High paying production jobs in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN

Every production occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN. 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN run 3.7% below the national average (2024), so a Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN salary is worth about 1.04× 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, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$70,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,190 – $103,8604,600
2Tool and Die Makers$69,210
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,350 – $93,220810
3Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$59,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,530 – $76,700880
4Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$56,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,460 – $79,14020,770
5Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$53,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,190 – $64,620410
6Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$51,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,920 – $71,910530
7Machinists$51,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,060 – $71,9601,640
8Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,470 – $52,050720
9Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,020 – $66,4901,010
10Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$49,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,220 – $68,4902,590
11Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$48,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,500 – $65,370560
12Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,180 – $56,080530
13Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,700 – $58,810540
14Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$47,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,900 – $70,9304,490
15Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$47,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,770 – $56,620360
16Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,910 – $63,880560
17Printing Press Operators$46,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,260 – $58,4801,320
18Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,930 – $59,250810
19Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,030 – $58,3101,190
20Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$45,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,360 – $62,8102,140
21Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$44,220
No formal educational credential
$28,690 – $44,220430
22Butchers and Meat Cutters$44,010
No formal educational credential
$35,840 – $48,200920
23Food Batchmakers$43,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,850 – $60,810360
24Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$43,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,980 – $64,920710
25Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$42,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,250 – $67,400370
26Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$40,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,680 – $47,080460
27Production Workers, All Other$40,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,230 – $60,7204,790
28Helpers--Production Workers$38,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,160 – $53,1301,200
29Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$37,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,470 – $58,220500
30Sewing Machine Operators$37,500
No formal educational credential
$21,570 – $47,840870
31Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$35,070
No formal educational credential
$29,580 – $37,1502,380
32Bakers$34,920
No formal educational credential
$23,950 – $46,4001,670

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

#	Occupation	MedianNashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,470	$47,190 – $103,860	4,600
2	Tool and Die MakersPostsecondary nondegree award	$69,210	$48,350 – $93,220	810
3	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,740	$40,530 – $76,700	880
4	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,400	$36,460 – $79,140	20,770
5	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,660	$39,190 – $64,620	410
6	Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,540	$39,920 – $71,910	530
7	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,430	$40,060 – $71,960	1,640
8	Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,290	$37,470 – $52,050	720
9	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,780	$38,020 – $66,490	1,010
10	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,460	$40,220 – $68,490	2,590
11	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,580	$38,500 – $65,370	560
12	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,650	$36,180 – $56,080	530
13	Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,630	$29,700 – $58,810	540
14	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,170	$34,900 – $70,930	4,490
15	Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,140	$37,770 – $56,620	360
16	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,420	$33,910 – $63,880	560
17	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,220	$35,260 – $58,480	1,320
18	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,760	$37,930 – $59,250	810
19	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,650	$37,030 – $58,310	1,190
20	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,380	$36,360 – $62,810	2,140
21	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and TrimmersNo formal educational credential	$44,220	$28,690 – $44,220	430
22	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$44,010	$35,840 – $48,200	920
23	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,660	$34,850 – $60,810	360
24	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,090	$32,980 – $64,920	710
25	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,920	$33,250 – $67,400	370
26	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except SawingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,560	$31,680 – $47,080	460
27	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,510	$32,230 – $60,720	4,790
28	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,490	$31,160 – $53,130	1,200
29	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,970	$30,470 – $58,220	500
30	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$37,500	$21,570 – $47,840	870
31	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$35,070	$29,580 – $37,150	2,380
32	BakersNo formal educational credential	$34,920	$23,950 – $46,400	1,670

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN. 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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