High paying production jobs in Gettysburg, PA

Every production occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Gettysburg, PA. 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 Gettysburg, PA run 4.6% below the national average (2024), so a Gettysburg, PA salary is worth about 1.05× 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, Gettysburg, PA · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$73,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,260 – $93,250270
2Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$56,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,230 – $56,24050
3Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$54,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,530 – $60,540110
4Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,750 – $61,420240
5Production Workers, All Other$49,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,920 – $56,94090
6Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$49,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,710 – $73,010110
7Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,680 – $57,40060
8Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,040 – $49,96070
9Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$47,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,180 – $64,45040
10Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,520 – $66,56070
11Machinists$46,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,790 – $62,24080
12Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,190 – $60,23070
13Printing Press Operators$46,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,920 – $64,73080
14Food Batchmakers$46,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,150 – $55,530140
15Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$46,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,930 – $46,730510
16Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$45,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,970 – $60,250180
17Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,900 – $49,47080
18Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$44,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,880 – $60,89040
19Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$43,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,020 – $61,250490
20Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$40,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,390 – $47,93090
21Food Processing Workers, All Other$40,130
No formal educational credential
$36,990 – $46,68030
22Helpers--Production Workers$37,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,080 – $48,000140
23Bakers$32,740
No formal educational credential
$25,250 – $48,87030
24Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$30,910
No formal educational credential
$26,250 – $35,03060

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

#	Occupation	MedianGettysburg, PA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,920	$49,260 – $93,250	270
2	Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,240	$42,230 – $56,240	50
3	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,100	$48,530 – $60,540	110
4	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,660	$46,750 – $61,420	240
5	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,170	$42,920 – $56,940	90
6	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,010	$37,710 – $73,010	110
7	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,300	$35,680 – $57,400	60
8	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,250	$48,040 – $49,960	70
9	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,920	$38,180 – $64,450	40
10	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,890	$37,520 – $66,560	70
11	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,570	$37,790 – $62,240	80
12	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,550	$39,190 – $60,230	70
13	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,520	$37,920 – $64,730	80
14	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,440	$34,150 – $55,530	140
15	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,020	$34,930 – $46,730	510
16	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,780	$37,970 – $60,250	180
17	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,870	$33,900 – $49,470	80
18	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,450	$37,880 – $60,890	40
19	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,440	$33,020 – $61,250	490
20	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,450	$35,390 – $47,930	90
21	Food Processing Workers, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$40,130	$36,990 – $46,680	30
22	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,540	$36,080 – $48,000	140
23	BakersNo formal educational credential	$32,740	$25,250 – $48,870	30
24	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$30,910	$26,250 – $35,030	60

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