Production Occupations in St. Joseph, MO-KS

23 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. Joseph, MO-KS.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	—	—	50
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$78,590	$77,260	540
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$63,990	$57,300	560
Machinists	$62,160	$58,850	100
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$60,820	$53,090	110
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$59,490	$55,710	60
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$56,270	$56,830	260
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$52,800	$55,750	60
Tool and Die Makers	$52,580	$58,230	30
Helpers--Production Workers	$50,660	$47,240	160
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$49,520	$45,550	140
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$49,450	$46,410	40
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,420	$48,670	50
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$49,370	$48,340	800
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,960	$51,620	60
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,610	$50,130	60
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$48,310	$51,610	170
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,920	$50,860	140
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$41,040	$41,530	40
Food Batchmakers	$39,010	$42,020	80
Production Workers, All Other	$38,790	$41,720	110
Bakers	$32,830	$34,750	60
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$28,670	$32,860	70