High paying production jobs in Macon-Bibb County, GA

Every production occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Macon-Bibb County, GA. 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 Macon-Bibb County, GA run 11.5% below the national average (2024), so a Macon-Bibb County, GA salary is worth about 1.13× 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, Macon-Bibb County, GA · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$62,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,450 – $97,210600
2Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$53,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,650 – $72,82030
3Machinists$50,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,210 – $80,100120
4Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,740 – $80,020730
5Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$46,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,040 – $65,420210
6Production Workers, All Other$44,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,060 – $84,950670
7Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$44,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,700 – $72,62050
8Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,780 – $82,320140
9Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$41,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,180 – $64,64040
10Helpers--Production Workers$39,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,810 – $71,21070
11Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,190 – $58,020100
12Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$38,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,220 – $57,230330
13Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$38,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,570 – $54,48080
14Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$38,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,380 – $52,470110
15Printing Press Operators$37,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,830 – $49,85070
16Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$37,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,420 – $47,010450
17Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$36,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,210 – $69,97060
18Butchers and Meat Cutters$36,180
No formal educational credential
$28,630 – $45,08080
19Bakers$30,150
No formal educational credential
$21,570 – $42,870110
20Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$28,770
No formal educational credential
$23,420 – $34,540120

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

#	Occupation	MedianMacon-Bibb County, GA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,740	$43,450 – $97,210	600
2	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,330	$36,650 – $72,820	30
3	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,250	$38,210 – $80,100	120
4	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,910	$45,740 – $80,020	730
5	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,420	$37,040 – $65,420	210
6	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,820	$31,060 – $84,950	670
7	Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,760	$37,700 – $72,620	50
8	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,230	$30,780 – $82,320	140
9	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,740	$38,180 – $64,640	40
10	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,520	$24,810 – $71,210	70
11	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,370	$32,190 – $58,020	100
12	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,720	$30,220 – $57,230	330
13	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,680	$34,570 – $54,480	80
14	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,520	$30,380 – $52,470	110
15	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,580	$29,830 – $49,850	70
16	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,540	$32,420 – $47,010	450
17	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,530	$36,210 – $69,970	60
18	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$36,180	$28,630 – $45,080	80
19	BakersNo formal educational credential	$30,150	$21,570 – $42,870	110
20	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$28,770	$23,420 – $34,540	120

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Macon-Bibb County, GA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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