Production Occupations in Vermont, 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 Vermont. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Vermont
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 51-0000 |
| Employment | 16,790 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 55.187 |
| Location quotient | 0.97 |
| Mean annual wage | $50,870 |
| Median annual wage | $47,570 |
| Mean hourly wage | $24.46 |
| Median hourly wage | $22.87 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $36,290 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $39,700 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $58,360 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $70,160 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Vermont
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Vermont, 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 Vermont.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | 1,570 | $41,810 | $44,010 | $34,320 | $57,960 | $20.1 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 1,140 | $71,580 | $74,370 | $49,630 | $101,960 | $34.42 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | 1,080 | $52,820 | $55,270 | $39,880 | $75,970 | $25.39 |
| Food Batchmakers | 1,080 | $47,390 | $46,620 | $35,300 | $62,200 | $22.79 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 960 | $48,740 | $50,610 | $36,950 | $65,980 | $23.44 |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 830 | $43,680 | $43,960 | $36,620 | $50,970 | $21 |
| Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | 610 | $47,610 | $46,290 | $37,490 | $52,000 | $22.89 |
| Bakers | 480 | $39,520 | $42,630 | $35,850 | $51,940 | $19 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | 390 | $40,970 | $42,960 | $34,810 | $55,460 | $19.7 |
| Machinists | 380 | $49,040 | $56,060 | $39,390 | $79,040 | $23.58 |
| Production Workers, All Other | 370 | $46,680 | $48,120 | $36,750 | $64,910 | $22.44 |
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | 340 | $61,530 | $63,260 | $47,000 | $77,890 | $29.58 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 340 | $57,520 | $56,560 | $40,060 | $71,660 | $27.65 |
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 310 | $44,900 | $45,100 | $38,000 | $56,300 | $21.59 |
| Sewing Machine Operators | 300 | $39,870 | $39,470 | $28,910 | $48,940 | $19.17 |
| Food Processing Workers, All Other | 290 | $39,240 | $40,340 | $34,640 | $46,950 | $18.87 |
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | 280 | $52,150 | $54,950 | $38,230 | $75,730 | $25.07 |
| Helpers--Production Workers | 280 | $46,480 | $48,180 | $32,210 | $64,020 | $22.35 |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 280 | $48,880 | $52,030 | $42,290 | $66,000 | $23.5 |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 260 | $37,030 | $37,100 | $30,850 | $42,210 | $17.8 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 240 | $46,510 | $46,310 | $35,000 | $57,110 | $22.36 |
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 230 | $53,760 | $57,260 | $42,990 | $73,520 | $25.85 |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 220 | $43,720 | $45,900 | $38,340 | $60,650 | $21.02 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 220 | $49,160 | $48,440 | $36,070 | $60,520 | $23.64 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 210 | $45,390 | $54,420 | $33,010 | $94,220 | $21.82 |
| Printing Press Operators | 210 | $46,820 | $50,340 | $35,600 | $72,420 | $22.51 |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 210 | $50,750 | $55,560 | $40,040 | $69,690 | $24.4 |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 190 | $50,700 | $48,260 | $37,590 | $58,610 | $24.37 |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 190 | $47,700 | $50,750 | $36,930 | $62,830 | $22.93 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 140 | $47,360 | $48,670 | $39,090 | $60,150 | $22.77 |
| Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood | 140 | $44,920 | $45,090 | $35,940 | $58,470 | $21.6 |
| Tool and Die Makers | 140 | $59,000 | $63,160 | $48,840 | $92,750 | $28.37 |
| Power Plant Operators | 130 | $98,260 | $93,810 | $47,480 | $129,180 | $47.24 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 120 | $52,900 | $55,330 | $40,240 | $76,110 | $25.43 |
| Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders | 120 | $39,670 | $43,680 | $39,640 | $52,320 | $19.07 |
| Print Binding and Finishing Workers | 90 | $41,690 | $46,570 | $38,710 | $60,890 | $20.04 |
| Cutters and Trimmers, Hand | 80 | $60,290 | $53,190 | $37,440 | $65,190 | $28.98 |
| Furniture Finishers | 70 | $38,530 | $40,490 | $38,100 | $46,720 | $18.52 |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers | 70 | $40,860 | $41,530 | $34,280 | $48,050 | $19.64 |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 70 | $54,490 | $55,890 | $39,650 | $69,360 | $26.2 |
| Upholsterers | 70 | $44,270 | $43,480 | $34,680 | $49,140 | $21.29 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 60 | $43,630 | $44,090 | $36,090 | $53,910 | $20.98 |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 60 | $57,360 | $54,760 | $34,510 | $81,590 | $27.58 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 50 | $56,160 | $57,480 | $39,350 | $85,700 | $27 |
| Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 50 | $50,840 | $54,060 | $39,780 | $64,460 | $24.44 |
| Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders | 40 | $43,370 | $44,050 | $41,280 | $47,730 | $20.85 |
| Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders | 40 | * | * | * | * | * |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 40 | $37,190 | $39,660 | $35,720 | $46,790 | $17.88 |
| Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other | 40 | $39,860 | $45,210 | $38,050 | $73,190 | $19.16 |
| Prepress Technicians and Workers | 40 | $49,430 | $52,950 | $43,140 | $65,780 | $23.76 |
| Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 40 | $49,830 | $51,670 | $41,250 | $66,520 | $23.96 |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 40 | $52,190 | $51,590 | $33,410 | $64,860 | $25.09 |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 40 | $42,280 | $42,140 | $34,010 | $48,340 | $20.33 |
| Etchers and Engravers | 30 | $68,030 | $59,860 | $39,110 | $77,110 | $32.71 |
| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | 30 | $41,450 | $43,370 | $35,900 | $50,860 | $19.93 |
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 30 | $38,350 | $42,850 | $31,020 | $70,730 | $18.44 |
| Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | 30 | $41,600 | $38,490 | $28,760 | $43,390 | $20 |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | ** | $48,610 | $49,150 | $37,680 | $63,030 | $23.37 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers | ** | $70,160 | $75,020 | $55,730 | $100,320 | $33.73 |
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=50&OCC_CODE=51-0000. the group row is AREA 50 / OCC_CODE 51-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 50 / OCC_CODE 51-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.