Production Occupations in Mississippi, 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 Mississippi. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Mississippi
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 51-0000 |
| Employment | 102,930 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 88.757 |
| Location quotient | 1.57 |
| Mean annual wage | $45,360 |
| Median annual wage | $40,530 |
| Mean hourly wage | $21.81 |
| Median hourly wage | $19.49 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $28,180 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $33,040 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $51,500 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $65,740 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Mississippi
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Mississippi, 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 Mississippi.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | 16,160 | $40,250 | $42,500 | $28,410 | $64,460 | $19.35 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 9,580 | $64,510 | $71,140 | $38,710 | $107,970 | $31.01 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 7,330 | $39,580 | $43,450 | $28,260 | $64,400 | $19.03 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 6,570 | $49,490 | $51,360 | $35,840 | $63,000 | $23.8 |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 6,470 | $34,600 | $33,960 | $27,520 | $41,550 | $16.64 |
| Helpers--Production Workers | 3,970 | $31,900 | $34,000 | $25,610 | $45,820 | $15.34 |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 3,830 | $37,060 | $36,970 | $26,120 | $46,170 | $17.82 |
| Sewing Machine Operators | 2,620 | $38,690 | $36,500 | $23,650 | $42,790 | $18.6 |
| Upholsterers | 2,480 | $46,900 | $43,240 | $30,520 | $49,040 | $22.55 |
| Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | 2,320 | $37,840 | $39,690 | $29,620 | $55,320 | $18.19 |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers | 2,320 | $34,750 | $34,900 | $29,290 | $40,530 | $16.71 |
| Machinists | 2,110 | $50,460 | $53,210 | $32,790 | $74,230 | $24.26 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 1,980 | $49,750 | $51,810 | $35,830 | $65,320 | $23.92 |
| Production Workers, All Other | 1,910 | $34,550 | $37,120 | $22,900 | $51,440 | $16.61 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1,480 | $39,570 | $41,630 | $30,110 | $55,370 | $19.02 |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 1,460 | $24,120 | $25,660 | $20,050 | $32,250 | $11.6 |
| Bakers | 1,440 | $30,620 | $31,110 | $19,780 | $44,920 | $14.72 |
| Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood | 1,430 | $35,690 | $37,900 | $27,250 | $49,920 | $17.16 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | 1,310 | $28,590 | $30,490 | $21,290 | $41,650 | $13.74 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | 1,210 | $39,870 | $44,160 | $31,880 | $58,970 | $19.17 |
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 1,210 | $46,500 | $50,300 | $32,740 | $80,370 | $22.36 |
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | 1,140 | $44,970 | $45,580 | $29,680 | $61,960 | $21.62 |
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 1,080 | $77,090 | $77,400 | $60,800 | $95,020 | $37.06 |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 1,030 | $44,260 | $46,780 | $28,970 | $64,590 | $21.28 |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | 950 | $57,020 | $56,380 | $30,060 | $82,750 | $27.42 |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 930 | $41,490 | $46,300 | $32,160 | $65,240 | $19.95 |
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 880 | $37,100 | $39,290 | $29,650 | $48,980 | $17.84 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 850 | $33,700 | $36,010 | $22,840 | $50,410 | $16.2 |
| Tire Builders | 810 | $51,390 | $50,470 | $43,080 | $55,590 | $24.71 |
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | 790 | $38,460 | $39,220 | $22,980 | $58,970 | $18.49 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 690 | $40,700 | $43,690 | $31,790 | $52,160 | $19.57 |
| Food Processing Workers, All Other | 670 | $38,940 | $37,710 | $30,020 | $42,030 | $18.72 |
| Printing Press Operators | 650 | $38,980 | $42,320 | $22,880 | $62,590 | $18.74 |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 550 | $47,700 | $51,830 | $37,160 | $84,950 | $22.93 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 520 | $41,260 | $45,100 | $30,200 | $63,180 | $19.84 |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 510 | $47,790 | $44,890 | $29,570 | $57,120 | $22.98 |
| Food Batchmakers | 490 | $35,320 | $36,860 | $28,260 | $46,990 | $16.98 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 480 | $41,410 | $45,140 | $30,700 | $61,620 | $19.91 |
| Gas Plant Operators | 450 | $79,530 | $75,080 | $49,530 | $90,110 | $38.24 |
| Power Plant Operators | 450 | $94,930 | $90,800 | $63,710 | $117,120 | $45.64 |
| Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders | 440 | $30,820 | $33,700 | $29,450 | $45,160 | $14.82 |
| Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 410 | $38,160 | $36,860 | $27,290 | $43,290 | $18.35 |
| Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders | 400 | $37,030 | $36,730 | $24,960 | $48,090 | $17.8 |
| Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | 400 | $26,300 | $26,710 | $21,690 | $33,280 | $12.65 |
| Tool and Die Makers | 390 | $52,230 | $53,840 | $38,460 | $79,890 | $25.11 |
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | 370 | $37,420 | $42,930 | $34,910 | $48,890 | $17.99 |
| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | 370 | $43,680 | $42,290 | $31,350 | $50,560 | $21 |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 360 | $40,190 | $41,030 | $28,190 | $52,330 | $19.32 |
| Chemical Plant and System Operators | 300 | $55,750 | $63,880 | $42,850 | $100,050 | $26.81 |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 300 | $30,070 | $33,110 | $23,670 | $46,840 | $14.46 |
| Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 290 | $41,550 | $45,950 | $31,660 | $70,190 | $19.98 |
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 250 | $35,780 | $36,790 | $27,390 | $45,220 | $17.2 |
| Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators | 210 | $40,790 | $42,210 | $30,410 | $61,140 | $19.61 |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 210 | $51,960 | $58,230 | $39,520 | $76,260 | $24.98 |
| Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 170 | $37,890 | $41,200 | $33,820 | $54,420 | $18.22 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 160 | $37,390 | $45,010 | $27,960 | $73,730 | $17.98 |
| Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers | 160 | $35,710 | $41,460 | $28,600 | $64,970 | $17.17 |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 140 | $32,260 | $32,170 | $21,030 | $43,010 | $15.51 |
| Foundry Mold and Coremakers | 140 | $39,370 | $40,540 | $32,350 | $48,810 | $18.93 |
| Plant and System Operators, All Other | 140 | $63,260 | $61,730 | $49,080 | $77,690 | $30.41 |
| Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | 140 | $38,480 | $39,280 | $26,460 | $48,750 | $18.5 |
| Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders | 130 | $38,370 | $42,510 | $31,160 | $55,120 | $18.45 |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 120 | $28,930 | $32,190 | $25,290 | $39,110 | $13.91 |
| Power Distributors and Dispatchers | 120 | $107,110 | $102,920 | $64,190 | $138,470 | $51.5 |
| Print Binding and Finishing Workers | 120 | $89,880 | $73,160 | $32,520 | $105,750 | $43.21 |
| Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 120 | $49,720 | $43,090 | $27,960 | $49,720 | $23.91 |
| Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders | 110 | $34,410 | $37,340 | $29,670 | $48,640 | $16.54 |
| Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 100 | $48,360 | $49,690 | $30,140 | $71,760 | $23.25 |
| Medical Appliance Technicians | 100 | $46,990 | $46,620 | $33,690 | $67,500 | $22.59 |
| Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 100 | $48,790 | $45,960 | $40,940 | $50,450 | $23.46 |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 90 | $50,430 | $53,530 | $35,320 | $86,010 | $24.25 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers | 80 | $52,000 | $52,740 | $40,000 | $66,650 | $25 |
| Cutters and Trimmers, Hand | 80 | $36,430 | $35,370 | $29,710 | $40,690 | $17.51 |
| Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 80 | $36,940 | $35,870 | $29,620 | $38,270 | $17.76 |
| Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders | 80 | $42,300 | $41,880 | $25,140 | $61,940 | $20.34 |
| Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 80 | $35,470 | $42,510 | $24,620 | $64,670 | $17.05 |
| Woodworkers, All Other | 80 | $33,280 | $33,820 | $23,170 | $51,580 | $16 |
| Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers | 70 | $49,710 | $54,870 | $49,280 | $67,200 | $23.9 |
| Furniture Finishers | 70 | $31,540 | $35,210 | $27,920 | $49,300 | $15.16 |
| Sewers, Hand | 70 | $21,170 | $22,250 | $20,610 | $25,720 | $10.18 |
| Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers | 70 | $25,720 | $27,030 | $23,400 | $33,080 | $12.37 |
| Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 60 | $48,420 | $48,350 | $39,210 | $59,740 | $23.28 |
| Etchers and Engravers | 60 | $32,360 | $32,020 | $25,210 | $36,070 | $15.56 |
| Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers | 60 | $44,740 | $48,310 | $29,910 | $77,750 | $21.51 |
| Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 60 | $31,480 | $35,270 | $27,010 | $60,350 | $15.14 |
| Prepress Technicians and Workers | 60 | $33,550 | $35,170 | $26,950 | $47,480 | $16.13 |
| Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other | 50 | $29,460 | $31,160 | $26,000 | $36,280 | $14.16 |
| Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners | 50 | $48,320 | $46,850 | $29,910 | $58,840 | $23.23 |
| Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | ** | $32,670 | $39,110 | $32,670 | $51,690 | $15.71 |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | ** | $42,670 | $43,810 | $29,310 | $65,480 | $20.51 |
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=28&OCC_CODE=51-0000. the group row is AREA 28 / OCC_CODE 51-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 28 / OCC_CODE 51-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.