Production Occupations in Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area

35 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 Nebraska nonmetropolitan area.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	—	—	200
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$68,220	$70,710	990
Tool and Die Makers	$66,530	$67,200	70
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$62,960	$61,950	40
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$62,140	$54,500	90
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$60,000	$56,790	180
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$57,030	$55,430	220
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,710	$50,300	—
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$51,040	$52,750	340
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$50,850	$50,810	640
Helpers--Production Workers	$49,070	$43,280	150
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$49,010	$47,340	1,350
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,740	$49,290	120
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,740	$48,320	—
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$48,720	$51,070	900
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$48,690	$47,790	120
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$48,030	$46,700	100
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$46,900	$46,800	1,580
Machinists	$46,740	$48,740	450
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,380	$44,760	40
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,110	$47,670	80
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,100	$47,900	100
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,080	$43,940	180
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,680	$46,280	300
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$43,990	$44,800	50
Food Batchmakers	$43,860	$43,260	360
Printing Press Operators	$41,210	$41,410	120
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,500	$43,830	50
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,470	$44,540	220
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,200	$40,470	50
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,910	$42,070	720
Sewing Machine Operators	$38,520	$37,780	30
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,400	$36,710	230
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$31,260	$32,610	200
Bakers	$29,980	$32,050	80