High paying production jobs in St. George, UT

Every production occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in St. George, 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 St. George, UT run 2.7% below the national average (2024), so a St. George, UT salary is worth about 1.03× 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, St. George, UT · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$63,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,430 – $102,490350
2Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$62,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,620 – $77,620160
3Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$52,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,710 – $62,71040
4Machinists$52,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,420 – $79,380110
5Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$50,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,880 – $70,360160
6Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$47,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,750 – $58,75070
7Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,130 – $75,12050
8Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$46,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,230 – $70,66050
9Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$46,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,430 – $63,540210
10Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$45,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,870 – $68,940260
11Production Workers, All Other$44,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,320 – $45,530270
12Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$42,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,640 – $57,020640
13Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$41,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,710 – $61,30050
14Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$41,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,090 – $60,190100
15Butchers and Meat Cutters$40,980
No formal educational credential
$30,000 – $54,91080
16Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$39,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,180 – $54,20060
17Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$39,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,780 – $46,420170
18Bakers$35,480
No formal educational credential
$28,100 – $43,820290
19Food Batchmakers$35,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,570 – $48,30090
20Helpers--Production Workers$35,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,670 – $49,34050
21Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$34,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,500 – $37,010230
22Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$34,710
No formal educational credential
$30,230 – $42,740190
23Sewing Machine Operators$34,300
No formal educational credential
$29,480 – $53,41040

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

#	Occupation	MedianSt. George, UT	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,830	$42,430 – $102,490	350
2	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,000	$42,620 – $77,620	160
3	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,810	$43,710 – $62,710	40
4	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,740	$39,420 – $79,380	110
5	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,890	$38,880 – $70,360	160
6	Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,780	$37,750 – $58,750	70
7	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,380	$37,130 – $75,120	50
8	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,470	$36,230 – $70,660	50
9	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,140	$34,430 – $63,540	210
10	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,320	$37,870 – $68,940	260
11	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,130	$32,320 – $45,530	270
12	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,650	$36,640 – $57,020	640
13	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except SawingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,390	$35,710 – $61,300	50
14	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,250	$35,090 – $60,190	100
15	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$40,980	$30,000 – $54,910	80
16	Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,470	$33,180 – $54,200	60
17	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,330	$32,780 – $46,420	170
18	BakersNo formal educational credential	$35,480	$28,100 – $43,820	290
19	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,090	$29,570 – $48,300	90
20	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,000	$28,670 – $49,340	50
21	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,770	$32,500 – $37,010	230
22	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$34,710	$30,230 – $42,740	190
23	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$34,300	$29,480 – $53,410	40

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