High paying production jobs in Evansville, IN

Every production occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Evansville, IN. 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 Evansville, IN run 8.5% below the national average (2024), so a Evansville, IN salary is worth about 1.09× 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, Evansville, IN · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$77,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,120 – $101,3301,050
2Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$63,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,330 – $76,410230
3Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$62,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,560 – $100,630760
4Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$61,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,530 – $63,470790
5Tool and Die Makers$60,890
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,560 – $73,100160
6Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$59,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,840 – $61,650100
7Machinists$58,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,290 – $80,810190
8Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$55,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,910 – $71,630110
9Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$50,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,400 – $75,720350
10Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,730 – $58,430140
11Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$48,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,510 – $63,87060
12Printing Press Operators$48,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,820 – $76,930410
13Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$47,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,050 – $79,200980
14Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,650 – $57,500190
15Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,990 – $82,300500
16Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,700 – $81,590170
17Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,070 – $60,46050
18Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$45,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,770 – $48,45090
19Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,580 – $60,070180
20Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,300 – $48,29060
21Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$45,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,170 – $55,1201,070
22Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$45,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,820 – $58,410140
23Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,710 – $60,49050
24Sewing Machine Operators$43,800
No formal educational credential
$31,420 – $48,100180
25Food Batchmakers$43,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,110 – $54,110250
26Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$42,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,010 – $59,450120
27Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$38,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,530 – $50,6001,400
28Butchers and Meat Cutters$37,590
No formal educational credential
$29,530 – $49,51070
29Production Workers, All Other$37,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,150 – $62,57090
30Helpers--Production Workers$36,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,760 – $49,62050
31Bakers$36,490
No formal educational credential
$27,450 – $47,420160
32Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$33,480
No formal educational credential
$26,570 – $37,190210

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

#	Occupation	MedianEvansville, IN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,720	$47,120 – $101,330	1,050
2	Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,120	$41,330 – $76,410	230
3	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,870	$40,560 – $100,630	760
4	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,160	$36,530 – $63,470	790
5	Tool and Die MakersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,890	$47,560 – $73,100	160
6	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,290	$36,840 – $61,650	100
7	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,410	$40,290 – $80,810	190
8	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,050	$45,910 – $71,630	110
9	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,960	$37,400 – $75,720	350
10	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,970	$39,730 – $58,430	140
11	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,800	$36,510 – $63,870	60
12	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,770	$36,820 – $76,930	410
13	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,970	$34,050 – $79,200	980
14	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,790	$36,650 – $57,500	190
15	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,680	$38,990 – $82,300	500
16	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,260	$35,700 – $81,590	170
17	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,980	$36,070 – $60,460	50
18	Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,750	$37,770 – $48,450	90
19	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,450	$33,580 – $60,070	180
20	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,230	$40,300 – $48,290	60
21	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,100	$35,170 – $55,120	1,070
22	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,040	$35,820 – $58,410	140
23	Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,240	$40,710 – $60,490	50
24	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$43,800	$31,420 – $48,100	180
25	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,750	$31,110 – $54,110	250
26	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,230	$37,010 – $59,450	120
27	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,390	$29,530 – $50,600	1,400
28	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$37,590	$29,530 – $49,510	70
29	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,130	$36,150 – $62,570	90
30	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,630	$27,760 – $49,620	50
31	BakersNo formal educational credential	$36,490	$27,450 – $47,420	160
32	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$33,480	$26,570 – $37,190	210

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Evansville, IN. 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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