High paying production jobs in Medford, OR with no experience

The best paid production occupations in Medford, OR 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 Medford, OR run 1.4% above the national average (2024), so a Medford, OR 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, Medford, OR · Employed

1Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$73,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,010 – $78,92040
2Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$61,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,580 – $74,34030
3Machinists$60,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,830 – $82,04070
4Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$54,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,770 – $60,820170
5Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$52,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,080 – $59,910160
6Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$51,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,420 – $61,320200
7Production Workers, All Other$51,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,370 – $55,370100
8Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$50,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,060 – $60,35050
9Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,890 – $58,67030
10Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$50,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,660 – $66,090200
11Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$49,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,940 – $58,180120
12Butchers and Meat Cutters$49,210
No formal educational credential
$37,220 – $56,07070
13Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600 – $60,21060
14Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,060 – $70,540140
15Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $64,54070
16Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$47,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,530 – $77,86050
17Printing Press Operators$47,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,530 – $59,13070
18Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$47,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,250 – $58,91060
19Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,180 – $70,56080
20Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$44,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,790 – $57,980400
21Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$43,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,710 – $57,81060
22Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$43,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,690 – $53,920260
23Helpers--Production Workers$42,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,950 – $48,50080
24Bakers$40,280
No formal educational credential
$31,500 – $52,580220
25Food Batchmakers$39,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,940 – $47,940440
26Sewing Machine Operators$38,700
No formal educational credential
$30,460 – $47,99060
27Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$37,430
No formal educational credential
$33,370 – $44,390140
28Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$36,860
No formal educational credential
$36,860 – $44,89050

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

#	Occupation	MedianMedford, OR	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,270	$58,010 – $78,920	40
2	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,830	$48,580 – $74,340	30
3	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,370	$40,830 – $82,040	70
4	Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,850	$47,770 – $60,820	170
5	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except SawingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,390	$43,080 – $59,910	160
6	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,710	$41,420 – $61,320	200
7	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,460	$39,370 – $55,370	100
8	Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,750	$46,060 – $60,350	50
9	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,440	$38,890 – $58,670	30
10	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,270	$45,660 – $66,090	200
11	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, WoodHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,230	$37,940 – $58,180	120
12	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$49,210	$37,220 – $56,070	70
13	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,760	$41,600 – $60,210	60
14	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,720	$43,060 – $70,540	140
15	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,050	$37,440 – $64,540	70
16	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,790	$38,530 – $77,860	50
17	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,780	$35,530 – $59,130	70
18	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,480	$38,250 – $58,910	60
19	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,950	$32,180 – $70,560	80
20	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,420	$34,790 – $57,980	400
21	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,670	$39,710 – $57,810	60
22	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,130	$35,690 – $53,920	260
23	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,770	$36,950 – $48,500	80
24	BakersNo formal educational credential	$40,280	$31,500 – $52,580	220
25	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,850	$34,940 – $47,940	440
26	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$38,700	$30,460 – $47,990	60
27	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$37,430	$33,370 – $44,390	140
28	Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related MaterialsNo formal educational credential	$36,860	$36,860 – $44,890	50

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