Production Occupations in Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area

15 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 Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$79,190	$82,150	180
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$77,690	$69,440	40
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$65,840	$60,880	30
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$62,790	$61,050	60
Machinists	$59,260	$56,810	120
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$57,200	$57,100	80
Production Workers, All Other	$53,890	$48,450	40
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$53,760	$52,770	50
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$53,500	$56,220	200
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$53,250	$56,100	120
Helpers--Production Workers	$49,200	$53,570	50
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$49,020	$49,200	60
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$48,090	$55,460	50
Bakers	$34,510	$34,930	50
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$33,040	$34,130	80