STANDARD OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION
Production Occupations
51-0000
Explore Production Occupations in the Standard Occupational Classification. BLS projects employment in this group to decline by -0.4% from 2024 to 2034, from 8,780,200 to 8,746,700 jobs. The group includes 105 detailed occupations and is projected to have 867,900 annual openings across them. Annual openings include replacement needs; they are estimates, not current vacancies or freelance project demand. Compare individual profiles for occupation-specific outlooks, wages, preparation, and O*NET skills. Group wage figures are employment-weighted averages of occupation-level median annual wages, using base-year employment as the weight. This derived comparison is not a BLS median for the group or a pay estimate for a typical worker.
10 Year Growth
-0.4%
Current Employment
8.8M
Employment-weighted wage
$49.2K
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Browse the individual occupations included in this group. Each profile has its own employment outlook, preparation details, and skills.
51-1011
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Production Occupations
51-2011
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
Production Occupations
51-2021
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Production Occupations
51-2028
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Production Occupations
51-2031
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Production Occupations
51-2041
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Production Occupations
51-2051
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Production Occupations
51-2061
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters
Production Occupations
51-3011
Bakers
Production Occupations
51-3021
Butchers and Meat Cutters
Production Occupations
51-3022
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Production Occupations
51-3023
Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Production Occupations
51-3091
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Production Occupations
51-3092
Food Batchmakers
Production Occupations
51-3093
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Production Occupations
51-3099
Food Processing Workers, All Other
Production Occupations
51-4021
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production Occupations
51-4022
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production Occupations
51-4023
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production Occupations
51-4031
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production Occupations
51-4032
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production Occupations
51-4033
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production Occupations
51-4034
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production Occupations
51-4035
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production Occupations
51-4041
Machinists
Production Occupations
51-4051
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Production Occupations
51-4052
Pourers and Casters, Metal
Production Occupations
51-4061
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Production Occupations
51-4062
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Production Occupations
51-4071
Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Production Occupations
51-4072
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production Occupations
51-4081
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production Occupations
51-4111
Tool and Die Makers
Production Occupations
51-4121
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Production Occupations
51-4122
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Production Occupations
51-4191
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production Occupations
51-4192
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Production Occupations
51-4193
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production Occupations
51-4194
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Production Occupations
51-4199
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Production Occupations
51-5111
Prepress Technicians and Workers
Production Occupations
51-5112
Printing Press Operators
Production Occupations
51-5113
Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Production Occupations
51-6011
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Production Occupations
51-6021
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Production Occupations
51-6031
Sewing Machine Operators
Production Occupations
51-6041
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
Production Occupations
51-6042
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders
Production Occupations
51-6051
Sewers, Hand
Production Occupations
51-6052
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Production Occupations
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