Production Occupations in Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area

36 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 Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Gas Plant Operators	$74,900	$70,550	80
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$67,010	$68,740	30
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$62,680	$68,780	630
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$61,370	$58,090	410
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$59,890	$61,070	110
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$55,680	$51,930	80
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$51,910	$52,240	110
Tool and Die Makers	$51,160	$55,800	40
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,430	$50,920	70
Machinists	$49,700	$50,940	180
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$48,930	$46,180	170
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,800	$47,980	80
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$47,260	$50,070	190
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,180	$46,460	80
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$47,150	$52,600	480
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,900	$47,190	40
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,720	$45,850	90
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,990	$47,660	170
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$44,310	$43,060	90
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,540	$43,160	100
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,480	$46,130	60
Printing Press Operators	$43,290	$41,970	60
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,450	$41,920	190
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$41,460	$39,150	40
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$40,190	$43,520	80
Food Batchmakers	$38,880	$40,640	100
Helpers--Production Workers	$37,410	$36,810	170
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,880	$40,520	160
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$36,460	$42,670	110
Production Workers, All Other	$36,040	$41,040	90
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$36,040	$35,570	290
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$35,760	$40,210	480
Sewing Machine Operators	$31,310	$33,100	40
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$30,620	$29,650	140
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$30,010	$35,840	130
Bakers	$29,760	$31,040	250