Production Occupations in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA

52 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 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$85,550	$79,710	90
Tool and Die Makers	$77,540	$76,830	30
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$76,240	$78,340	300
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$73,570	$73,820	100
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$73,470	$75,440	1,090
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$61,200	$62,980	30
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$57,660	$55,130	150
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$54,550	$54,570	750
Machinists	$52,790	$55,270	590
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$51,810	$55,700	50
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$49,760	$56,580	620
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,100	$55,350	230
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$48,850	$52,870	1,260
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,720	$53,290	140
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$46,860	$48,480	170
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,580	$46,080	220
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$46,040	$47,680	980
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$45,750	$57,910	120
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$45,740	$48,630	70
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,730	$47,870	250
Printing Press Operators	$45,360	$48,930	270
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$44,950	$47,450	60
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$44,800	$47,440	50
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,480	$46,890	90
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,380	$49,870	60
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,180	$47,410	90
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,140	$47,110	170
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,710	$46,420	80
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$43,700	$45,780	380
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$43,210	$45,580	80
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,160	$45,470	310
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,960	$42,340	90
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,200	$44,610	100
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,990	$42,810	330
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	$40,760	$47,430	80
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,480	$42,830	750
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$39,590	$44,720	40
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$39,380	$41,400	40
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$39,040	$44,010	40
Helpers--Production Workers	$38,890	$42,480	330
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$38,510	$42,090	40
Production Workers, All Other	$38,470	$42,770	750
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$38,440	$41,400	80
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$38,370	$44,840	40
Sewing Machine Operators	$38,230	$40,780	190
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,130	$42,470	100
Bakers	$37,560	$41,520	600
Food Batchmakers	$36,580	$40,510	180
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$35,950	$37,360	270
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$35,710	$37,120	50
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$34,900	$37,890	170
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$34,340	$37,690	190