High paying production jobs in Florida with no experience

The best paid production occupations in Florida that require neither a degree nor prior experience in a related job. 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 Florida run 3.4% above the national average (2024), so a Florida salary is worth about 0.97× 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 Florida.

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

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OccupationMedian, Florida · Employed

1Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$59,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,630 – $84,2807,440
2Machinists$57,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,870 – $76,2208,400
3Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$50,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,200 – $70,39016,420
4Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,950 – $71,3306,200
5Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$47,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,040 – $75,55022,630
6Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$46,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,650 – $61,9403,490
7Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$46,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,430 – $61,8604,040
8Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,550 – $59,7803,550
9Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$44,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,250 – $69,7204,270
10Butchers and Meat Cutters$42,790
No formal educational credential
$29,640 – $49,16010,590
11Printing Press Operators$41,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,490 – $60,1307,060
12Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$39,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,470 – $59,4109,100
13Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $58,0403,290
14Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$38,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,020 – $55,17042,060
15Helpers--Production Workers$37,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,970 – $49,2705,010
16Production Workers, All Other$37,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,620 – $59,29011,440
17Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$37,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,040 – $50,80014,010
18Bakers$35,870
No formal educational credential
$28,780 – $45,33012,320
19Food Batchmakers$35,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,680 – $50,0903,670
20Sewing Machine Operators$33,270
No formal educational credential
$27,360 – $46,2306,790
21Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$32,340
No formal educational credential
$29,150 – $38,01014,150

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

#	Occupation	MedianFlorida	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,030	$39,630 – $84,280	7,440
2	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,140	$39,870 – $76,220	8,400
3	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,640	$39,200 – $70,390	16,420
4	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,860	$35,950 – $71,330	6,200
5	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,540	$33,040 – $75,550	22,630
6	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,360	$36,650 – $61,940	3,490
7	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,170	$36,430 – $61,860	4,040
8	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,000	$34,550 – $59,780	3,550
9	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,360	$30,250 – $69,720	4,270
10	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$42,790	$29,640 – $49,160	10,590
11	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,180	$30,490 – $60,130	7,060
12	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,090	$30,470 – $59,410	9,100
13	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,440	$31,200 – $58,040	3,290
14	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,410	$30,020 – $55,170	42,060
15	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,950	$30,970 – $49,270	5,010
16	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,690	$28,620 – $59,290	11,440
17	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,170	$29,040 – $50,800	14,010
18	BakersNo formal educational credential	$35,870	$28,780 – $45,330	12,320
19	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,500	$28,680 – $50,090	3,670
20	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$33,270	$27,360 – $46,230	6,790
21	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$32,340	$29,150 – $38,010	14,150

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