Production Occupations in Spartanburg, SC

45 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 Spartanburg, SC.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Gas Plant Operators	—	—	40
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$78,620	$78,040	1,660
Tool and Die Makers	$66,660	$66,340	100
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$66,640	$60,420	130
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$56,230	$58,450	490
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$53,350	$53,390	200
Machinists	$52,690	$55,120	400
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$50,880	$53,570	780
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$49,610	$51,350	100
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$49,450	$50,480	180
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,450	$51,010	100
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$48,980	$53,840	250
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,900	$50,290	40
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$48,620	$49,360	1,580
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$48,280	$49,330	50
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,240	$46,980	300
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,190	$49,720	220
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$47,530	$49,150	790
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,010	$49,000	40
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,850	$50,800	470
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,730	$48,320	210
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,970	$45,320	100
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	$45,800	$45,920	110
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$43,330	$47,260	—
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$42,470	$40,510	60
Helpers--Production Workers	$42,120	$41,310	230
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$41,260	$46,190	820
Printing Press Operators	$41,260	$41,820	170
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,930	$42,960	740
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$40,170	$39,310	70
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,890	$44,370	670
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,210	$40,780	290
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$38,620	$38,990	80
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$38,040	$40,610	210
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$37,850	$43,690	—
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	$37,660	$39,240	80
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$37,610	$40,360	480
Production Workers, All Other	$37,210	$40,810	450
Food Batchmakers	$36,910	$39,460	70
Sewing Machine Operators	$36,000	$36,420	310
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$35,360	$38,460	60
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$33,920	$36,600	260
Bakers	$31,200	$33,240	190
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$30,200	$30,160	190
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$18,800	$24,930	50