Production Occupations in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

64 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	—	—	30
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	—	—	110
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	—	—	650
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	—	—	140
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	—	—	360
Power Plant Operators	$107,360	$89,660	230
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$97,070	$89,800	40
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$86,640	$86,860	230
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$65,070	$69,510	3,870
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	$60,030	$61,300	90
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$59,770	$60,780	100
Tool and Die Makers	$58,730	$60,490	100
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$55,890	$60,040	50
Machinists	$53,010	$56,490	820
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$50,350	$41,230	230
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$50,340	$53,310	700
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$49,680	$54,190	250
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$48,380	$51,710	250
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$48,340	$51,110	2,340
Medical Appliance Technicians	$47,840	$54,300	30
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$47,310	$49,760	510
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,550	$55,200	1,060
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,180	$46,130	140
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$45,550	$54,130	200
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$43,240	$42,820	710
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$42,950	$40,880	80
Printing Press Operators	$42,400	$42,210	470
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,270	$41,220	170
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$41,930	$39,480	160
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$41,550	$46,840	3,500
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$41,410	$44,670	220
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$41,040	$45,010	60
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,420	$43,380	1,450
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,190	$41,650	460
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,670	$42,330	580
Upholsterers	$39,650	$37,510	40
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,430	$40,650	70
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,310	$39,720	680
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,250	$40,440	130
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$38,750	$38,300	110
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,590	$40,900	80
Furniture Finishers	$38,270	$38,310	70
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$37,880	$38,420	140
Production Workers, All Other	$37,440	$40,150	780
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$37,420	$37,740	460
Food Batchmakers	$37,390	$39,510	740
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$37,260	$39,390	320
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$36,730	$36,060	470
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$36,630	$37,520	180
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$36,600	$39,880	60
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$36,360	$38,360	660
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$35,940	$36,790	270
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$35,180	$34,900	—
Bakers	$34,200	$33,470	1,420
Helpers--Production Workers	$33,890	$35,340	1,520
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$33,590	$34,160	130
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$33,160	$32,240	260
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$32,660	$34,150	150
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$31,450	$33,730	150
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$30,940	$31,520	490
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$29,200	$32,980	50
Sewing Machine Operators	$29,010	$30,100	350
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$28,440	$28,980	1,370
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$28,340	$27,330	240