Production Occupations in Wausau, WI

33 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 Wausau, WI.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$72,370	$74,710	990
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$66,960	$64,580	210
Tool and Die Makers	$63,380	$63,710	60
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$59,600	$60,820	420
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$59,510	$59,520	40
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$57,850	$58,640	50
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$53,400	$54,580	910
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$53,170	$54,990	250
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$52,340	$54,250	140
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,810	$51,680	—
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,750	$52,360	70
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,280	$50,390	80
Production Workers, All Other	$49,210	$46,180	130
Printing Press Operators	$49,100	$49,510	120
Machinists	$49,030	$50,510	330
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$48,670	$52,330	590
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,470	$48,180	370
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,360	$48,690	50
Helpers--Production Workers	$47,470	$47,680	110
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,390	$48,550	470
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$47,260	$48,230	450
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$46,610	$48,760	50
Food Batchmakers	$46,170	$46,800	1,190
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$45,230	$43,870	170
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$45,070	$44,340	140
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$43,770	$42,900	60
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$40,440	$43,040	120
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$40,060	$41,740	400
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,340	$43,380	180
Sewing Machine Operators	$37,840	$37,230	40
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$37,400	$39,380	50
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$31,360	$32,150	50
Bakers	$31,200	$33,780	60