High paying production jobs in Oshkosh-Neenah, WI with no degree

The best paid production occupations in Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 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 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI run 7.1% below the national average (2024), so a Oshkosh-Neenah, WI salary is worth about 1.08× 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, Oshkosh-Neenah, WI · Employed

1Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$80,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,250 – $80,17090
2First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$76,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,780 – $101,4501,040
3Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$72,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,440 – $77,150100
4Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$67,160
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,210 – $83,60030
5Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$66,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,190 – $79,03080
6Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$64,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,300 – $71,340450
7Tool and Die Makers$63,720
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,660 – $84,09070
8Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$63,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,800 – $67,470110
9Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$62,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,770 – $67,180560
10Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$60,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,420 – $67,210540
11Machinists$60,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,880 – $73,700340
12Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$59,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,520 – $67,03050
13Printing Press Operators$58,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,950 – $72,750610
14Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,880 – $70,2301,670
15Prepress Technicians and Workers$58,430
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,180 – $66,090180
16Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$57,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,140 – $72,090160
17Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$57,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,990 – $63,9302,040
18Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$57,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,470 – $69,390620
19Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$56,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,770 – $69,190580
20Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$54,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,240 – $59,12070
21Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$54,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,310 – $70,73040
22Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$53,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,430 – $69,400200
23Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,040 – $64,46080
24Helpers--Production Workers$50,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,300 – $63,610290
25Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,130 – $81,04070
26Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$49,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,780 – $63,29070
27Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,010 – $63,60030
28Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,740 – $63,160260
29Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,180 – $80,690140
30Food Batchmakers$47,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,380 – $57,760120
31Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$47,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,610 – $47,89050
32Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$46,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,630 – $60,83040
33Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$45,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,600 – $65,300280
34Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$43,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,240 – $79,850610
35Print Binding and Finishing Workers$39,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,920 – $57,760240
36Production Workers, All Other$39,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,360 – $57,380150
37Butchers and Meat Cutters$39,120
No formal educational credential
$28,850 – $53,30070
38Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$36,600
No formal educational credential
$29,840 – $41,700140
39Bakers$36,290
No formal educational credential
$30,180 – $46,35090

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

#	Occupation	MedianOshkosh-Neenah, WI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Engine and Other Machine AssemblersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,170	$38,250 – $80,170	90
2	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,160	$51,780 – $101,450	1,040
3	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,500	$36,440 – $77,150	100
4	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool ProgrammersPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,160	$49,210 – $83,600	30
5	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,450	$49,190 – $79,030	80
6	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,760	$50,300 – $71,340	450
7	Tool and Die MakersPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,720	$40,660 – $84,090	70
8	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,060	$40,800 – $67,470	110
9	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,250	$40,770 – $67,180	560
10	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,720	$47,420 – $67,210	540
11	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,070	$44,880 – $73,700	340
12	Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,720	$42,520 – $67,030	50
13	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,750	$37,950 – $72,750	610
14	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,560	$46,880 – $70,230	1,670
15	Prepress Technicians and WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,430	$46,180 – $66,090	180
16	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,870	$45,140 – $72,090	160
17	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,260	$39,990 – $63,930	2,040
18	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,260	$38,470 – $69,390	620
19	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,960	$41,770 – $69,190	580
20	Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,840	$50,240 – $59,120	70
21	Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,100	$40,310 – $70,730	40
22	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,730	$42,430 – $69,400	200
23	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,750	$45,040 – $64,460	80
24	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,480	$40,300 – $63,610	290
25	Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,120	$43,130 – $81,040	70
26	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,520	$45,780 – $63,290	70
27	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,250	$39,010 – $63,600	30
28	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,890	$37,740 – $63,160	260
29	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,390	$35,180 – $80,690	140
30	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,890	$38,380 – $57,760	120
31	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except SawingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,610	$35,610 – $47,890	50
32	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,830	$37,630 – $60,830	40
33	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,350	$23,600 – $65,300	280
34	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,970	$37,240 – $79,850	610
35	Print Binding and Finishing WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,880	$36,920 – $57,760	240
36	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,220	$34,360 – $57,380	150
37	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$39,120	$28,850 – $53,300	70
38	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$36,600	$29,840 – $41,700	140
39	BakersNo formal educational credential	$36,290	$30,180 – $46,350	90

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