Production Occupations in Nevada, 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 Nevada. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Nevada
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 51-0000 |
| Employment | 56,900 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 37.204 |
| Location quotient | 0.66 |
| Mean annual wage | $49,990 |
| Median annual wage | $46,420 |
| Mean hourly wage | $24.04 |
| Median hourly wage | $22.32 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $30,820 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $36,220 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $58,510 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $75,310 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Nevada
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Nevada, 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 Nevada.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | 10,740 | $47,510 | $50,120 | $35,060 | $61,710 | $22.84 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 4,630 | $49,050 | $59,920 | $36,140 | $94,590 | $23.58 |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 4,180 | $33,690 | $34,630 | $28,860 | $48,400 | $16.2 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 4,010 | $64,420 | $72,120 | $44,290 | $106,230 | $30.97 |
| Production Workers, All Other | 3,860 | $39,400 | $42,480 | $30,120 | $60,030 | $18.94 |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 2,220 | $37,440 | $39,930 | $27,040 | $56,550 | $18 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 2,080 | $59,370 | $62,300 | $40,090 | $92,070 | $28.54 |
| Bakers | 2,040 | $37,080 | $39,700 | $27,430 | $53,490 | $17.83 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | 1,700 | $37,530 | $39,110 | $27,700 | $52,210 | $18.04 |
| Printing Press Operators | 1,530 | $41,260 | $44,090 | $35,160 | $61,000 | $19.84 |
| Sewing Machine Operators | 1,400 | $40,550 | $40,550 | $29,770 | $47,300 | $19.5 |
| Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | 940 | $39,160 | $41,120 | $29,420 | $56,840 | $18.83 |
| Food Batchmakers | 940 | $41,030 | $42,000 | $27,560 | $55,050 | $19.73 |
| Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | 940 | $32,130 | $32,630 | $30,320 | $35,320 | $15.45 |
| Machinists | 860 | $55,580 | $57,420 | $41,740 | $78,740 | $26.72 |
| Food Processing Workers, All Other | 820 | $29,750 | $33,520 | $28,620 | $45,460 | $14.31 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 680 | $48,460 | $54,870 | $36,390 | $82,660 | $23.3 |
| Helpers--Production Workers | 660 | $39,890 | $39,830 | $27,910 | $54,330 | $19.18 |
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | 520 | $49,270 | $53,300 | $38,540 | $70,200 | $23.69 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 510 | $45,430 | $44,280 | $35,210 | $51,810 | $21.84 |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 480 | $36,890 | $40,780 | $30,450 | $56,640 | $17.74 |
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 450 | $48,300 | $54,730 | $38,850 | $71,350 | $23.22 |
| Print Binding and Finishing Workers | 450 | $38,620 | $41,310 | $31,190 | $47,830 | $18.57 |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 440 | $48,290 | $48,440 | $36,250 | $62,550 | $23.22 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 400 | $39,040 | $42,640 | $33,750 | $56,980 | $18.77 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | 390 | $50,350 | $54,380 | $37,430 | $78,620 | $24.21 |
| Power Plant Operators | 390 | $106,990 | $106,590 | $67,050 | $136,400 | $51.44 |
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 370 | $63,960 | $64,750 | $45,750 | $88,680 | $30.75 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 370 | $52,900 | $55,250 | $37,910 | $77,380 | $25.43 |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 360 | $46,350 | $48,080 | $39,450 | $61,140 | $22.28 |
| Upholsterers | 360 | $43,720 | $45,090 | $34,510 | $62,900 | $21.02 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 350 | $38,430 | $42,480 | $34,410 | $52,170 | $18.48 |
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 350 | $45,820 | $45,300 | $38,490 | $53,660 | $22.03 |
| Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other | 320 | $47,270 | $48,790 | $37,870 | $63,910 | $22.73 |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 280 | $48,000 | $45,830 | $34,410 | $55,130 | $23.08 |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 270 | $38,690 | $39,840 | $32,960 | $49,460 | $18.6 |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 270 | $62,400 | $62,620 | $38,440 | $93,690 | $30 |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 260 | $46,330 | $49,590 | $28,710 | $76,100 | $22.28 |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 250 | $35,670 | $45,120 | $27,520 | $69,940 | $17.15 |
| Plant and System Operators, All Other | 230 | $69,280 | $82,060 | $49,600 | $132,830 | $33.31 |
| Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders | 210 | $47,030 | $45,780 | $29,050 | $61,360 | $22.61 |
| Tool and Die Makers | 200 | $59,420 | $63,740 | $57,450 | $80,010 | $28.57 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 190 | $50,620 | $57,190 | $35,840 | $86,410 | $24.34 |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 160 | $46,420 | $48,210 | $37,590 | $64,420 | $22.32 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 150 | $40,960 | $43,230 | $32,790 | $58,760 | $19.69 |
| Prepress Technicians and Workers | 150 | $56,410 | $54,640 | $37,250 | $64,300 | $27.12 |
| Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other | 150 | $34,200 | $36,300 | $33,690 | $39,810 | $16.44 |
| Furniture Finishers | 140 | $37,480 | $41,660 | $35,330 | $52,390 | $18.02 |
| Power Distributors and Dispatchers | 140 | $133,910 | $130,530 | $90,420 | $153,610 | $64.38 |
| Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood | 120 | $32,970 | $38,290 | $29,570 | $45,360 | $15.85 |
| Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders | 110 | $31,200 | $38,080 | $29,800 | $57,520 | $15 |
| Medical Appliance Technicians | 110 | $41,600 | $44,010 | $30,680 | $56,440 | $20 |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 100 | * | * | * | * | * |
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 100 | $50,130 | $52,310 | $33,170 | $67,660 | $24.1 |
| Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 90 | $54,660 | $56,830 | $39,320 | $81,990 | $26.28 |
| Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | 90 | $46,020 | $44,600 | $33,990 | $53,970 | $22.12 |
| Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators | 80 | $40,650 | $42,510 | $35,960 | $52,740 | $19.54 |
| Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders | 80 | $50,590 | $58,590 | $40,610 | $85,260 | $24.32 |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | 70 | $45,560 | $47,410 | $30,390 | $63,130 | $21.9 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers | 60 | $61,300 | $68,060 | $43,180 | $104,350 | $29.47 |
| Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 60 | $37,980 | $40,870 | $35,480 | $53,310 | $18.26 |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 60 | $76,630 | $86,220 | $74,100 | $126,520 | $36.84 |
| Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | 50 | $36,910 | $41,710 | $35,670 | $61,170 | $17.74 |
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | 50 | $39,430 | $43,570 | $37,790 | $68,970 | $18.96 |
| Woodworkers, All Other | 50 | $44,520 | $47,260 | $28,330 | $68,810 | $21.4 |
| Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 40 | $49,920 | $48,870 | $41,150 | $55,740 | $24 |
| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | 40 | $66,800 | $65,230 | $53,940 | $68,700 | $32.11 |
| Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 40 | $43,260 | $46,680 | $36,190 | $67,770 | $20.8 |
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 40 | $56,470 | $70,390 | $48,730 | $115,910 | $27.15 |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers | 40 | $40,420 | $42,070 | $33,830 | $47,180 | $19.43 |
| Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders | 30 | $41,140 | $42,690 | $37,940 | $50,010 | $19.78 |
| Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders | 30 | $42,390 | $42,450 | $35,980 | $53,310 | $20.38 |
| Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 30 | $35,130 | $37,960 | $34,980 | $37,960 | $16.89 |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | ** | $47,820 | $48,080 | $38,210 | $57,650 | $22.99 |
| Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | ** | $33,280 | $31,670 | $27,730 | $34,410 | $16 |
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | ** | $79,140 | $81,990 | $54,380 | $107,490 | $38.05 |
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=32&OCC_CODE=51-0000. the group row is AREA 32 / OCC_CODE 51-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 32 / OCC_CODE 51-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.