Production Occupations in Springfield, IL

19 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 Springfield, IL.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Power Plant Operators	$97,940	$98,770	60
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$66,850	$59,510	50
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$64,800	$69,990	260
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$54,840	$53,460	40
Machinists	$50,180	$56,040	50
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$48,320	$49,660	130
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$46,270	$50,510	200
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,950	$49,640	50
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$41,700	$43,760	230
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$41,040	$46,740	100
Production Workers, All Other	$38,280	$42,200	50
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$36,910	$42,880	110
Printing Press Operators	$36,820	$41,510	70
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,080	$37,910	90
Sewing Machine Operators	$35,810	$36,920	30
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$34,560	$38,110	60
Bakers	$34,060	$34,650	160
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$32,940	$34,100	170
Helpers--Production Workers	$32,790	$35,880	30