Production Occupations in Rhode Island, 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 Rhode Island. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Rhode Island
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 51-0000 |
| Employment | 28,180 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 57.062 |
| Location quotient | 1.01 |
| Mean annual wage | $52,730 |
| Median annual wage | $47,620 |
| Mean hourly wage | $25.35 |
| Median hourly wage | $22.9 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $31,450 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $37,360 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $62,100 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $79,410 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Rhode Island
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Rhode Island, 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 Rhode Island.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | 2,940 | $38,520 | $40,780 | $29,120 | $58,520 | $18.52 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 2,450 | $81,000 | $84,850 | $48,940 | $131,270 | $38.94 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 2,350 | $57,000 | $61,480 | $34,470 | $102,720 | $27.4 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 1,800 | $51,810 | $58,650 | $33,210 | $95,430 | $24.91 |
| Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | 1,070 | $42,970 | $45,100 | $33,410 | $60,080 | $20.66 |
| Bakers | 970 | $35,930 | $38,530 | $31,450 | $51,780 | $17.27 |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 950 | $39,300 | $47,070 | $31,210 | $79,220 | $18.9 |
| Machinists | 860 | $59,490 | $61,740 | $43,900 | $79,600 | $28.6 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 640 | $38,280 | $40,580 | $30,690 | $50,150 | $18.41 |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 620 | $47,300 | $50,410 | $31,450 | $63,210 | $22.74 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 530 | $44,780 | $45,070 | $29,700 | $59,730 | $21.53 |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 530 | $35,550 | $35,910 | $29,810 | $41,550 | $17.09 |
| Sewing Machine Operators | 480 | $41,290 | $39,740 | $31,330 | $46,880 | $19.85 |
| Printing Press Operators | 450 | $48,310 | $53,090 | $38,530 | $74,660 | $23.23 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 440 | $41,650 | $43,950 | $31,200 | $59,920 | $20.03 |
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 420 | $47,210 | $44,140 | $34,770 | $51,360 | $22.7 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | 400 | $51,090 | $55,400 | $41,410 | $77,830 | $24.56 |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers | 400 | $36,400 | $36,330 | $30,520 | $37,370 | $17.5 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 390 | $49,850 | $50,560 | $30,180 | $71,570 | $23.96 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 380 | $64,860 | $59,060 | $47,690 | $69,550 | $31.18 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | 370 | $43,800 | $46,750 | $35,080 | $59,010 | $21.06 |
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | 360 | $57,060 | $59,820 | $49,930 | $79,450 | $27.43 |
| Helpers--Production Workers | 350 | $36,490 | $38,390 | $31,220 | $48,630 | $17.54 |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | 300 | $61,260 | $68,260 | $34,740 | $99,880 | $29.45 |
| Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 300 | $37,590 | $41,970 | $36,370 | $59,540 | $18.07 |
| Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 280 | $31,420 | $34,750 | $31,100 | $39,570 | $15.11 |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 270 | $40,230 | $42,900 | $30,990 | $50,680 | $19.34 |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 260 | $45,870 | $47,770 | $37,060 | $61,110 | $22.05 |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 250 | $35,220 | $36,430 | $30,320 | $47,440 | $16.93 |
| Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators | 240 | $48,350 | $52,740 | $40,260 | $62,000 | $23.25 |
| Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 240 | $35,920 | $35,560 | $29,120 | $40,140 | $17.27 |
| Tool and Die Makers | 240 | $63,150 | $63,900 | $43,400 | $80,300 | $30.36 |
| Food Batchmakers | 230 | $38,760 | $41,850 | $33,230 | $53,940 | $18.64 |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 220 | $48,710 | $50,940 | $37,970 | $64,080 | $23.42 |
| Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers | 210 | $47,490 | $47,610 | $39,430 | $60,910 | $22.83 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 200 | $40,600 | $44,960 | $32,790 | $65,360 | $19.52 |
| Medical Appliance Technicians | 190 | $46,090 | $49,010 | $38,720 | $61,490 | $22.16 |
| Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders | 180 | $45,910 | $41,870 | $32,820 | $47,240 | $22.07 |
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 170 | $49,050 | $46,350 | $34,250 | $59,630 | $23.58 |
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | 140 | $51,140 | $54,870 | $43,310 | $72,480 | $24.59 |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 130 | $47,430 | $49,120 | $36,870 | $58,650 | $22.8 |
| Food Processing Workers, All Other | 110 | $29,120 | $31,390 | $29,120 | $39,110 | $14 |
| Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders | 110 | $45,740 | $44,080 | $31,290 | $48,280 | $21.99 |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 90 | $35,180 | $40,250 | $30,720 | $57,490 | $16.91 |
| Cutters and Trimmers, Hand | 80 | $46,590 | $45,070 | $37,970 | $49,460 | $22.4 |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 80 | $62,650 | $67,480 | $51,560 | $84,080 | $30.12 |
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 80 | $47,570 | $47,400 | $29,120 | $64,770 | $22.87 |
| Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders | 70 | $38,520 | $39,630 | $36,580 | $42,980 | $18.52 |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 60 | $47,630 | $51,180 | $34,410 | $73,320 | $22.9 |
| Power Plant Operators | 60 | $100,840 | $99,260 | $61,760 | $132,310 | $48.48 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers | 50 | $60,670 | $64,340 | $52,920 | $80,530 | $29.17 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 50 | $57,520 | $52,160 | $36,870 | $68,040 | $27.65 |
| Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders | 40 | $61,420 | $56,230 | $40,270 | $73,170 | $29.53 |
| Etchers and Engravers | 40 | $59,690 | $55,670 | $37,710 | $72,800 | $28.7 |
| Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 40 | $40,230 | $42,150 | $36,480 | $54,670 | $19.34 |
| Model Makers, Metal and Plastic | 40 | $33,330 | $44,740 | $33,330 | $68,440 | $16.03 |
| Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other | 30 | $40,320 | $37,870 | $33,100 | $44,490 | $19.38 |
| Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders | ** | $43,240 | $47,310 | $39,910 | $58,970 | $20.79 |
| Furniture Finishers | ** | $48,790 | $45,900 | $33,300 | $52,730 | $23.46 |
| Prepress Technicians and Workers | ** | $44,130 | $53,580 | $40,470 | $79,930 | $21.22 |
| Production Workers, All Other | ** | $38,190 | $45,100 | $33,020 | $66,180 | $18.36 |
| Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | ** | $35,920 | $37,060 | $30,220 | $43,010 | $17.27 |
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=44&OCC_CODE=51-0000. the group row is AREA 44 / OCC_CODE 51-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 44 / OCC_CODE 51-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.