High paying production jobs in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT

Every production occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Provo-Orem-Lehi, 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 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT run 1.8% below the national average (2024), so a Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT salary is worth about 1.02× 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, Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$64,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,070 – $101,5101,560
2Machinists$61,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,630 – $82,460430
3Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$60,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,580 – $61,310150
4Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$58,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,680 – $75,080330
5Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$54,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,220 – $76,380790
6Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,430 – $70,040380
7Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$48,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,250 – $82,620130
8Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,200 – $55,370200
9Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,490 – $63,450330
10Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,400 – $63,150400
11Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$46,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,290 – $60,980410
12Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$45,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,980 – $74,880120
13Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,000 – $51,830240
14Dental Laboratory Technicians$45,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,360 – $79,620430
15Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$45,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,130 – $70,0401,160
16Butchers and Meat Cutters$44,670
No formal educational credential
$31,920 – $63,360340
17Food Processing Workers, All Other$44,240
No formal educational credential
$33,250 – $44,240100
18Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,330 – $62,910150
19Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$43,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,890 – $50,4801,300
20Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$41,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,960 – $54,250180
21Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$39,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,780 – $56,9702,030
22Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$39,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,100 – $50,460170
23Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$39,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,530 – $49,390220
24Printing Press Operators$38,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,710 – $56,300550
25Production Workers, All Other$38,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,550 – $48,2601,500
26Print Binding and Finishing Workers$38,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,520 – $52,000160
27Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$38,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,380 – $48,620170
28Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$37,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,420 – $56,510730
29Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$37,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,840 – $53,000260
30Bakers$36,830
No formal educational credential
$25,510 – $47,010640
31Food Batchmakers$36,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,360 – $55,180780
32Sewing Machine Operators$36,290
No formal educational credential
$29,180 – $48,890180
33Helpers--Production Workers$35,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,680 – $47,840300
34Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$33,720
No formal educational credential
$24,960 – $38,850150

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

#	Occupation	MedianProvo-Orem-Lehi, UT	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,810	$45,070 – $101,510	1,560
2	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,890	$42,630 – $82,460	430
3	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,440	$46,580 – $61,310	150
4	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,570	$45,680 – $75,080	330
5	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,740	$43,220 – $76,380	790
6	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,290	$35,430 – $70,040	380
7	Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,130	$36,250 – $82,620	130
8	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,890	$40,200 – $55,370	200
9	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,560	$37,490 – $63,450	330
10	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,750	$36,400 – $63,150	400
11	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,540	$31,290 – $60,980	410
12	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,930	$36,980 – $74,880	120
13	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,870	$40,000 – $51,830	240
14	Dental Laboratory TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,770	$35,360 – $79,620	430
15	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,710	$37,130 – $70,040	1,160
16	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$44,670	$31,920 – $63,360	340
17	Food Processing Workers, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$44,240	$33,250 – $44,240	100
18	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,020	$35,330 – $62,910	150
19	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,520	$32,890 – $50,480	1,300
20	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,830	$35,960 – $54,250	180
21	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,560	$30,780 – $56,970	2,030
22	Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,160	$34,100 – $50,460	170
23	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except SawingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,040	$35,530 – $49,390	220
24	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,930	$31,710 – $56,300	550
25	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,920	$31,550 – $48,260	1,500
26	Print Binding and Finishing WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,870	$34,520 – $52,000	160
27	Food Cooking Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,060	$32,380 – $48,620	170
28	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,200	$31,420 – $56,510	730
29	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,120	$26,840 – $53,000	260
30	BakersNo formal educational credential	$36,830	$25,510 – $47,010	640
31	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,360	$34,360 – $55,180	780
32	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$36,290	$29,180 – $48,890	180
33	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,460	$31,680 – $47,840	300
34	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$33,720	$24,960 – $38,850	150

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Provo-Orem-Lehi, 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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