$51,350	$56,930	250
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$50,530	$52,150	—
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,790	$58,060	70
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,930	$52,700	60
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,290	$48,820	30
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$47,380	$50,310	60
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$47,210	$47,610	190
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$46,670	$49,650	100
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$46,650	$48,480	500
Production Workers, All Other	$46,270	$55,250	110
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,960	$51,820	40
Food Batchmakers	$42,540	$42,640	70
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$41,200	$44,150	30
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$39,960	$43,040	210
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,720	$47,030	130
Helpers--Production Workers	$39,350	$42,580	90
Bakers	$38,750	$40,590	140
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,070	$41,310	70
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$36,870	$38,290	80
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$33,690	$36,760	60