Production Occupations in West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area

18 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 West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Power Plant Operators	$109,340	$104,990	—
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$99,630	$101,080	210
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$80,460	$90,480	230
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$62,530	$60,520	50
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$60,510	$66,880	750
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$54,720	$52,580	100
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$53,760	$60,820	330
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$52,710	$52,770	40
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,270	$56,630	60
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$50,690	$58,730	690
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,040	$50,090	40
Machinists	$46,920	$56,150	80
Helpers--Production Workers	$44,950	$45,850	90
Bakers	$41,980	$42,830	230
Printing Press Operators	$39,830	$40,050	40
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$38,330	$37,730	120
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$37,240	$38,230	120
Production Workers, All Other	$34,650	$40,400	50