High paying production jobs in Albany, OR

Every production occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Albany, OR. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single production job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Albany, OR run 2.1% above the national average (2024), so a Albany, OR salary is worth about 0.98× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Albany, OR · Employed

1Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$81,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,210 – $81,190140
2First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$80,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,590 – $106,800460
3Machinists$71,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,170 – $91,930190
4Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$67,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,970 – $77,94040
5Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$65,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,670 – $96,23050
6Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$64,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,930 – $81,99040
7Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$64,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,630 – $87,050290
8Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$63,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,590 – $98,58080
9Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$62,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,980 – $78,310280
10Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$62,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,900 – $82,280400
11Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$56,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,430 – $84,29070
12Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$56,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,550 – $61,800110
13Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$54,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,270 – $87,61070
14Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$54,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,720 – $79,63060
15Helpers--Production Workers$52,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,900 – $67,550200
16Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,690 – $76,390180
17Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $87,61030
18Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,220 – $82,770150
19Production Workers, All Other$49,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,450 – $56,660200
20Butchers and Meat Cutters$47,430
No formal educational credential
$35,010 – $57,76040
21Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$46,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $50,18070
22Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,880 – $58,600720
23Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$45,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,990 – $61,040100
24Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,290 – $74,90050
25Bakers$42,810
No formal educational credential
$31,520 – $59,44060
26Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$42,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,780 – $55,880320
27Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$41,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,710 – $54,51050

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianAlbany, OR	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,190	$47,210 – $81,190	140
2	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,230	$50,590 – $106,800	460
3	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,300	$46,170 – $91,930	190
4	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,060	$49,970 – $77,940	40
5	Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,420	$48,670 – $96,230	50
6	Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,210	$43,930 – $81,990	40
7	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,170	$44,630 – $87,050	290
8	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,800	$47,590 – $98,580	80
9	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,790	$46,980 – $78,310	280
10	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,460	$44,900 – $82,280	400
11	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,410	$45,430 – $84,290	70
12	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except SawingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,180	$38,550 – $61,800	110
13	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,500	$44,270 – $87,610	70
14	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,020	$35,720 – $79,630	60
15	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,290	$38,900 – $67,550	200
16	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,840	$41,690 – $76,390	180
17	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,340	$32,240 – $87,610	30
18	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,700	$38,220 – $82,770	150
19	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,480	$36,450 – $56,660	200
20	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$47,430	$35,010 – $57,760	40
21	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,530	$37,440 – $50,180	70
22	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,110	$37,880 – $58,600	720
23	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, WoodHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,700	$36,990 – $61,040	100
24	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,520	$38,290 – $74,900	50
25	BakersNo formal educational credential	$42,810	$31,520 – $59,440	60
26	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,330	$35,780 – $55,880	320
27	Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,710	$41,710 – $54,510	50

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Albany, OR. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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