High paying production jobs in Boise City, ID with no degree

The best paid production occupations in Boise City, ID 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 Boise City, ID run 1.6% below the national average (2024), so a Boise City, ID 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, Boise City, ID · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$73,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,990 – $105,3301,400
2Machinists$60,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,140 – $88,890440
3Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$58,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,290 – $80,440370
4Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,850 – $63,270140
5Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$55,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,270 – $75,180130
6Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$50,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,500 – $71,9301,400
7Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,310 – $61,990180
8Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $102,9501,080
9Food Batchmakers$49,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,730 – $61,230690
10Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$49,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,930 – $103,700200
11Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$46,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,970 – $54,110270
12Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,910 – $61,430310
13Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$45,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,890 – $61,850410
14Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$45,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,790 – $60,5401,210
15Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$45,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,520 – $75,420360
16Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$44,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,870 – $56,6802,920
17Butchers and Meat Cutters$44,350
No formal educational credential
$31,490 – $52,720570
18Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$43,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,500 – $56,510170
19Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$40,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,470 – $57,110150
20Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$39,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,370 – $54,700140
21Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,140 – $61,900130
22Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$38,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,000 – $60,770680
23Printing Press Operators$38,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,030 – $53,680200
24Production Workers, All Other$37,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,210 – $45,550250
25Helpers--Production Workers$37,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,210 – $47,380390
26Sewing Machine Operators$36,800
No formal educational credential
$30,380 – $51,810190
27Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$36,240
No formal educational credential
$23,870 – $46,180550
28Bakers$35,350
No formal educational credential
$22,190 – $51,080930

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

#	Occupation	MedianBoise City, ID	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,100	$48,990 – $105,330	1,400
2	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,430	$39,140 – $88,890	440
3	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,640	$46,290 – $80,440	370
4	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,420	$43,850 – $63,270	140
5	Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,720	$37,270 – $75,180	130
6	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,240	$40,500 – $71,930	1,400
7	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,850	$39,310 – $61,990	180
8	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,820	$37,440 – $102,950	1,080
9	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,570	$36,730 – $61,230	690
10	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,420	$40,930 – $103,700	200
11	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except SawingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,750	$36,970 – $54,110	270
12	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,590	$37,910 – $61,430	310
13	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,940	$37,890 – $61,850	410
14	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,930	$33,790 – $60,540	1,210
15	Food Cooking Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,120	$38,520 – $75,420	360
16	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,710	$36,870 – $56,680	2,920
17	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$44,350	$31,490 – $52,720	570
18	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, WoodHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,910	$39,500 – $56,510	170
19	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,560	$34,470 – $57,110	150
20	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,780	$35,370 – $54,700	140
21	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,380	$34,140 – $61,900	130
22	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,610	$30,000 – $60,770	680
23	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,170	$30,030 – $53,680	200
24	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,440	$32,210 – $45,550	250
25	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,220	$31,210 – $47,380	390
26	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$36,800	$30,380 – $51,810	190
27	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$36,240	$23,870 – $46,180	550
28	BakersNo formal educational credential	$35,350	$22,190 – $51,080	930

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