High paying production jobs in Arizona with no degree

The best paid production occupations in Arizona that require no bachelor's degree — a high school diploma, a certificate, or an associate's degree is the typical entry. This is the narrowest cut on the site, so it is also the shortest list: where a field has only two or three such occupations, there is no page at all rather than a page pretending otherwise.

Cost of living: prices in Arizona run 0.7% above the national average (2024), so a Arizona salary is worth about 0.99× 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 Arizona.

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

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OccupationMedian, Arizona · Employed

1Semiconductor Processing Technicians$78,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,410 – $102,1802,270
2First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,860 – $104,9008,720
3Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$73,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,690 – $85,9701,210
4Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$61,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,690 – $80,0403,950
5Machinists$61,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,290 – $76,6104,330
6Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$55,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,970 – $81,2807,270
7Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$52,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,210 – $77,72011,120
8Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,300 – $58,2701,190
9Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$48,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,400 – $65,7801,800
10Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,320 – $73,0101,400
11Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,360 – $84,5102,440
12Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,340 – $61,2401,430
13Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,540 – $62,6801,100
14Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$46,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,420 – $64,4204,650
15Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$45,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,840 – $75,3001,330
16Butchers and Meat Cutters$45,780
No formal educational credential
$35,010 – $54,9902,130
17Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$45,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,760 – $59,4001,600
18Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$45,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,930 – $59,33023,540
19Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,990 – $60,0001,760
20Printing Press Operators$42,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,800 – $60,7002,400
21Production Workers, All Other$41,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,300 – $60,9101,750
22Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$40,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,360 – $60,7707,090
23Food Batchmakers$40,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,190 – $58,3702,300
24Sewing Machine Operators$40,210
No formal educational credential
$34,690 – $47,3101,420
25Helpers--Production Workers$39,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,930 – $48,7401,350
26Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$39,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,790 – $49,8301,430
27Bakers$37,700
No formal educational credential
$34,700 – $48,0404,000
28Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$36,500
No formal educational credential
$32,690 – $38,5304,290

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

#	Occupation	MedianArizona	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Semiconductor Processing TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,940	$38,410 – $102,180	2,270
2	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,330	$48,860 – $104,900	8,720
3	Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems AssemblersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,930	$58,690 – $85,970	1,210
4	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,340	$46,690 – $80,040	3,950
5	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,080	$40,290 – $76,610	4,330
6	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,600	$39,970 – $81,280	7,270
7	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,100	$39,210 – $77,720	11,120
8	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,160	$37,300 – $58,270	1,190
9	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,950	$40,400 – $65,780	1,800
10	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,280	$38,320 – $73,010	1,400
11	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,860	$34,360 – $84,510	2,440
12	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,930	$33,340 – $61,240	1,430
13	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,610	$37,540 – $62,680	1,100
14	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,110	$35,420 – $64,420	4,650
15	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,790	$34,840 – $75,300	1,330
16	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$45,780	$35,010 – $54,990	2,130
17	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,580	$37,760 – $59,400	1,600
18	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,080	$36,930 – $59,330	23,540
19	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,090	$33,990 – $60,000	1,760
20	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,950	$35,800 – $60,700	2,400
21	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,350	$37,300 – $60,910	1,750
22	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,560	$35,360 – $60,770	7,090
23	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,550	$32,190 – $58,370	2,300
24	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$40,210	$34,690 – $47,310	1,420
25	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,680	$33,930 – $48,740	1,350
26	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except SawingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,440	$36,790 – $49,830	1,430
27	BakersNo formal educational credential	$37,700	$34,700 – $48,040	4,000
28	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$36,500	$32,690 – $38,530	4,290

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