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Also called barrow worker helper, beater worker helper, bench worker helper and cable worker helper.
$39,070
Median pay a year
165,700
People do this work
6
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Helpers--Production Worker
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
Helpers--Production Worker
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, Cleaning work areas, Loading materials into production equipment
Core Skills
Removing products, Lifting materials, Packaging products for storage, Preparing materials for processing, Operating industrial equipment, Recording production data, Watching operating equipment
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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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
The work itself
What a Helpers--Production Worker 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 Helpers--Production Worker 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.
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. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.