Job outlook for production line operators in the United States

Production line operator job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected production line operator job growth rate is 7% from 2018-2028.

• About 56,900 new jobs for production line operators are projected over the next decade.

• Production line operator salaries have increased 9% for production line operators in the last 5 years.

• There are over 163,788 production line operators currently employed in the United States.

• There are 155,014 active production line operator job openings in the US.

• The average production line operator salary is $33,261.

Compare the number of production line operator jobs and the average production line operator salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of production line operator job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where production line operators earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.