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Also called abrasive mixer helper, aircraft machinist helper, alodize machine helper and anglesmith helper.
$39,070
Median pay a year
165,700
People do this work
6
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Cleaning production equipment
Removing products
Lifting materials
Cleaning work areas
Loading materials into production equipment
Packaging products for storage
Preparing materials for processing
Operating industrial equipment
Recording production data
Watching operating equipment
Marking equipment with labels
Counting finished products
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Production Worker Helper
Summary
Production helper supporting workers by loading and unloading items, operating machinery, and ensuring a clean work area. Duties include checking product quality and assisting with equipment operations
Experience
Production Worker Helper
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Loaded and unloaded items from machines, conveyors, and trucks
Operated machinery used in the production process or assisted machine operators
Placed products in equipment or on work surfaces for processing or wrapping
Examined products to check if they met quality standards
Started machines or equipment to begin production processes
Observed equipment operations to detect malfunctions and notified operators
Lifted raw materials, finished products, and packed items using hoists or manually
Skills
Hands-On Work
Cleaning production equipment, Removing products, Lifting materials, Cleaning work areas, Loading materials into production equipment, Packaging products for storage, Preparing materials for processing, Operating industrial equipment
Core Skills
Watching operating equipment, Recording production data
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Loaded and unloaded itemsOperated or assisted with machinesPlaced products for processingChecked products for qualityStarted machines for productionRemoved waste and products
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Loaded and unloaded items for processing, maintaining a steady workflow in production.
Placed products on work surfaces and equipment for further processing and inspection.
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Add how often you loaded and unloaded items.
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Loaded and unloaded items several times each hour to maintain a steady workflow in production
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Several times each hourA few times every shiftMost of the day
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Placed products on work surfaces and equipment for further processing and inspection.
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Made inspections quicker and easierHelped keep production on scheduleReduced errors in processing
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The work itself
What a Production Worker Helper does
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Help production workers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
What it pays
How much does a Production Worker Helper make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$35,220
Median
$39,070
75th percentile
$45,990
About 165,700 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$40,750
$42,530
$50,740
AL
$30,800
$35,910
$38,430
AR
$34,600
$35,540
$38,360
AZ
$36,200
$39,680
$43,850
CA
$38,800
$43,970
$49,290
CO
$39,120
$45,550
$49,760
CT
$37,500
$45,260
$51,470
DE
$37,480
$38,380
$42,950
FL
$34,350
$37,950
$43,550
GA
$32,680
$36,280
$42,940
HI
$40,120
$44,380
$51,280
IA
$42,840
$45,560
$50,030
ID
$36,640
$38,240
$44,120
IL
$38,850
$41,480
$47,750
IN
$38,160
$42,210
$46,050
KS
$30,990
$37,320
$43,480
KY
$38,650
$42,130
$48,910
LA
$31,780
$36,400
$42,690
MA
$36,120
$42,280
$48,490
MD
$37,600
$44,680
$53,830
ME
$38,630
$44,120
$51,710
MI
$36,920
$41,660
$45,760
MN
$38,330
$44,720
$47,840
MO
$35,880
$40,580
$48,130
MS
$32,660
$33,880
$37,980
MT
$38,460
$46,110
$47,850
NC
$36,200
$39,410
$45,870
ND
$31,200
$46,170
$58,750
NE
$30,440
$45,020
$49,730
NH
$36,600
$42,740
$43,630
NJ
$34,930
$39,290
$47,370
NM
$31,730
$35,650
$38,650
NV
$35,360
$39,730
$45,070
NY
$38,150
$43,540
$48,520
OH
$36,020
$39,600
$46,170
OK
$31,040
$36,240
$40,610
OR
$39,730
$45,390
$49,700
PA
$37,120
$41,060
$47,230
PR
$22,370
$22,780
$25,040
RI
$35,480
$44,720
$49,050
SC
$31,970
$36,610
$44,220
TN
$35,190
$38,330
$45,510
TX
$32,690
$36,610
$41,700
UT
$33,630
$37,110
$47,040
VA
$35,010
$37,740
$44,690
VT
$38,140
$39,540
$53,950
WA
$40,300
$45,450
$52,020
WI
$37,770
$45,100
$49,980
WV
$37,830
$39,190
$46,790
WY
$37,680
$40,200
$47,520
Other names
Other names for this job
abrasive mixer helper, aircraft machinist helper, alodize machine helper, anglesmith helper, annealer helper, asbestos brake lining finisher helper, assembly inspector helper, auto painter helper, automatic pad making machine operator helper, automotive painter helper, bag machine operator helper, baker helper.
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Production Worker Helper
Already yours: Cleaning production equipment, Removing products, Lifting materials
4 of the 12 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$39,070 a year
What you have not done yet. Loading materials into production equipment, Packaging products for storage, Recording production data
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Already yours: Cleaning production equipment, Cleaning work areas
2 of the 11 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$60,020 a year
What you have not done yet. Operating chemical processing equipment, Maintaining production equipment, Testing chemical characteristics
This page is about the occupation Helpers--Production Workers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.