High paying production jobs in Oklahoma

Every production occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Oklahoma. 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 run 12.2% below the national average (2024), so a Oklahoma salary is worth about 1.14× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Oklahoma.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Oklahoma · Employed

1Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$95,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$74,420 – $107,1701,390
2Gas Plant Operators$78,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,750 – $97,560970
3First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$70,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,450 – $114,5209,570
4Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$63,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,480 – $79,4101,390
5Machinists$51,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,380 – $70,8704,230
6Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$50,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,990 – $65,770710
7Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$50,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,340 – $81,820790
8Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$49,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,860 – $70,6409,960
9Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,680 – $75,9807,430
10Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$47,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,490 – $62,1901,490
11Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,710 – $67,670960
12Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,330 – $59,5302,180
13Slaughterers and Meat Packers$45,970
No formal educational credential
$33,290 – $45,9701,560
14Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$45,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,250 – $63,0402,280
15Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,600 – $60,9902,520
16Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,890 – $62,4802,030
17Production Workers, All Other$44,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,860 – $60,7201,250
18Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$42,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,150 – $57,6401,310
19Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$41,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,220 – $58,5302,840
20Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$40,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,230 – $64,7502,480
21Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$40,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,700 – $57,56011,920
22Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$39,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,180 – $48,7103,150
23Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,290 – $54,590870
24Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,110 – $50,250620
25Printing Press Operators$36,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,700 – $50,4401,140
26Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$36,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,580 – $59,9601,020
27Food Batchmakers$36,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,060 – $51,260930
28Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$36,300
No formal educational credential
$34,960 – $46,1801,530
29Helpers--Production Workers$36,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,460 – $46,7102,200
30Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$36,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,680 – $45,4901,140
31Butchers and Meat Cutters$35,070
No formal educational credential
$26,180 – $46,3401,810
32Sewing Machine Operators$33,340
No formal educational credential
$23,850 – $44,350580
33Bakers$31,460
No formal educational credential
$22,570 – $37,7001,980
34Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$28,170
No formal educational credential
$20,750 – $38,6002,680

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

#	Occupation	MedianOklahoma	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and GaugersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$95,140	$74,420 – $107,170	1,390
2	Gas Plant OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,310	$59,750 – $97,560	970
3	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,000	$44,450 – $114,520	9,570
4	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,640	$39,480 – $79,410	1,390
5	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,120	$36,380 – $70,870	4,230
6	Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,380	$38,990 – $65,770	710
7	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,160	$37,340 – $81,820	790
8	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,720	$37,860 – $70,640	9,960
9	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,630	$35,680 – $75,980	7,430
10	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,760	$34,490 – $62,190	1,490
11	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,000	$32,710 – $67,670	960
12	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,470	$33,330 – $59,530	2,180
13	Slaughterers and Meat PackersNo formal educational credential	$45,970	$33,290 – $45,970	1,560
14	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,890	$35,250 – $63,040	2,280
15	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,780	$35,600 – $60,990	2,520
16	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,680	$31,890 – $62,480	2,030
17	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,120	$21,860 – $60,720	1,250
18	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,180	$33,150 – $57,640	1,310
19	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,020	$30,220 – $58,530	2,840
20	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,930	$31,230 – $64,750	2,480
21	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,600	$30,700 – $57,560	11,920
22	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,310	$31,180 – $48,710	3,150
23	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,570	$29,290 – $54,590	870
24	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,910	$31,110 – $50,250	620
25	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,760	$26,700 – $50,440	1,140
26	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,630	$28,580 – $59,960	1,020
27	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,320	$27,060 – $51,260	930
28	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and TrimmersNo formal educational credential	$36,300	$34,960 – $46,180	1,530
29	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,240	$27,460 – $46,710	2,200
30	Food Cooking Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,030	$35,680 – $45,490	1,140
31	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$35,070	$26,180 – $46,340	1,810
32	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$33,340	$23,850 – $44,350	580
33	BakersNo formal educational credential	$31,460	$22,570 – $37,700	1,980
34	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$28,170	$20,750 – $38,600	2,680

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