Production Occupations in Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area

27 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 Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Gas Plant Operators	$88,400	$86,020	60
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$72,460	$68,050	60
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$65,180	$75,400	400
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$60,560	$65,160	50
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$60,170	$59,970	240
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$58,360	$60,570	170
Machinists	$51,770	$52,320	80
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$50,750	$49,340	40
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$49,920	$55,090	70
Helpers--Production Workers	$47,650	$45,710	70
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$46,200	$46,730	100
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$44,810	$48,760	30
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$44,090	$44,480	120
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$44,020	$44,840	40
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$43,800	$48,980	30
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,380	$43,250	100
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$40,430	$43,620	30
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$40,270	$44,100	50
Printing Press Operators	$38,840	$41,620	60
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$38,180	$40,500	40
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$38,150	$39,040	40
Bakers	$37,060	$39,510	140
Sewing Machine Operators	$36,510	$40,320	40
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$36,400	$37,870	80
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$35,960	$39,850	40
Food Batchmakers	$35,730	$37,780	110
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$35,120	$35,990	150