Production Occupations in Odessa, TX

16 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 Odessa, TX.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$70,650	$75,470	400
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$60,840	$62,490	800
Machinists	$57,470	$57,990	450
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$55,640	$54,280	160
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$52,290	$53,640	70
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$49,450	$65,920	890
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,290	$49,700	190
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,500	$52,570	170
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,760	$44,780	80
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,980	$43,490	70
Helpers--Production Workers	$38,460	$38,840	270
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$37,140	$40,030	90
Printing Press Operators	$34,340	$36,640	30
Bakers	$33,220	$34,150	90
Production Workers, All Other	$31,930	$37,080	—
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$28,480	$29,020	140