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Last updated: November 10, 2024
General Production Worker Salary
in Hickory, North Carolina
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$35,591 (USD)
Average Salary
$17/hr
Average Hourly
$477
Average Bonus
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Last updated: November 10, 2024
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a General Production Worker is $35,591 a year and $17 an hour in Hickory, North Carolina, United States. The average salary range for a General Production Worker is between $27,013 and $41,463. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a General Production Worker. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Hickory, North Carolina.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Estimated salary in 2029:
$39,978
5 Year Change:
12 %
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About Hickory, North Carolina
Hickory Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Hickory is a city in North Carolina primarily located in Catawba County and is the 25th most populous city in North Carolina. It is located approximately 60 miles (97 km) northwest of Charlotte. Hickory's population in the 2022 United States Census Bureau estimate was 44,084. Hickory is the main city of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 368,347 in the 2022 census.
In 2014, Reader's Digest named the Hickory metro area as the 10th best place to live and raise a family in the United States. Forbes named the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton MSA the third best MSA in the country...
Job Summary
Description:
- Assists production laborers with production tasks.
- Positions parts or materials for processing.
- Helps in machine setup.
- Cares for machines, adds coolant to reservoirs of machines, and lubricates machine parts.
- Performs feeding and off bearing activities.
- Feeds machine hoppers with stock and transports and packs finished products.
- Loads packaging machines.
- Verifies weights of filled containers emerging from processing or packaging machines.
- Removes foreign material from items on conveyor belts.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a General Production Worker is $35,591 a year and $17 an hour in Hickory, North Carolina, United States. The average salary range for a General Production Worker is between $27,013 and $41,463. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a General Production Worker. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Hickory, North Carolina.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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General Production Worker Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Helpers--Production Workers
Job family population: 181,810
Estimated population of General Production Worker jobs: 2,582
Rate of error: 1.0%
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About Hickory, North Carolina
Hickory Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Hickory is a city in North Carolina primarily located in Catawba County and is the 25th most populous city in North Carolina. It is located approximately 60 miles (97 km) northwest of Charlotte. Hickory's population in the 2022 United States Census Bureau estimate was 44,084. Hickory is the main city of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 368,347 in the 2022 census.
In 2014, Reader's Digest named the Hickory metro area as the 10th best place to live and raise a family in the United States. Forbes named the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton MSA the third best MSA in the country...
Job Summary
Description:
- Assists production laborers with production tasks.
- Positions parts or materials for processing.
- Helps in machine setup.
- Cares for machines, adds coolant to reservoirs of machines, and lubricates machine parts.
- Performs feeding and off bearing activities.
- Feeds machine hoppers with stock and transports and packs finished products.
- Loads packaging machines.
- Verifies weights of filled containers emerging from processing or packaging machines.
- Removes foreign material from items on conveyor belts.
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Who We Are
ERI Economic Research Institute compiles the best salary, cost-of-living, and executive compensation survey data available.
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