Production Occupations in Topeka, KS

20 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 Topeka, KS.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$74,270	$66,070	110
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$70,960	$70,640	470
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$57,630	$57,800	430
Food Batchmakers	$55,340	$52,470	610
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$53,400	$55,020	50
Machinists	$52,340	$56,250	180
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$49,040	$51,540	350
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$47,060	$50,380	50
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,810	$49,510	130
Printing Press Operators	$46,120	$46,690	130
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$42,660	$45,390	110
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,820	$43,550	670
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,800	$47,210	100
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,350	$44,320	30
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$39,210	$42,640	60
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$36,560	$38,700	60
Bakers	$35,250	$33,780	100
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$34,390	$36,700	70
Production Workers, All Other	$34,000	$36,350	80
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$29,330	$29,130	120