Production Occupations in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area

38 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 Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	—	—	100
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$66,510	$57,790	30
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$59,590	$64,720	1,270
Tool and Die Makers	$58,430	$58,800	50
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$51,160	$51,130	130
Food Batchmakers	$49,760	$49,330	130
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,700	$47,310	150
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,880	$47,790	200
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,590	$44,510	250
Machinists	$47,440	$50,120	200
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$46,690	$47,330	810
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$46,090	$47,330	240
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$45,410	$46,710	130
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,760	$46,230	230
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$43,350	$45,240	590
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$41,420	$43,410	—
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,380	$40,770	410
Helpers--Production Workers	$40,330	$41,850	400
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,150	$42,680	240
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,730	$44,000	280
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,110	$42,560	80
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,130	$41,390	250
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$38,050	$37,970	80
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$36,720	$39,980	420
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,660	$43,350	30
Production Workers, All Other	$36,500	$40,710	240
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	$36,430	$32,690	60
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$35,840	$36,690	180
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$35,430	$34,920	130
Furniture Finishers	$35,360	$38,170	60
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$35,260	$35,990	470
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$35,030	$39,230	120
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$31,200	$32,350	90
Bakers	$30,340	$31,580	200
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$30,260	$34,500	60
Printing Press Operators	$28,770	$33,710	270
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$27,750	$29,030	190
Sewing Machine Operators	$27,650	$29,680	590