Best Production Cover Letter Examples

Cover letters should be short and sweet! Typical advice suggests keeping your cover letter to 400 words or less. This means somewhere between three and six concise paragraphs, or about half a page of text.

Hiring managers for production jobs look for applicants who have a mix of soft and hard skills, specifically: 

• Problem-solving
• Attention to detail
• Teamwork
• Verbal communication
• Industry knowledge
• Initiative
• Creativity 
• Diligence
• Self-discipline
• Agility
• Critical thinking
• Resourcefulness
• Focus
• Flexibility

Because production includes such a wide range of careers, qualifications can vary by quite a lot. A baker, for instance, may only need a high school diploma and some on-the-job experience or vocational training. A welder, on the other hand, may seek certification to become a certified welder (CW). Most production careers require little formal education and lots of learning on the job.

The average salary for an employee in the production field in 2021 was $37,710. This covers a wide range of careers with a variety of salaries. For example:

• Assemblers and fabricators: $37,170 per year.
• Bakers: $29,750 per year.
• Machinists and tool and die makers: $47,940 per year.
• Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers: $94,790.

Production careers overall are expected to decline by 2% between 2021 and 2031, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Career opportunities for assemblers and fabricators are expected to drop by 6%. Plastic and metal machine worker opportunities are expected to drop by 5% during this period.

Bakers, on the other hand, can expect a growth rate of 8% with 31,300 new opportunities per year during this period. Food processing equipment workers can expect 4% growth.