Production Occupations in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area

33 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 Virginia nonmetropolitan area.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$63,580	$69,050	960
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$60,930	$55,580	50
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$51,820	$54,660	40
Machinists	$48,360	$50,650	330
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$47,860	$50,290	310
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$46,890	$49,840	640
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,650	$44,160	190
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$46,550	$46,410	150
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,860	$44,720	680
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,200	$44,620	240
Production Workers, All Other	$44,080	$47,560	250
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$42,470	$45,080	760
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,300	$43,280	100
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,980	$46,010	40
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,970	$38,420	80
Upholsterers	$39,300	$39,310	80
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,000	$40,050	170
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	$38,060	$42,210	170
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,030	$43,060	220
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,030	$37,420	150
Helpers--Production Workers	$37,420	$38,900	190
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$36,760	$37,300	410
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$36,590	$37,920	170
Furniture Finishers	$36,340	$36,160	60
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,140	$36,450	110
Printing Press Operators	$35,970	$37,890	70
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$35,720	$41,370	100
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$35,600	$41,680	30
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$33,780	$35,930	330
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$32,020	$33,370	40
Sewing Machine Operators	$29,930	$31,940	390
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$29,440	$30,390	130
Bakers	$28,700	$31,790	110