High paying production jobs in Jackson, MS

Every production occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Jackson, MS. 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 Jackson, MS run 11.0% below the national average (2024), so a Jackson, MS salary is worth about 1.12× 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, Jackson, MS · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$69,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,470 – $122,7101,300
2Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$63,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,920 – $69,1904,810
3Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$62,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,820 – $76,900180
4Tire Builders$55,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,230 – $55,380130
5Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$52,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,220 – $70,180530
6Machinists$49,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,560 – $82,630230
7Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,900 – $74,050190
8Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$47,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,530 – $75,660220
9Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,960 – $58,650150
10Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$47,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,040 – $68,990180
11Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$46,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,930 – $59,840200
12Production Workers, All Other$46,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,710 – $77,330160
13Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,910 – $57,530180
14Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$44,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,800 – $70,620640
15Printing Press Operators$43,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,670 – $56,490230
16Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$42,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,610 – $59,94090
17Food Processing Workers, All Other$41,870
No formal educational credential
$32,710 – $42,660210
18Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$38,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,390 – $62,3501,280
19Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$38,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,910 – $59,730130
20Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$37,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,470 – $44,070210
21Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$37,500
No formal educational credential
$34,360 – $42,1802,230
22Food Batchmakers$36,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,860 – $46,650230
23Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$35,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,620 – $45,850380
24Slaughterers and Meat Packers$34,530
No formal educational credential
$27,170 – $36,740470
25Helpers--Production Workers$33,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,480 – $37,9801,430
26Sewing Machine Operators$31,200
No formal educational credential
$22,750 – $45,190110
27Bakers$29,810
No formal educational credential
$20,910 – $47,140350
28Butchers and Meat Cutters$29,730
No formal educational credential
$22,420 – $45,650260
29Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$29,720
No formal educational credential
$22,780 – $35,56090
30Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$28,120
No formal educational credential
$22,670 – $36,400330

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

#	Occupation	MedianJackson, MS	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,250	$46,470 – $122,710	1,300
2	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,170	$31,920 – $69,190	4,810
3	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,530	$22,820 – $76,900	180
4	Tire BuildersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,380	$48,230 – $55,380	130
5	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,220	$37,220 – $70,180	530
6	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,850	$30,560 – $82,630	230
7	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,580	$36,900 – $74,050	190
8	Engine and Other Machine AssemblersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,270	$35,530 – $75,660	220
9	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,210	$36,960 – $58,650	150
10	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,070	$37,040 – $68,990	180
11	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,710	$34,930 – $59,840	200
12	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,350	$24,710 – $77,330	160
13	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,070	$31,910 – $57,530	180
14	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,790	$28,800 – $70,620	640
15	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,820	$26,670 – $56,490	230
16	Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,470	$31,610 – $59,940	90
17	Food Processing Workers, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$41,870	$32,710 – $42,660	210
18	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,430	$31,390 – $62,350	1,280
19	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,270	$29,910 – $59,730	130
20	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,920	$21,470 – $44,070	210
21	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and TrimmersNo formal educational credential	$37,500	$34,360 – $42,180	2,230
22	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,660	$32,860 – $46,650	230
23	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,180	$26,620 – $45,850	380
24	Slaughterers and Meat PackersNo formal educational credential	$34,530	$27,170 – $36,740	470
25	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,030	$27,480 – $37,980	1,430
26	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$31,200	$22,750 – $45,190	110
27	BakersNo formal educational credential	$29,810	$20,910 – $47,140	350
28	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$29,730	$22,420 – $45,650	260
29	Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related MaterialsNo formal educational credential	$29,720	$22,780 – $35,560	90
30	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$28,120	$22,670 – $36,400	330

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