Production Occupations in Salem, OR

37 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 Salem, OR.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$64,480	$68,030	110
Machinists	$60,810	$57,820	150
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$60,740	$54,320	60
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$59,950	$63,970	720
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$58,130	$57,060	60
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$56,770	$57,350	130
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$52,520	$55,950	400
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$52,330	$51,480	50
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$51,640	$54,120	100
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,080	$52,650	110
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,700	$51,660	60
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$49,040	$50,690	60
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$48,810	$48,250	40
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,400	$55,530	160
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$47,460	$49,270	50
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$46,870	$46,240	170
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$46,590	$45,170	140
Printing Press Operators	$46,590	$48,070	90
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$46,470	$44,230	140
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,420	$51,340	60
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$44,480	$47,570	330
Woodworkers, All Other	$42,400	$42,320	80
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$41,920	$42,200	40
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$41,640	$44,670	210
Helpers--Production Workers	$41,410	$41,890	200
Production Workers, All Other	$39,520	$41,450	310
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$39,110	$42,060	160
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,670	$41,540	130
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,340	$39,850	60
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$37,380	$41,150	30
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$37,330	$38,650	90
Sewing Machine Operators	$37,240	$39,980	130
Bakers	$36,470	$38,170	320
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$36,390	$38,330	550
Food Batchmakers	$35,380	$36,900	420
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$35,090	$36,060	70
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$34,900	$35,550	40