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Production Occupations in Puerto Rico

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 Puerto Rico.

Occupation Median Annual
Power Plant Operators $63,270
Plant and System Operators, All Other $39,540
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $38,970
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators $38,240
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders $37,430
Tool and Die Makers $36,410
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers $31,920
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $30,110
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $29,370
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $29,020
Prepress Technicians and Workers $28,880
Machinists $28,330
Upholsterers $28,130
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $27,560
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $26,380
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $26,230
Production Workers, All Other $25,880
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $25,700
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters $25,650
Medical Appliance Technicians $25,240
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $24,950
Dental Laboratory Technicians $24,060
Print Binding and Finishing Workers $23,930
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians $23,630
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $23,470
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders $23,050
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $22,940
Printing Press Operators $22,880
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders $22,670
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $22,640
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $22,600
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $22,580
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $22,570
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $22,470
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers $22,460
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $22,240
Helpers--Production Workers $22,120
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $22,040
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $21,860
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $21,840
Butchers and Meat Cutters $21,750
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters $21,230
Bakers $21,110
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials $21,050
Slaughterers and Meat Packers $20,970
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other $20,840
Food Batchmakers $20,810
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers $20,700
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $20,430
Sewing Machine Operators $20,040
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $19,930
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $19,760