Production Occupations in Tucson, AZ

39 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 Tucson, AZ.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$64,930	$72,740	960
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$62,950	$65,090	80
Medical Appliance Technicians	$60,980	$61,560	—
Machinists	$58,380	$57,470	720
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$57,210	$59,290	1,330
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$54,780	$56,910	100
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$52,880	$53,640	240
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$51,410	$55,400	780
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,890	$52,810	40
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$47,850	$52,640	170
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,740	$47,180	60
Production Workers, All Other	$45,960	$48,010	170
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$45,770	$45,710	—
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$45,650	$52,430	90
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$44,840	$43,980	90
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$44,750	$49,110	100
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,840	$47,760	40
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,360	$49,460	250
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,800	$45,210	100
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$41,840	$42,360	80
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$40,700	$44,230	110
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$40,530	$41,880	340
Printing Press Operators	$39,870	$42,460	260
Sewing Machine Operators	$38,710	$40,290	110
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$38,500	$38,240	60
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$38,300	$42,530	50
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,740	$40,120	100
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$37,530	$43,790	40
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$37,500	$39,450	100
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$37,390	$39,220	30
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$37,290	$41,020	300
Bakers	$36,680	$37,840	600
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$36,350	$40,590	560
Helpers--Production Workers	$35,770	$36,360	170
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$35,040	$35,740	130
Food Batchmakers	$34,100	$36,680	180
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$33,280	$33,850	40
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$32,670	$33,450	410
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$31,200	$33,460	80