High paying production jobs in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

Every production occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single production job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA run 7.3% below the national average (2024), so a Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA salary is worth about 1.08× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$77,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,420 – $117,410490
2Machinists$59,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,690 – $79,340230
3Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$57,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,510 – $62,820250
4Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,710 – $61,110300
5Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,340 – $62,53080
6Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$47,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,250 – $64,020100
7Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $65,85030
8Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$46,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,700 – $65,760320
9Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$45,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,390 – $62,8602,450
10Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$44,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,830 – $46,690130
11Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$42,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,470 – $75,35050
12Production Workers, All Other$41,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,360 – $55,450100
13Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$38,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,500 – $49,610560
14Helpers--Production Workers$36,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,830 – $49,32040
15Butchers and Meat Cutters$36,370
No formal educational credential
$30,720 – $44,83040
16Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$29,390
No formal educational credential
$25,810 – $35,08080

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianBlacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,800	$46,420 – $117,410	490
2	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,920	$44,690 – $79,340	230
3	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,650	$40,510 – $62,820	250
4	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,800	$40,710 – $61,110	300
5	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,040	$38,340 – $62,530	80
6	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,870	$44,250 – $64,020	100
7	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,430	$31,200 – $65,850	30
8	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,080	$36,700 – $65,760	320
9	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,950	$37,390 – $62,860	2,450
10	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,220	$33,830 – $46,690	130
11	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,970	$33,470 – $75,350	50
12	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,580	$36,360 – $55,450	100
13	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,570	$36,500 – $49,610	560
14	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,830	$28,830 – $49,320	40
15	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$36,370	$30,720 – $44,830	40
16	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$29,390	$25,810 – $35,080	80

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