High paying production jobs in Ogden, UT

Every production occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Ogden, UT. 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 Ogden, UT run 0.3% above the national average (2024), so a Ogden, UT salary is worth about 1.00× 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, Ogden, UT · Employed

1Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$105,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,140 – $106,320430
2First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$76,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,410 – $111,3701,830
3Machinists$65,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,890 – $79,2101,260
4Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$60,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,520 – $83,370270
5Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$60,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,080 – $78,940960
6Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$57,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,770 – $64,950100
7Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$56,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,050 – $75,340210
8Dental Laboratory Technicians$52,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,920 – $79,990110
9Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$52,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,540 – $80,6401,380
10Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,920 – $75,000850
11Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,550 – $69,570290
12Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$48,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,590 – $63,900220
13Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,450 – $61,280440
14Helpers--Production Workers$47,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,890 – $51,020120
15Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,500 – $64,440240
16Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,240 – $57,2804,710
17Production Workers, All Other$45,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,160 – $58,860520
18Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$45,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,790 – $59,360230
19Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$44,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,200 – $59,6301,190
20Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$44,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,010 – $60,300220
21Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$43,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,480 – $69,57090
22Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,850 – $53,420420
23Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$42,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,040 – $61,270130
24Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$40,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,910 – $51,520110
25Food Batchmakers$40,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,770 – $52,960460
26Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$39,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,680 – $55,830160
27Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$39,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,530 – $79,210570
28Butchers and Meat Cutters$38,670
No formal educational credential
$31,110 – $47,490270
29Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$36,950
No formal educational credential
$25,340 – $45,760230
30Printing Press Operators$36,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,190 – $58,740190
31Bakers$36,320
No formal educational credential
$25,630 – $45,090470
32Sewing Machine Operators$36,040
No formal educational credential
$29,330 – $45,530100

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

#	Occupation	MedianOgden, UT	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and GaugersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,980	$65,140 – $106,320	430
2	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,680	$48,410 – $111,370	1,830
3	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,270	$43,890 – $79,210	1,260
4	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,720	$45,520 – $83,370	270
5	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,240	$44,080 – $78,940	960
6	Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,980	$36,770 – $64,950	100
7	Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems AssemblersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,550	$40,050 – $75,340	210
8	Dental Laboratory TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,970	$36,920 – $79,990	110
9	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,800	$38,540 – $80,640	1,380
10	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,230	$38,920 – $75,000	850
11	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,940	$36,550 – $69,570	290
12	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,910	$38,590 – $63,900	220
13	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,910	$36,450 – $61,280	440
14	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,440	$31,890 – $51,020	120
15	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,670	$38,500 – $64,440	240
16	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,110	$36,240 – $57,280	4,710
17	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,930	$35,160 – $58,860	520
18	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,820	$34,790 – $59,360	230
19	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,800	$35,200 – $59,630	1,190
20	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,520	$37,010 – $60,300	220
21	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,780	$35,480 – $69,570	90
22	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,010	$35,850 – $53,420	420
23	Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,170	$36,040 – $61,270	130
24	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,590	$37,910 – $51,520	110
25	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,190	$30,770 – $52,960	460
26	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except SawingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,820	$31,680 – $55,830	160
27	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,010	$35,530 – $79,210	570
28	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$38,670	$31,110 – $47,490	270
29	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$36,950	$25,340 – $45,760	230
30	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,930	$31,190 – $58,740	190
31	BakersNo formal educational credential	$36,320	$25,630 – $45,090	470
32	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$36,040	$29,330 – $45,530	100

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