Production Occupations in Owensboro, KY

19 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 Owensboro, KY.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$67,140	$71,130	390
Tool and Die Makers	$63,800	$59,280	90
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$61,700	$54,150	70
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$57,480	$52,130	1,010
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$50,080	$49,700	450
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$48,580	$50,060	—
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,220	$46,290	60
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,030	$45,450	50
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$46,680	$45,790	300
Machinists	$45,690	$50,460	110
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,450	$46,400	30
Food Batchmakers	$44,860	$49,160	170
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,710	$41,290	190
Helpers--Production Workers	$35,460	$37,370	60
Printing Press Operators	$34,980	$37,010	30
Production Workers, All Other	$34,500	$40,320	70
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$33,030	$32,020	40
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$26,820	$28,050	60
Sewing Machine Operators	$22,990	$27,240	180