High paying production jobs in Tuscaloosa, AL

Every production occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Tuscaloosa, AL. 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 Tuscaloosa, AL run 12.3% below the national average (2024), so a Tuscaloosa, AL 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, Tuscaloosa, AL · Employed

1Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$82,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,670 – $82,25040
2First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,990 – $108,9901,040
3Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$61,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,570 – $73,650160
4Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$57,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,360 – $63,080210
5Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$53,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,470 – $70,9707,320
6Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$52,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,620 – $75,920290
7Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$51,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,060 – $73,030190
8Machinists$50,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,230 – $78,280110
9Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$50,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,560 – $77,60070
10Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$49,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,800 – $59,240110
11Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$48,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,860 – $83,470100
12Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$47,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,930 – $74,83060
13Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$42,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,390 – $59,750270
14Bakers$42,580
No formal educational credential
$28,590 – $46,000120
15Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$40,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,690 – $48,740160
16Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$38,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,550 – $65,150770
17Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$38,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,690 – $41,810100
18Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$37,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,880 – $48,350280
19Butchers and Meat Cutters$35,770
No formal educational credential
$24,480 – $47,430120
20Printing Press Operators$35,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,620 – $48,57070
21Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$35,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,140 – $47,300260
22Helpers--Production Workers$35,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,290 – $50,280640
23Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$30,180
No formal educational credential
$23,330 – $40,270150

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

#	Occupation	MedianTuscaloosa, AL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,250	$34,670 – $82,250	40
2	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,940	$46,990 – $108,990	1,040
3	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,680	$29,570 – $73,650	160
4	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,460	$37,360 – $63,080	210
5	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,050	$39,470 – $70,970	7,320
6	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,180	$37,620 – $75,920	290
7	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,870	$41,060 – $73,030	190
8	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,850	$36,230 – $78,280	110
9	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,300	$42,560 – $77,600	70
10	Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,920	$40,800 – $59,240	110
11	Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,110	$37,860 – $83,470	100
12	Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,770	$30,930 – $74,830	60
13	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,950	$28,390 – $59,750	270
14	BakersNo formal educational credential	$42,580	$28,590 – $46,000	120
15	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,920	$33,690 – $48,740	160
16	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,500	$28,550 – $65,150	770
17	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,370	$37,690 – $41,810	100
18	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, WoodHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,440	$30,880 – $48,350	280
19	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$35,770	$24,480 – $47,430	120
20	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,350	$23,620 – $48,570	70
21	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except SawingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,150	$29,140 – $47,300	260
22	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,080	$26,290 – $50,280	640
23	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$30,180	$23,330 – $40,270	150

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