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Production & Manufacturing Job Wages

Boston Area Salaries, May 2018

Occupation
(SOC code)
Employment (Hourly) Mean Wage (Annual) Mean Wage
       
Production Occupations(510000) 107,550 $20.84 $43,350
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers(511011) 8,060 $33.93 $70,570
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers(512021) 110 $17.69 $36,790
Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers(512028) 9,540 $19.88 $41,360
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers(512031) 210 $23.48 $48,840
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters(512041) 650 $22.16 $46,090
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators(512091) 250 $21.97 $45,700
Assemblers and fabricators, all other, including team assemblers(512098) 14,050 $16.77 $34,890
Bakers(513011) 3,180 $16.02 $33,320
Butchers and Meat Cutters(513021) 1,500 $20.06 $41,720
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers(513022) 920 $14.22 $29,580
Slaughterers and Meat Packers(513023) -$13.61 $28,310
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders(513091) 100 $16.59 $34,500
Food Batchmakers(513092) 2,230 $15.97 $33,210
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders(513093) 410 $17.11 $35,600
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic(514011) 1,770 $23.80 $49,490
Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic(514012) 380 $31.25 $65,010
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic(514021) 510 $19.07 $39,670
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic(514022) 90 $15.29 $31,790
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic(514023) 100 $17.23 $35,850
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic(514031) 1,220 $20.12 $41,860
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic(514032) 210 $24.56 $51,080
Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic(514033) 1,070 $18.64 $38,770
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic(514034) 600 $24.32 $50,580
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic(514035) 350 $25.65 $53,340
Machinists(514041) 5,200 $25.38 $52,800
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders(514051) 130 $22.90 $47,630
Pourers and Casters, Metal(514052) 50 $17.20 $35,780
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic(514061) 70 $31.47 $65,460
Foundry Mold and Coremakers(514071) 220 $17.30 $35,990
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic(514072) 1,240 $17.96 $37,360
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic(514081) 1,520 $18.71 $38,910
Tool and Die Makers(514111) 490 $26.90 $55,960
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers(514121) 2,140 $27.19 $56,550
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders(514122) 980 $22.12 $46,010
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic(514191) 300 $20.74 $43,140
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic(514192) 40 $26.37 $54,850
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic(514193) 510 $20.05 $41,700
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners(514194) 60 $23.60 $49,090
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other(514199) 190 $18.70 $38,900
Prepress Technicians and Workers(515111) 510 $22.39 $46,560
Printing Press Operators(515112) 2,500 $21.58 $44,880
Print Binding and Finishing Workers(515113) 720 $17.27 $35,930
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers(516011) 3,920 $13.42 $27,920
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials(516021) 460 $14.91 $31,000
Sewing Machine Operators(516031) 1,420 $14.49 $30,130
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers(516041) -$15.93 $33,120
Sewers, Hand(516051) 70 $15.23 $31,680
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers(516052) 250 $18.91 $39,330
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders(516061) 90 $15.65 $32,550
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders(516062) -$16.47 $34,260
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders(516063) 120 $15.02 $31,240
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders(516064) 120 $15.50 $32,240
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers(516091) -$18.40 $38,280
Upholsterers(516093) 240 $19.43 $40,410
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other(516099) 50 $16.72 $34,770
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters(517011) 1,140 $23.32 $48,510
Furniture Finishers(517021) 110 $20.55 $42,740
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood(517041) 180 $17.52 $36,440
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing(517042) 300 $19.83 $41,240
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators(518011) 110 $47.78 $99,390
Power Distributors and Dispatchers(518012) 240 $44.39 $92,340
Power Plant Operators(518013) 420 $37.87 $78,770
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators(518021) 500 $31.93 $66,410
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators(518031) 1,100 $28.26 $58,770
Chemical Plant and System Operators(518091) 290 $26.54 $55,200
Gas Plant Operators(518092) -$44.56 $92,690
Plant and System Operators, All Other(518099) -$30.95 $64,370
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders(519011) 650 $22.58 $46,960
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders(519012) 590 $25.25 $52,520
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders(519021) 370 $19.47 $40,490
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand(519022) 230 $21.95 $45,660
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders(519023) 1,360 $19.58 $40,720
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand(519031) 120 $15.66 $32,580
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders(519032) 950 $18.64 $38,770
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders(519041) 810 $18.15 $37,760
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders(519051) 160 $23.74 $49,380
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers(519061) 7,190 $23.54 $48,960
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers(519071) 380 $22.00 $45,760
Dental Laboratory Technicians(519081) 530 $22.34 $46,480
Medical Appliance Technicians(519082) 220 $22.16 $46,100
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians(519083) 220 $19.56 $40,680
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders(519111) 5,700 $15.99 $33,260
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders(519121) 1,090 $18.73 $38,970
Painters, Transportation Equipment(519122) 490 $25.03 $52,070
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers(519123) 140 $19.68 $40,930
Semiconductor Processors(519141) 650 $25.73 $53,520
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators(519151) 240 $17.35 $36,090
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders(519191) 380 $16.21 $33,710
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders(519192) 400 $15.16 $31,520
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders(519193) 100 $17.35 $36,090
Etchers and Engravers(519194) 410 $20.12 $41,850
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic(519195) -$17.75 $36,920
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders(519196) 400 $17.73 $36,870
Helpers--Production Workers(519198) 3,570 $15.66 $32,580
Production Workers, All Other(519199) 2,990 $18.78 $39,060

 

— Bureau of Labor Statistics

 

   
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