WageDepth

Production Occupations in Salinas, CA

27 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 Salinas, CA.

Occupation Median Annual
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $90,610
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $68,770
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $61,010
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators $60,780
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $58,100
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters $54,850
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $53,940
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $50,860
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $49,050
Helpers--Production Workers $47,320
Machinists $46,900
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $45,700
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $45,320
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders $45,140
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $44,530
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $43,060
Butchers and Meat Cutters $42,540
Bakers $40,160
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders $38,120
Production Workers, All Other $38,060
Food Batchmakers $37,790
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $37,730
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood $37,470
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $36,980
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $36,940
Food Processing Workers, All Other $35,890
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials $35,480