Production Occupations in Rapid City, SD

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 Rapid City, SD.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$72,860	$78,410	170
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$65,660	$65,190	40
Machinists	$55,180	$53,130	40
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$50,750	$52,790	110
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$50,000	$54,420	100
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$48,400	$50,680	80
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$48,270	$50,780	170
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,440	$46,230	120
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,640	$47,480	70
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$46,530	$45,160	50
Printing Press Operators	$44,700	$41,860	50
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,710	$41,430	40
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,880	$42,030	40
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$39,480	$40,170	90
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$37,040	$41,360	90
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$36,730	$36,900	150
Bakers	$36,500	$35,850	60
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$29,910	$31,360	180
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$29,000	$34,540	40