Production Occupations in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA

47 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Power Plant Operators	$82,190	$80,810	60
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$70,940	$76,750	1,530
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$64,010	$61,040	40
Tool and Die Makers	$62,550	$58,500	70
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$59,600	$62,710	190
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$58,450	$56,570	780
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$55,220	$54,710	310
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$51,220	$45,960	170
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,500	$51,480	200
Machinists	$49,160	$51,560	620
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,300	$48,970	400
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,280	$48,440	40
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$48,190	$49,810	500
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$47,540	$45,730	130
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$47,370	$52,470	—
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,760	$50,140	70
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,640	$47,120	340
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$46,590	$46,160	40
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,020	$46,090	100
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$45,910	$47,040	1,300
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,810	$45,900	130
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,760	$46,750	130
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,130	$45,150	280
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,890	$43,680	40
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,690	$44,750	360
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$44,450	$44,310	90
Printing Press Operators	$44,360	$45,270	400
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$44,240	$47,220	210
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$42,620	$44,600	70
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$41,880	$43,570	90
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$41,470	$44,410	1,270
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$39,620	$37,950	40
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,090	$42,810	120
Food Batchmakers	$38,740	$40,340	440
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,500	$40,810	110
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$37,920	$40,520	90
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$37,270	$39,590	210
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$36,890	$39,930	90
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$36,840	$37,500	30
Helpers--Production Workers	$36,810	$37,300	330
Production Workers, All Other	$36,650	$39,780	550
Sewing Machine Operators	$36,400	$35,310	320
Bakers	$34,370	$33,280	640
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$34,320	$36,700	230
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$32,950	$32,520	480
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$31,960	$35,650	80
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$31,200	$32,360	50