Production Occupations in Portland-South Portland, ME

42 occupations · 2023 BLS OEWS data

Production occupations include assemblers, machinists, welders, and other factory workers who manufacture goods and operate industrial equipment. The table below shows 2023 wage data for these occupations as reported in Portland-South Portland, ME.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$68,610	$69,780	730
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$62,750	$64,150	40
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$58,850	$60,420	170
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$54,680	$58,620	70
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$53,150	$53,020	180
Production Workers, All Other	$52,360	$49,010	520
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$52,330	$51,970	40
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$52,180	$55,430	240
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$51,900	$53,150	220
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$51,480	$52,560	100
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,790	$47,740	130
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$49,440	$47,090	520
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$48,820	$50,530	140
Machinists	$48,440	$52,440	310
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$47,750	$49,440	490
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,610	$47,710	60
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$46,590	$45,850	170
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,460	$44,630	70
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,420	$47,120	250
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$45,360	$49,250	40
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,110	$46,630	190
Helpers--Production Workers	$43,490	$42,750	120
Printing Press Operators	$43,230	$43,540	140
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$42,350	$45,050	640
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$41,970	$45,570	140
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$41,770	$42,840	40
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$41,600	$43,740	40
Food Batchmakers	$41,300	$42,740	120
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$40,320	$41,660	90
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$39,880	$42,060	80
Etchers and Engravers	$39,790	$40,810	40
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$39,120	$40,060	450
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$38,930	$39,590	30
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,800	$40,320	60
Sewing Machine Operators	$38,530	$40,380	210
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,940	$44,320	170
Bakers	$37,140	$39,030	400
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$36,730	$39,770	80
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,210	$41,170	30
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$35,960	$34,760	40
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$34,750	$36,400	60
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$31,630	$34,370	190