Production Occupations in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA

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 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$85,790	$86,080	90
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$70,680	$76,550	320
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$58,680	$59,950	—
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$58,280	$61,580	60
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$57,920	$71,170	80
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$54,210	$59,780	100
Machinists	$52,500	$59,140	70
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$50,570	$59,260	310
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$48,830	$55,010	180
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$48,330	$56,310	90
Sewing Machine Operators	$46,990	$46,790	40
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,910	$53,730	30
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,100	$51,220	100
Printing Press Operators	$45,550	$49,120	70
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,490	$45,920	30
Food Batchmakers	$44,360	$44,010	80
Production Workers, All Other	$43,900	$50,850	110
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$41,750	$43,340	420
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$41,060	$44,480	160
Helpers--Production Workers	$38,460	$41,710	90
Bakers	$38,330	$42,110	320
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$36,780	$39,240	120
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$33,850	$36,570	—