Production Workers in Maine

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

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

• Employment for Production Workers in Maine is expected to decrease.

• Production Workers in Maine earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Production Workers Work in Maine?

2,230 people worked as Production Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 2,200 Production Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 2,830 Production Workers working in it, which means Maine has fewer Production Workers than average.

Job Projections for Maine

Jobs for Production Workers in this state are declining at a rate of 3.8% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 4.4%.

Maine Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 200 annual Production Workers job openings in Maine, and 1,760 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 31,400 annual jobs and 275,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Production Workers Make in Maine?

In 2018 wages for Production Workers ranged from $21,520 to $54,930 with $30,400 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.34 to $26.41. The median hourly rate was $14.62.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $14.86 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.24.

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

Top Maine Metros for Production Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Production Workers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Portland-South Portland, ME	630	$29,010
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	330	$27,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME	330	$35,440
Bangor, ME	90	$30,680

Top States for Production Workers Employment

View the list below to see where most Production Workers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Illinois	32,900	$32,910
California	28,120	$28,690
Tennessee	13,620	$27,330
Ohio	13,400	$32,410
Louisiana	9,840	$33,690
Georgia	9,260	$25,430
Texas	8,910	$29,950
Florida	8,690	$24,100
Iowa	6,590	$45,150
Oregon	6,450	$31,190
Missouri	6,420	$28,070
Michigan	6,240	$31,620
Alabama	5,980	$24,560
Virginia	5,060	$24,200
Kentucky	4,850	$24,840
Indiana	4,700	$34,710
New York	4,650	$34,000
New Jersey	4,300	$28,120
Minnesota	4,270	$35,730
Massachusetts	3,640	$34,310

Below are the states where Production Workers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Wyoming	$53,920
Alaska	$52,340
New Mexico	$49,700
South Dakota	$47,490
District of Columbia	$47,410
Iowa	$45,150
Minnesota	$35,730
Indiana	$34,710
Connecticut	$34,550
Maryland	$34,400

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References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.