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NAICS 31-33 · BLS OEWS May 2025 · Updated May 18, 2026

Manufacturing Salaries

Factories and plants producing food, textiles, wood, paper, chemicals, metals, machinery, electronics, vehicles, and other goods.

Total Workforce
13M
workers in this sector
Median Annual Pay
$55K
across all occupations

Top Roles in Manufacturing

Top 25 by employment in this sector · wages are sector-specific
#OccupationWorkforce Median Pay
1Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
SOC 51-2090
1.1M$46,140
2First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
SOC 51-1011
491K$75,180
3Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
SOC 53-7062
400K$43,180
4Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
SOC 51-9061
383K$49,270
5Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
SOC 51-9111
299K$44,450
6Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
SOC 51-4121
275K$51,210
7General and Operations Managers
SOC 11-1021
249K$130,960
8Industrial Engineers
SOC 17-2112
249K$101,160
9Machinists
SOC 51-4041
241K$58,540
10Industrial Machinery Mechanics
SOC 49-9041
233K$65,710
11Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
SOC 43-5071
230K$46,910
12Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
SOC 41-4012
229K$77,280
13Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
SOC 51-2028
219K$45,910
14Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
SOC 49-9071
207K$61,500
15Industrial Production Managers
SOC 11-3051
185K$125,280
16Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
SOC 53-7051
174K$45,860
17Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
SOC 51-9161
155K$50,910
18Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
SOC 53-3032
153K$56,570
19Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
SOC 51-4031
151K$46,530
20Food Batchmakers
SOC 51-3092
148K$44,170
21Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
SOC 51-4072
139K$44,970
22Software Developers
SOC 15-1252
136K$136,330
23Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
SOC 51-9011
134K$58,420
24Packers and Packagers, Hand
SOC 53-7064
133K$37,070
25Mechanical Engineers
SOC 17-2141
131K$101,570

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