Production and Operating Worker Supervisors in Maine

Is Maine a good place for you to work as a Production and Operating Worker Supervisor?

While jobs for Production and Operating Worker Supervisors in Maine are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Production and Operating Worker Supervisors in Maine is expected to decrease.

• Production and Operating Worker Supervisors in Maine earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Production and Operating Worker Supervisors Work in Maine?

In Maine, there were 2,950 people working as Production and Operating Worker Supervisors in the year 2018.

There were 2,980 Production and Operating Worker Supervisors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 9,180 Production and Operating Worker Supervisors working in it, which means Maine has fewer Production and Operating Worker Supervisors than average.

Job Projections for Maine

Jobs for Production and Operating Worker Supervisors in this state are declining at a rate of 2.3% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -0.3%.

Maine Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 280 annual job openings, and 2,950 total jobs in 2026 for Production and Operating Worker Supervisors in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 59,300 annual jobs and 619,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Production and Operating Worker Supervisors Make in Maine?

In 2018 wages for Production and Operating Worker Supervisors ranged from $38,760 to $85,260 with $62,070 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $18.63 to $40.99. The median hourly rate was $29.84.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $29.16 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.68.

The median salary in Maine is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Maine Metros for Production and Operating Worker Supervisors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Production and Operating Worker Supervisors.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Portland-South Portland, ME	670	$58,260
Portsmouth, NH-ME	530	$73,130
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	280	$57,970
Dover-Durham, NH-ME	240	$61,540
Bangor, ME	160	$58,240

Top States for Production and Operating Worker Supervisors Employment

View the list below to see where most Production and Operating Worker Supervisors work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	49,570	$62,620
Texas	48,880	$63,670
Ohio	31,090	$59,700
Michigan	30,490	$62,050
Pennsylvania	28,110	$60,310
Indiana	26,260	$58,060
New York	25,290	$65,520
Wisconsin	24,840	$59,200
Florida	24,550	$56,400
Illinois	24,520	$59,920
Georgia	21,660	$57,330
North Carolina	21,290	$58,560
Tennessee	18,480	$55,500
Washington	14,920	$68,640
Alabama	13,570	$58,140
Missouri	13,330	$56,100
South Carolina	13,160	$64,140
New Jersey	12,590	$68,890
Virginia	12,450	$61,600
Kentucky	12,060	$58,110

Below are the states where Production and Operating Worker Supervisors get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Wyoming	$82,350
District of Columbia	$81,190
Connecticut	$72,070
Rhode Island	$69,230
New Jersey	$68,890
Washington	$68,640
New Hampshire	$67,210
Delaware	$67,020
Colorado	$65,660
New York	$65,520

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.