High paying production jobs in Nevada with no degree

The best paid production occupations in Nevada 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 Nevada run 0.0% below the national average (2024), so a Nevada salary is worth about 1.00× 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 Nevada.

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

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OccupationMedian, Nevada · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$68,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,200 – $104,3603,600
2Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$61,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,530 – $95,0501,600
3Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$60,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,040 – $83,390660
4Machinists$53,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,420 – $77,290900
5Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,530 – $98,7004,040
6Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$49,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,230 – $63,71011,290
7Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,670 – $64,640650
8Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,790 – $55,430580
9Sewing Machine Operators$45,750
No formal educational credential
$30,730 – $55,550910
10Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,460 – $82,650640
11Printing Press Operators$43,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,300 – $62,8001,360
12Food Batchmakers$41,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,780 – $56,840880
13Production Workers, All Other$40,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,150 – $62,0303,100
14Butchers and Meat Cutters$40,290
No formal educational credential
$29,070 – $54,1901,560
15Helpers--Production Workers$39,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,810 – $51,960680
16Bakers$39,540
No formal educational credential
$28,540 – $56,0602,040
17Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$37,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,290 – $57,5002,700
18Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$37,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $59,2601,470
19Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$36,210
No formal educational credential
$29,360 – $50,2204,540
20Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$35,560
No formal educational credential
$31,360 – $37,490820
21Food Processing Workers, All Other$30,120
No formal educational credential
$29,580 – $47,020590

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

#	Occupation	MedianNevada	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,270	$45,200 – $104,360	3,600
2	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,520	$44,530 – $95,050	1,600
3	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,180	$38,040 – $83,390	660
4	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,050	$39,420 – $77,290	900
5	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,280	$35,530 – $98,700	4,040
6	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,050	$36,230 – $63,710	11,290
7	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,460	$36,670 – $64,640	650
8	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,690	$33,790 – $55,430	580
9	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$45,750	$30,730 – $55,550	910
10	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,750	$36,460 – $82,650	640
11	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,500	$36,300 – $62,800	1,360
12	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,120	$29,780 – $56,840	880
13	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,700	$31,150 – $62,030	3,100
14	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$40,290	$29,070 – $54,190	1,560
15	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,730	$28,810 – $51,960	680
16	BakersNo formal educational credential	$39,540	$28,540 – $56,060	2,040
17	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,440	$27,290 – $57,500	2,700
18	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,110	$31,200 – $59,260	1,470
19	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$36,210	$29,360 – $50,220	4,540
20	Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related MaterialsNo formal educational credential	$35,560	$31,360 – $37,490	820
21	Food Processing Workers, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$30,120	$29,580 – $47,020	590

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