Production Occupations in State College, PA

16 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 State College, PA.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$69,080	$70,500	230
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$57,440	$60,640	130
Machinists	$49,660	$52,740	180
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$49,470	$49,130	110
Printing Press Operators	$47,050	$45,180	40
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,830	$45,310	40
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,450	$45,390	30
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$44,680	$47,230	50
Production Workers, All Other	$44,430	$48,120	70
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$44,350	$43,950	110
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$44,350	$46,920	200
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$42,640	$44,370	40
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$39,020	$42,280	340
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$37,310	$37,860	50
Bakers	$33,770	$32,960	90
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$31,330	$32,280	110