Production Occupations in Michigan, May 2024
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. BLS sorts every occupation into one of 22 major groups; this is the Production Occupations group in Michigan. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Michigan
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 51-0000 |
| Employment | 445,160 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 101.389 |
| Location quotient | 1.79 |
| Mean annual wage | $49,730 |
| Median annual wage | $45,470 |
| Mean hourly wage | $23.91 |
| Median hourly wage | $21.86 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $34,590 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $37,390 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $58,560 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $74,950 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Michigan
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Michigan, sorted by employment. Rows where BLS publishes no employment estimate (**) come last. Click a column heading to sort. A cell that reads “not published annually” or “not published hourly” means BLS publishes that row on the other basis only. A cell showing * or # is BLS’s own footnote symbol, explained below the table. Each row is that occupation’s own BLS record for Michigan.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | 124,340 | $41,870 | $48,550 | $35,370 | $74,950 | $20.13 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 29,370 | $42,440 | $46,450 | $33,280 | $64,420 | $20.4 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 28,050 | $67,450 | $71,770 | $45,790 | $101,030 | $32.43 |
| Machinists | 23,090 | $49,930 | $54,020 | $37,730 | $74,510 | $24.01 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 21,760 | $46,470 | $51,380 | $35,320 | $73,540 | $22.34 |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 15,750 | $38,090 | $41,420 | $30,520 | $55,910 | $18.31 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 13,640 | $48,930 | $52,780 | $37,440 | $72,420 | $23.53 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 12,920 | $38,000 | $41,500 | $31,640 | $57,410 | $18.27 |
| Production Workers, All Other | 11,210 | $35,730 | $39,360 | $31,040 | $49,820 | $17.18 |
| Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | 11,180 | $45,080 | $48,740 | $36,320 | $60,080 | $21.67 |
| Tool and Die Makers | 9,190 | $64,030 | $67,190 | $45,700 | $91,290 | $30.79 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 8,820 | $42,350 | $47,990 | $34,720 | $77,330 | $20.36 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | 8,200 | $46,630 | $48,310 | $35,500 | $63,220 | $22.42 |
| Bakers | 6,970 | $35,730 | $37,260 | $28,720 | $47,710 | $17.18 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 6,390 | $43,310 | $47,600 | $35,170 | $63,640 | $20.82 |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 5,700 | $34,900 | $34,210 | $27,650 | $40,980 | $16.78 |
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | 5,300 | $50,040 | $53,300 | $40,260 | $73,750 | $24.06 |
| Food Batchmakers | 4,950 | $39,290 | $43,960 | $30,170 | $61,350 | $18.89 |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | 4,910 | $49,450 | $56,930 | $38,860 | $81,270 | $23.78 |
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 4,810 | $46,180 | $44,480 | $36,290 | $51,890 | $22.2 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 4,670 | $41,600 | $44,580 | $35,110 | $58,510 | $20 |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 4,360 | $40,470 | $43,290 | $35,060 | $52,630 | $19.46 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | 4,330 | $38,140 | $39,680 | $28,730 | $51,100 | $18.34 |
| Printing Press Operators | 4,320 | $45,870 | $47,300 | $34,510 | $63,100 | $22.05 |
| Helpers--Production Workers | 3,820 | $40,040 | $41,090 | $32,790 | $49,230 | $19.25 |
| Sewing Machine Operators | 3,550 | $37,600 | $38,020 | $29,250 | $46,230 | $18.08 |
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 3,540 | $48,510 | $50,630 | $37,730 | $64,590 | $23.32 |
| Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 3,460 | $36,890 | $39,860 | $31,120 | $51,850 | $17.73 |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 3,080 | $45,690 | $45,810 | $33,840 | $59,380 | $21.97 |
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | 2,720 | $58,470 | $58,340 | $44,880 | $76,380 | $28.11 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers | 2,470 | $62,040 | $66,690 | $48,180 | $91,650 | $29.83 |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 2,360 | $43,570 | $44,890 | $34,230 | $60,710 | $20.95 |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 1,980 | $42,520 | $43,980 | $36,550 | $57,520 | $20.44 |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 1,870 | $46,900 | $49,300 | $35,510 | $68,310 | $22.55 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1,800 | $47,660 | $48,050 | $37,750 | $60,940 | $22.91 |
| Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1,750 | $46,470 | $48,790 | $36,860 | $62,830 | $22.34 |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers | 1,740 | $42,390 | $42,000 | $35,660 | $47,680 | $20.38 |
| Foundry Mold and Coremakers | 1,700 | $44,520 | $46,380 | $37,730 | $60,210 | $21.4 |
| Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood | 1,590 | $39,940 | $41,390 | $30,980 | $48,170 | $19.2 |
| Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1,410 | $43,890 | $46,890 | $35,990 | $62,360 | $21.1 |
| Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1,370 | $46,280 | $47,980 | $37,170 | $65,090 | $22.25 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 1,290 | $48,720 | $54,390 | $36,270 | $76,590 | $23.42 |
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | 1,240 | $46,640 | $48,410 | $35,990 | $63,090 | $22.42 |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 1,230 | $50,160 | $53,460 | $38,980 | $68,050 | $24.12 |
| Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1,220 | $48,320 | $49,250 | $39,890 | $59,730 | $23.23 |
| Model Makers, Metal and Plastic | 1,210 | $59,100 | $65,590 | $37,430 | $95,780 | $28.41 |
