Production Occupations in Wyoming, 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 Wyoming. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Wyoming
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 51-0000 |
| Employment | 13,430 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 48.235 |
| Location quotient | 0.85 |
| Mean annual wage | $66,810 |
| Median annual wage | $60,620 |
| Mean hourly wage | $32.12 |
| Median hourly wage | $29.15 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $34,160 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $43,630 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $85,640 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $110,550 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Wyoming
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Wyoming, 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 Wyoming.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 1,900 | $66,070 | $68,540 | $46,870 | $89,740 | $31.76 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 1,520 | $88,060 | $94,330 | $48,030 | $139,690 | $42.34 |
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | 1,010 | $42,680 | $43,860 | $30,320 | $66,560 | $20.52 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 960 | $59,930 | $64,920 | $40,600 | $101,610 | $28.81 |
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | 710 | $60,580 | $67,570 | $43,110 | $104,000 | $29.12 |
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 700 | $96,470 | $94,760 | $66,850 | $110,550 | $46.38 |
| Gas Plant Operators | 690 | $80,760 | $86,190 | $64,810 | $114,810 | $38.83 |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 420 | $30,470 | $31,780 | $21,650 | $41,070 | $14.65 |
| Bakers | 410 | $36,810 | $36,210 | $24,930 | $46,560 | $17.7 |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 380 | $48,530 | $51,870 | $31,060 | $86,850 | $23.33 |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 370 | $105,470 | $85,910 | $37,300 | $113,900 | $50.71 |
| Chemical Plant and System Operators | 320 | $104,420 | $100,150 | $78,920 | $110,880 | $50.2 |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | 310 | $85,480 | $82,260 | $49,120 | $98,410 | $41.1 |
| Machinists | 300 | $64,020 | $69,370 | $47,160 | $96,430 | $30.78 |
| Helpers--Production Workers | 260 | $40,040 | $46,710 | $28,870 | $76,240 | $19.25 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 210 | $45,920 | $47,760 | $36,400 | $60,550 | $22.08 |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 210 | $57,500 | $57,360 | $41,460 | $75,660 | $27.65 |
| Power Plant Operators | 210 | $105,330 | $104,300 | $86,660 | $123,200 | $50.64 |
| Production Workers, All Other | 170 | $42,450 | $47,860 | $21,860 | $74,820 | $20.41 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | 150 | $43,540 | $43,120 | $33,310 | $49,730 | $20.94 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 150 | $39,950 | $47,910 | $36,700 | $62,430 | $19.21 |
| Sewing Machine Operators | 130 | $34,840 | $34,710 | $26,680 | $47,980 | $16.75 |
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 120 | $76,350 | $79,980 | $51,370 | $110,440 | $36.71 |
| Printing Press Operators | 120 | $41,410 | $41,490 | $25,270 | $56,490 | $19.91 |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 120 | $110,380 | $100,000 | $59,120 | $112,530 | $53.07 |
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | 110 | $38,800 | $43,170 | $33,280 | $52,920 | $18.66 |
| Food Batchmakers | 110 | $36,610 | $38,470 | $27,170 | $44,080 | $17.6 |
| Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | 100 | $39,300 | $43,960 | $38,630 | $62,840 | $18.89 |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 90 | $34,650 | $35,390 | $28,640 | $41,560 | $16.66 |
| Plant and System Operators, All Other | 90 | $60,050 | $69,710 | $36,690 | $114,420 | $28.87 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 80 | $42,030 | $43,970 | $34,580 | $52,840 | $20.21 |
| Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | 80 | $29,570 | $33,720 | $28,140 | $45,760 | $14.22 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | 70 | $53,350 | $54,180 | $39,520 | $67,080 | $25.65 |
| Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood | 70 | $42,680 | $44,760 | $31,760 | $63,220 | $20.52 |
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 60 | $38,640 | $41,550 | $28,840 | $50,750 | $18.58 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 50 | $44,090 | $44,110 | $37,460 | $56,570 | $21.2 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 40 | $44,070 | $41,820 | $32,380 | $50,670 | $21.19 |
| Food Processing Workers, All Other | 40 | $42,570 | $43,530 | $34,440 | $54,450 | $20.46 |
| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | 40 | $74,530 | $75,730 | $52,750 | $111,730 | $35.83 |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 40 | $45,960 | $43,310 | $28,600 | $58,810 | $22.1 |
| Power Distributors and Dispatchers | 40 | $115,010 | $115,410 | $113,120 | $120,290 | $55.29 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers | 30 | $61,830 | $61,260 | $49,920 | $74,320 | $29.73 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 30 | $45,450 | $47,670 | $44,130 | $54,880 | $21.85 |
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=56&OCC_CODE=51-0000. the group row is AREA 56 / OCC_CODE 51-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 56 / OCC_CODE 51-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.