High paying production jobs in Oklahoma City, OK

Every production occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Oklahoma City, OK. 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 Oklahoma City, OK run 9.6% below the national average (2024), so a Oklahoma City, OK salary is worth about 1.11× 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, Oklahoma City, OK · Employed

1Gas Plant Operators$78,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,060 – $104,860230
2First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$68,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,350 – $106,2402,510
3Machinists$57,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,670 – $73,7601,130
4Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$51,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,160 – $74,9801,990
5Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,740 – $68,540630
6Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$50,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,340 – $66,930630
7Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$48,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,560 – $70,6402,200
8Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$48,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,800 – $62,920370
9Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,360 – $62,400710
10Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,400 – $63,850270
11Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,630 – $59,530480
12Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$40,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,850 – $65,430860
13Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$39,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,180 – $50,6103,030
14Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$38,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,290 – $51,8801,030
15Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$37,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,740 – $49,840690
16Printing Press Operators$37,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,700 – $50,210440
17Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$36,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,500 – $60,320450
18Butchers and Meat Cutters$36,050
No formal educational credential
$27,320 – $47,090680
19Food Batchmakers$35,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,550 – $56,920240
20Helpers--Production Workers$35,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,660 – $48,580540
21Sewing Machine Operators$34,260
No formal educational credential
$24,690 – $43,720310
22Bakers$33,230
No formal educational credential
$24,810 – $38,890880
23Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$28,810
No formal educational credential
$21,890 – $38,6001,040

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

#	Occupation	MedianOklahoma City, OK	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Gas Plant OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,310	$62,060 – $104,860	230
2	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,180	$43,350 – $106,240	2,510
3	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,780	$35,670 – $73,760	1,130
4	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,690	$34,160 – $74,980	1,990
5	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,360	$32,740 – $68,540	630
6	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,460	$38,340 – $66,930	630
7	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,760	$37,560 – $70,640	2,200
8	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,540	$36,800 – $62,920	370
9	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,130	$35,360 – $62,400	710
10	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,000	$36,400 – $63,850	270
11	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,710	$32,630 – $59,530	480
12	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,930	$30,850 – $65,430	860
13	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,940	$31,180 – $50,610	3,030
14	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,600	$30,290 – $51,880	1,030
15	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,940	$29,740 – $49,840	690
16	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,290	$27,700 – $50,210	440
17	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,340	$29,500 – $60,320	450
18	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$36,050	$27,320 – $47,090	680
19	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,870	$22,550 – $56,920	240
20	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,330	$27,660 – $48,580	540
21	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$34,260	$24,690 – $43,720	310
22	BakersNo formal educational credential	$33,230	$24,810 – $38,890	880
23	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$28,810	$21,890 – $38,600	1,040

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Oklahoma City, OK. 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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