High paying production jobs in Terre Haute, IN

Every production occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Terre Haute, IN. 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 Terre Haute, IN run 12.2% below the national average (2024), so a Terre Haute, IN 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.

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, Terre Haute, IN · Employed

1Power Plant Operators$103,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$74,140 – $103,04080
2First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$72,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,360 – $96,730480
3Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$65,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,320 – $78,89040
4Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$59,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,650 – $59,080170
5Machinists$54,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,680 – $65,880240
6Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$54,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,350 – $65,360260
7Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$53,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,240 – $61,47090
8Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$52,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,970 – $63,800130
9Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,730 – $61,12040
10Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,400 – $59,59030
11Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$46,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,990 – $67,030500
12Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$46,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,470 – $64,970230
13Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,650 – $48,39060
14Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$46,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,780 – $67,460350
15Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$45,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,370 – $57,94080
16Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,530 – $59,350130
17Printing Press Operators$45,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,000 – $59,110340
18Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$45,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,520 – $75,98060
19Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$44,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,100 – $58,490230
20Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,410 – $58,350160
21Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,800 – $58,41060
22Helpers--Production Workers$43,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,380 – $46,24050
23Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$43,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,960 – $56,620250
24Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$39,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,700 – $85,8301,040
25Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$38,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,480 – $57,26060
26Sewing Machine Operators$36,250
No formal educational credential
$15,570 – $45,98040
27Butchers and Meat Cutters$35,780
No formal educational credential
$30,220 – $49,26040
28Bakers$34,090
No formal educational credential
$20,570 – $42,06040
29Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$29,400
No formal educational credential
$22,820 – $38,73090

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

#	Occupation	MedianTerre Haute, IN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Power Plant OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$103,030	$74,140 – $103,040	80
2	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,350	$45,360 – $96,730	480
3	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,110	$35,320 – $78,890	40
4	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,080	$43,650 – $59,080	170
5	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,160	$38,680 – $65,880	240
6	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,050	$42,350 – $65,360	260
7	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,180	$36,240 – $61,470	90
8	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,510	$36,970 – $63,800	130
9	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,880	$36,730 – $61,120	40
10	Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,600	$40,400 – $59,590	30
11	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,780	$34,990 – $67,030	500
12	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,660	$35,470 – $64,970	230
13	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,370	$38,650 – $48,390	60
14	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,090	$37,780 – $67,460	350
15	Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,790	$38,370 – $57,940	80
16	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,630	$35,530 – $59,350	130
17	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,150	$34,000 – $59,110	340
18	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,030	$36,520 – $75,980	60
19	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,820	$36,100 – $58,490	230
20	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,820	$37,410 – $58,350	160
21	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,880	$29,800 – $58,410	60
22	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,430	$27,380 – $46,240	50
23	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,310	$30,960 – $56,620	250
24	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,680	$27,700 – $85,830	1,040
25	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except SawingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,650	$29,480 – $57,260	60
26	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$36,250	$15,570 – $45,980	40
27	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$35,780	$30,220 – $49,260	40
28	BakersNo formal educational credential	$34,090	$20,570 – $42,060	40
29	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$29,400	$22,820 – $38,730	90

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Terre Haute, IN. 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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