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Production Occupations

BLS SOC 51 · 105 occupations · OEWS May 2024

Machinists, welders, assemblers, fabricators, and production workers who manufacture goods.

Total Workforce
8.7M
workers in this field
Median Annual Pay
$46K
median across 105 roles
Avg Growth, 2024-34
-5.0%
BLS Projections 2024-34

Top Roles in Production

Top 25 by US employment
#OccupationWorkforce Median Pay Growth
1Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
SOC 51-2090
1.5M$42K-0.1%
2First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
SOC 51-1011
685K$71K+1.2%
3Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
SOC 51-9061
591K$47K+0.0%
4Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
SOC 51-4121
424K$51K+2.2%
5Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
SOC 51-9111
384K$41K+4.5%
6Machinists
SOC 51-4041
299K$56K+0.0%
7Production Workers, All Other
SOC 51-9199
277K$39K+0.5%
8Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
SOC 51-2028
261K$44K+4.6%
9Bakers
SOC 51-3011
232K$37K+5.6%
10Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
SOC 51-6011
195K$34K+5.4%
11Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
SOC 51-9161
177K$50K-10.7%
12Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
SOC 51-4031
174K$46K-12.1%
13Food Batchmakers
SOC 51-3092
172K$41K+6.9%
14Helpers--Production Workers
SOC 51-9198
167K$38K-8.9%
15Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
SOC 51-9124
160K$48K+0.7%
16Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
SOC 51-4072
155K$41K-3.8%
17Printing Press Operators
SOC 51-5112
145K$45K-8.1%
18Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
SOC 51-3022
141K$38K+5.5%
19Butchers and Meat Cutters
SOC 51-3021
140K$39K+1.0%
20Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
SOC 51-4081
130K$46K-0.5%
21Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
SOC 51-9011
127K$57K+3.3%
22Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
SOC 51-8031
127K$58K-6.5%
23Sewing Machine Operators
SOC 51-6031
110K$36K-10.8%
24Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
SOC 51-9023
101K$48K-6.8%
25Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
SOC 51-9196
97K$49K-6.3%

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