Production Occupations in North Dakota, 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 North Dakota. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in North Dakota
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 51-0000 |
| Employment | 24,210 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 57.093 |
| Location quotient | 1.01 |
| Mean annual wage | $55,110 |
| Median annual wage | $49,920 |
| Mean hourly wage | $26.49 |
| Median hourly wage | $24 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $36,810 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $43,150 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $62,400 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $78,520 |
Detailed occupations in this group in North Dakota
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in North Dakota, 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 North Dakota.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | 5,130 | $47,720 | $49,510 | $38,280 | $66,480 | $22.94 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 2,720 | $60,270 | $62,700 | $45,510 | $83,080 | $28.98 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 1,800 | $51,340 | $56,800 | $41,690 | $75,830 | $24.69 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 1,650 | $73,700 | $76,690 | $52,100 | $107,360 | $35.43 |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 910 | $45,390 | $44,910 | $35,350 | $55,910 | $21.82 |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 840 | $37,710 | $38,140 | $31,210 | $44,460 | $18.13 |
| Bakers | 750 | $38,700 | $39,520 | $29,370 | $53,000 | $18.61 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 700 | $62,400 | $56,100 | $39,380 | $68,900 | $30 |
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | 660 | $58,250 | $61,050 | $49,570 | $80,470 | $28.01 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | 590 | $39,260 | $40,460 | $22,570 | $56,250 | $18.88 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 500 | $51,380 | $55,620 | $40,420 | $73,300 | $24.7 |
| Machinists | 500 | $58,110 | $58,320 | $41,930 | $78,020 | $27.94 |
| Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | 440 | $41,470 | $43,080 | $37,470 | $50,590 | $19.94 |
| Production Workers, All Other | 430 | $47,080 | $48,060 | $23,910 | $64,220 | $22.64 |
| Chemical Plant and System Operators | 410 | $112,970 | $103,780 | $90,170 | $112,970 | $54.31 |
| Printing Press Operators | 330 | $38,540 | $40,430 | $29,270 | $56,620 | $18.53 |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 290 | $47,310 | $50,320 | $38,580 | $64,360 | $22.74 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | 270 | $61,610 | $59,330 | $45,540 | $71,330 | $29.62 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 270 | $46,050 | $48,030 | $37,430 | $61,810 | $22.14 |
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 250 | $47,900 | $52,120 | $36,340 | $71,610 | $23.03 |
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 240 | $98,010 | $99,340 | $78,580 | $120,130 | $47.12 |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 220 | $44,020 | $45,940 | $40,990 | $55,700 | $21.16 |
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | 210 | $48,420 | $47,530 | $38,040 | $60,230 | $23.28 |
| Food Batchmakers | 200 | $39,110 | $40,360 | $29,880 | $49,160 | $18.8 |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 190 | $56,600 | $56,760 | $41,600 | $70,950 | $27.21 |
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 180 | $43,580 | $42,960 | $37,210 | $48,640 | $20.95 |
| Power Plant Operators | 170 | $109,340 | $103,490 | $74,990 | $134,260 | $52.57 |
| Gas Plant Operators | 160 | $93,910 | $89,320 | $72,950 | $104,850 | $45.15 |
| Helpers--Production Workers | 160 | $44,210 | $43,630 | $32,520 | $60,650 | $21.26 |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 160 | $62,760 | $64,270 | $45,700 | $84,790 | $30.17 |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers | 150 | $42,220 | $44,800 | $28,880 | $69,220 | $20.3 |
| Sewing Machine Operators | 140 | $39,110 | $39,800 | $30,020 | $52,000 | $18.81 |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 130 | $51,150 | $53,240 | $42,530 | $62,450 | $24.59 |
| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | 110 | $51,080 | $51,780 | $40,090 | $61,990 | $24.56 |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 90 | $45,230 | $44,710 | $38,990 | $52,040 | $21.74 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 90 | $40,010 | $45,580 | $36,080 | $59,480 | $19.24 |
| Tool and Die Makers | 90 | $65,980 | $65,660 | $51,780 | $79,570 | $31.72 |
| Print Binding and Finishing Workers | 80 | $40,010 | $44,780 | $35,920 | $60,550 | $19.23 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 70 | $56,540 | $59,370 | $39,450 | $81,920 | $27.18 |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 60 | $47,050 | $47,200 | $42,920 | $51,700 | $22.62 |
| Food Processing Workers, All Other | 60 | $43,720 | $44,690 | $31,230 | $53,460 | $21.02 |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 60 | $46,120 | $48,850 | $33,990 | $79,510 | $22.17 |
| Power Distributors and Dispatchers | 60 | $112,310 | $115,780 | $108,220 | $126,750 | $54 |
| Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders | 50 | $46,760 | $48,370 | $41,590 | $61,230 | $22.48 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 50 | $46,170 | $46,720 | $42,390 | $52,720 | $22.2 |
| Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders | 30 | $52,080 | $54,490 | $31,820 | $81,980 | $25.04 |
| Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 30 | $64,150 | $63,820 | $52,500 | $79,220 | $30.84 |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | ** | $44,170 | $41,070 | $30,180 | $46,230 | $21.24 |
| Upholsterers | ** | $51,370 | $55,690 | $49,330 | $64,040 | $24.7 |
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=38&OCC_CODE=51-0000. the group row is AREA 38 / OCC_CODE 51-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 38 / OCC_CODE 51-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.