Production Occupations in Rocky Mount, NC

23 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 Rocky Mount, NC.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$73,740	$71,460	420
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$58,770	$53,160	290
Machinists	$57,630	$55,220	200
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$53,670	$52,060	100
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,130	$45,220	110
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,370	$48,780	90
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$49,940	$49,700	360
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$48,960	$51,570	70
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$47,330	$48,930	60
Helpers--Production Workers	$43,530	$40,910	80
Production Workers, All Other	$43,480	$45,060	470
Printing Press Operators	$40,710	$39,660	50
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,430	$43,930	530
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$40,060	$44,570	450
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$40,000	$37,650	160
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,010	$44,310	90
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,910	$40,610	80
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$37,440	$35,080	30
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$35,480	$36,210	40
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$33,460	$33,800	50
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$29,540	$28,900	70
Sewing Machine Operators	$29,030	$29,590	80
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$20,800	$25,310	90