High paying production jobs in Reno, NV with no degree

The best paid production occupations in Reno, NV 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 Reno, NV run 1.0% above the national average (2024), so a Reno, NV 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.

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, Reno, NV · Employed

1Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$79,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,930 – $110,920160
2First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$78,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,700 – $100,8201,230
3Tool and Die Makers$61,350
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,650 – $79,850140
4Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$59,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,590 – $80,210110
5Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,570 – $69,870170
6Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$58,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,970 – $80,250390
7Machinists$58,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,590 – $77,730280
8Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$51,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,910 – $79,510110
9Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,220 – $60,380230
10Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,590 – $75,0301,280
11Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,790 – $55,270290
12Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,600 – $65,760120
13Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$49,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,070 – $63,7107,550
14Printing Press Operators$48,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,390 – $66,150190
15Food Batchmakers$47,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,700 – $65,480250
16Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$46,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,390 – $65,980120
17Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$46,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,840 – $76,730150
18Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,710 – $60,590220
19Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,270 – $81,070190
20Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$45,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,530 – $50,510160
21Production Workers, All Other$44,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,360 – $62,0301,390
22Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,560 – $58,930170
23Sewing Machine Operators$43,730
No formal educational credential
$31,560 – $56,360410
24Butchers and Meat Cutters$40,290
No formal educational credential
$30,770 – $55,640230
25Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$39,390
No formal educational credential
$33,830 – $58,48090
26Bakers$38,650
No formal educational credential
$28,630 – $49,620290
27Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$38,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,850 – $59,750760
28Helpers--Production Workers$37,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,620 – $49,800150
29Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$37,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,360 – $55,260660
30Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$35,820
No formal educational credential
$30,970 – $40,800480

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

#	Occupation	MedianReno, NV	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,770	$52,930 – $110,920	160
2	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,240	$48,700 – $100,820	1,230
3	Tool and Die MakersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,350	$60,650 – $79,850	140
4	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,840	$39,590 – $80,210	110
5	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,820	$38,570 – $69,870	170
6	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,800	$45,970 – $80,250	390
7	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,170	$40,590 – $77,730	280
8	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,130	$40,910 – $79,510	110
9	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,920	$42,220 – $60,380	230
10	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,620	$38,590 – $75,030	1,280
11	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,600	$33,790 – $55,270	290
12	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,590	$39,600 – $65,760	120
13	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,050	$46,070 – $63,710	7,550
14	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,700	$36,390 – $66,150	190
15	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,210	$34,700 – $65,480	250
16	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,440	$40,390 – $65,980	120
17	Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,000	$36,840 – $76,730	150
18	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,850	$38,710 – $60,590	220
19	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,820	$38,270 – $81,070	190
20	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except SawingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,370	$34,530 – $50,510	160
21	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,860	$36,360 – $62,030	1,390
22	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,550	$35,560 – $58,930	170
23	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$43,730	$31,560 – $56,360	410
24	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$40,290	$30,770 – $55,640	230
25	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and TrimmersNo formal educational credential	$39,390	$33,830 – $58,480	90
26	BakersNo formal educational credential	$38,650	$28,630 – $49,620	290
27	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,510	$27,850 – $59,750	760
28	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,540	$30,620 – $49,800	150
29	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,110	$36,360 – $55,260	660
30	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$35,820	$30,970 – $40,800	480

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