High paying production jobs in Springfield, MO with no degree

The best paid production occupations in Springfield, MO 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 Springfield, MO run 11.4% below the national average (2024), so a Springfield, MO salary is worth about 1.13× 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, Springfield, MO · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$64,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,330 – $92,8201,020
2Tool and Die Makers$58,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,960 – $76,29070
3Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$54,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,190 – $60,7801,060
4Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$51,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,240 – $78,89080
5Machinists$51,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,810 – $72,470410
6Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,730 – $60,97080
7Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$49,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,280 – $64,190150
8Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$49,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,940 – $60,170930
9Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$49,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,320 – $60,59070
10Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$48,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,240 – $49,920140
11Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,410 – $84,320100
12Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$48,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,730 – $61,230800
13Food Batchmakers$47,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,380 – $62,040230
14Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,840 – $58,730260
15Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,200 – $60,580130
16Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,600 – $59,440180
17Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$45,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,850 – $53,650120
18Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,740 – $49,78070
19Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$45,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,460 – $58,1102,320
20Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,820 – $50,230300
21Printing Press Operators$44,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,150 – $62,040200
22Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,330 – $61,810120
23Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,130 – $53,500180
24Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$43,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,810 – $49,56070
25Helpers--Production Workers$41,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,810 – $54,120480
26Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$39,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,620 – $51,400200
27Butchers and Meat Cutters$38,800
No formal educational credential
$29,020 – $50,270190
28Production Workers, All Other$37,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,450 – $51,790760
29Sewing Machine Operators$36,300
No formal educational credential
$30,020 – $44,210210
30Bakers$34,850
No formal educational credential
$28,600 – $44,620310
31Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$31,200
No formal educational credential
$28,600 – $39,410400

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

#	Occupation	MedianSpringfield, MO	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,990	$46,330 – $92,820	1,020
2	Tool and Die MakersPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,540	$47,960 – $76,290	70
3	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,080	$38,190 – $60,780	1,060
4	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,540	$37,240 – $78,890	80
5	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,100	$39,810 – $72,470	410
6	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,660	$39,730 – $60,970	80
7	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,270	$40,280 – $64,190	150
8	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,250	$35,940 – $60,170	930
9	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,250	$38,320 – $60,590	70
10	Engine and Other Machine AssemblersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,830	$48,240 – $49,920	140
11	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,780	$36,410 – $84,320	100
12	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,620	$31,730 – $61,230	800
13	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,330	$37,380 – $62,040	230
14	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,860	$35,840 – $58,730	260
15	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,760	$39,200 – $60,580	130
16	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,170	$39,600 – $59,440	180
17	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,520	$34,850 – $53,650	120
18	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,440	$38,740 – $49,780	70
19	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,270	$35,460 – $58,110	2,320
20	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,230	$36,820 – $50,230	300
21	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,410	$34,150 – $62,040	200
22	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,170	$36,330 – $61,810	120
23	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,760	$37,130 – $53,500	180
24	Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,300	$36,810 – $49,560	70
25	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,040	$31,810 – $54,120	480
26	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,240	$36,620 – $51,400	200
27	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$38,800	$29,020 – $50,270	190
28	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,080	$33,450 – $51,790	760
29	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$36,300	$30,020 – $44,210	210
30	BakersNo formal educational credential	$34,850	$28,600 – $44,620	310
31	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$31,200	$28,600 – $39,410	400

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