Production Occupations in St. Cloud, MN

32 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 St. Cloud, MN.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$72,080	$67,070	90
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$71,910	$73,020	590
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$71,610	$68,760	80
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$70,720	$69,870	40
Machinists	$60,510	$61,570	510
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$60,450	$62,020	710
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$59,480	$54,210	40
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$57,740	$56,050	220
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$57,670	$55,910	130
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$57,000	$56,180	210
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$55,950	$52,560	70
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$55,580	$52,950	70
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$50,370	$53,750	360
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$49,710	$49,290	70
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,250	$52,720	80
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$48,270	$52,390	40
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$48,240	$48,900	70
Printing Press Operators	$48,180	$51,090	180
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,180	$47,650	100
Production Workers, All Other	$47,300	$46,040	80
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$47,140	$49,210	70
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,740	$48,940	90
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$44,650	$46,030	390
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$43,120	$43,820	50
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$41,830	$42,730	100
Helpers--Production Workers	$40,520	$41,010	160
Food Batchmakers	$40,400	$42,830	360
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,520	$41,430	290
Sewing Machine Operators	$39,190	$41,300	100
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$38,160	$39,250	550
Bakers	$36,560	$38,540	210
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$35,820	$36,580	220