Production Occupations in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Dental Laboratory Technicians	—	—	120
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	—	—	230
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$87,820	$84,890	300
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$72,150	$79,460	640
Machinists	$58,920	$58,690	330
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$56,520	$59,320	410
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$56,420	$59,530	100
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$51,420	$55,310	630
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$49,980	$61,230	30
Production Workers, All Other	$47,230	$45,460	850
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$46,390	$53,760	30
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,810	$50,250	100
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,470	$42,330	90
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,490	$43,070	90
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,480	$35,940	30
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$35,950	$37,900	210
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$33,320	$32,460	40
Helpers--Production Workers	$32,870	$35,850	230
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$31,050	$35,220	120
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$30,580	$33,600	170
Bakers	$28,260	$27,920	160
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$27,990	$27,230	360
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$27,680	$27,650	70