| Power Plant Operators | 1,200 | $103,880 | $97,930 | $63,870 | $120,000 | $49.94 |
| Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other | 1,140 | $38,850 | $43,020 | $35,430 | $57,130 | $18.68 |
| Print Binding and Finishing Workers | 1,040 | $40,010 | $41,170 | $30,030 | $51,950 | $19.24 |
| Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders | 920 | $43,040 | $43,040 | $32,340 | $51,910 | $20.69 |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 920 | $39,490 | $41,220 | $36,200 | $48,230 | $18.99 |
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 880 | $46,760 | $49,520 | $36,560 | $64,020 | $22.48 |
| Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders | 860 | $46,290 | $46,390 | $36,250 | $58,060 | $22.26 |
| Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders | 850 | $43,770 | $43,970 | $32,060 | $57,880 | $21.05 |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 820 | $44,310 | $45,550 | $34,030 | $58,550 | $21.31 |
| Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 780 | $50,950 | $52,300 | $40,520 | $61,380 | $24.49 |
| Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other | 750 | $32,800 | $35,560 | $30,290 | $45,810 | $15.77 |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 720 | $48,070 | $48,160 | $39,240 | $59,140 | $23.11 |
| Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators | 720 | $51,590 | $50,620 | $44,160 | $51,590 | $24.8 |
| Upholsterers | 690 | $43,120 | $44,210 | $33,360 | $57,610 | $20.73 |
| Food Processing Workers, All Other | 630 | $37,900 | $37,980 | $33,690 | $42,240 | $18.22 |
| Prepress Technicians and Workers | 600 | $48,250 | $48,810 | $36,000 | $61,520 | $23.2 |
| Power Distributors and Dispatchers | 560 | $109,230 | $105,180 | $61,770 | $133,490 | $52.52 |
| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | 520 | $42,360 | $45,450 | $31,650 | $67,140 | $20.36 |
| Etchers and Engravers | 500 | $42,320 | $44,970 | $27,160 | $74,450 | $20.35 |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 500 | $78,370 | $72,750 | $51,930 | $84,810 | $37.68 |
| Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | 490 | $34,830 | $36,710 | $28,500 | $52,900 | $16.74 |
| Gas Plant Operators | 480 | $98,320 | $94,860 | $67,380 | $106,120 | $47.27 |
| Semiconductor Processing Technicians | 480 | $53,570 | $61,460 | $38,170 | $87,190 | $25.76 |
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 470 | $41,330 | $41,410 | $35,250 | $49,110 | $19.87 |
| Furniture Finishers | 440 | $45,770 | $45,380 | $32,790 | $59,010 | $22 |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 440 | $49,930 | $54,090 | $31,700 | $86,470 | $24 |
| Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators | 400 | $44,190 | $45,990 | $38,580 | $54,030 | $21.24 |
| Pourers and Casters, Metal | 400 | $57,690 | $56,340 | $36,390 | $74,440 | $27.74 |
| Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | 390 | $34,420 | $33,120 | $22,790 | $42,190 | $16.55 |
| Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners | 390 | $46,020 | $48,290 | $33,400 | $65,300 | $22.12 |
| Plant and System Operators, All Other | 330 | $67,320 | $74,680 | $54,770 | $128,190 | $32.37 |
| Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers | 320 | $43,250 | $45,450 | $39,940 | $49,780 | $20.79 |
| Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic | 290 | $58,200 | $58,170 | $41,560 | $74,100 | $27.98 |
| Medical Appliance Technicians | 290 | $50,950 | $58,170 | $40,810 | $86,760 | $24.5 |
| Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders | 280 | $45,310 | $45,300 | $35,860 | $57,460 | $21.79 |
| Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers | 270 | $37,550 | $37,260 | $27,390 | $47,340 | $18.05 |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 260 | $47,280 | $43,680 | $36,550 | $47,860 | $22.73 |
| Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers | 210 | $55,070 | $59,810 | $45,460 | $77,290 | $26.48 |
| Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | 210 | $45,270 | $45,960 | $21,490 | $61,330 | $21.76 |
| Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders | 210 | $54,360 | $50,160 | $37,790 | $64,280 | $26.13 |
| Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 170 | $43,870 | $46,050 | $31,720 | $63,870 | $21.09 |
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 170 | $87,390 | $85,090 | $50,060 | $107,780 | $42.01 |
| Woodworkers, All Other | 160 | $41,430 | $40,690 | $34,510 | $45,840 | $19.92 |
| Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic | 140 | $73,730 | $68,360 | $51,130 | $87,730 | $35.45 |
| Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 130 | $43,410 | $42,550 | $36,920 | $49,270 | $20.87 |
| Tire Builders | 110 | $39,500 | $40,280 | $37,720 | $45,490 | $18.99 |
| Cutters and Trimmers, Hand | 100 | $39,110 | $40,770 | $33,560 | $48,210 | $18.8 |
| Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 100 | $36,080 | $39,790 | $33,110 | $51,170 | $17.35 |
| Chemical Plant and System Operators | 90 | $67,230 | $67,420 | $46,960 | $87,180 | $32.32 |
| Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers | 80 | $32,790 | $36,060 | $30,380 | $46,840 | $15.76 |
| Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 70 | $38,190 | $39,840 | $29,530 | $57,520 | $18.36 |
| Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders | 60 | $41,880 | $43,930 | $34,690 | $47,870 | $20.14 |
| Model Makers, Wood | 30 | $88,940 | $83,660 | $58,160 | $89,330 | $42.76 |
| Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters | ** | $27,850 | $31,780 | $25,930 | $43,920 | $13.39 |
Symbols (BLS wording, workbook sheet Field Descriptions sheet): ** indicates that an employment estimate is not available · * indicates that a wage estimate is not available · # indicates a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year. A wage shown as a symbol is not zero and not a blank: BLS publishes no number there.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. Record: state_M2024_dl.xlsx!AREA=26&OCC_CODE=51-0000. the group row is AREA 26 / OCC_CODE 51-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 26 / OCC_CODE 51-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.