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Production Occupations in Wilmington, NC

30 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 Wilmington, NC.

Occupation Median Annual
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders —
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $82,920
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $70,360
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders $60,840
Machinists $58,270
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $55,700
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $54,190
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $52,480
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers $52,470
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $52,280
Dental Laboratory Technicians $48,970
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $47,830
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $46,890
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters $46,550
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $46,320
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $44,660
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $42,640
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $42,050
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $40,240
Butchers and Meat Cutters $37,730
Production Workers, All Other $37,520
Printing Press Operators $36,820
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $36,110
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $36,020
Helpers--Production Workers $35,940
Sewing Machine Operators $35,490
Bakers $34,410
Food Processing Workers, All Other $33,520
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $29,930
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $21,960