Production Occupations in Northwestern Region of Texas 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 Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Gas Plant Operators	—	—	140
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$92,890	$86,700	570
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$78,340	$71,150	390
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,930	$78,520	1,210
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$71,820	$70,970	70
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$55,920	$56,470	200
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$52,150	$48,930	80
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$50,200	$54,950	1,020
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$48,920	$51,790	1,010
Machinists	$48,180	$55,120	360
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$48,060	$56,750	190
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,570	$47,820	160
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$47,000	$52,080	40
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,780	$46,390	460
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$45,170	$44,520	610
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$43,380	$42,550	70
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,920	$39,900	160
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$42,340	$38,010	1,380
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$42,150	$40,750	800
Food Batchmakers	$41,860	$36,740	470
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$41,210	$44,290	—
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$40,020	$43,730	480
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,930	$40,720	80
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$38,860	$40,880	350
Helpers--Production Workers	$38,740	$38,870	1,490
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$37,670	$38,930	580
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$37,130	$43,000	90
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$35,750	$40,710	50
Production Workers, All Other	$31,160	$36,880	160
Printing Press Operators	$30,690	$31,870	40
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$29,200	$35,040	50
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$28,880	$32,970	300
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$28,760	$33,580	60
Bakers	$27,760	$29,750	150
Sewing Machine Operators	$24,910	$27,840	40