High paying production jobs in New Hampshire with no experience

The best paid production occupations in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire run 4.2% above the national average (2024), so a New Hampshire salary is worth about 0.96× 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 New Hampshire.

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

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OccupationMedian, New Hampshire · Employed

1Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$71,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,380 – $94,820290
2Tool and Die Makers$69,910
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,000 – $93,480250
3Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$62,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,170 – $81,290510
4Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$62,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,540 – $80,2901,110
5Machinists$61,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,720 – $84,0801,620
6Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$60,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,080 – $83,750590
7Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$59,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,750 – $80,2801,770
8Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$54,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,660 – $77,5203,050
9Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,150 – $70,020310
10Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,520 – $75,980580
11Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,630 – $68,890230
12Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$49,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,580 – $81,870620
13Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$49,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,440 – $58,880350
14Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$49,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,340 – $62,0802,930
15Printing Press Operators$48,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,790 – $69,780680
16Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,590 – $73,920430
17Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,580 – $61,450600
18Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$47,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,820 – $61,910790
19Butchers and Meat Cutters$47,740
No formal educational credential
$38,690 – $57,510530
20Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,000 – $59,200410
21Production Workers, All Other$47,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,920 – $64,0401,600
22Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,070 – $62,5901,080
23Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,080 – $60,700290
24Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,000 – $62,5906,130
25Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,730 – $60,020600
26Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$46,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,130 – $62,040440
27Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,550 – $64,440600
28Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$45,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,090 – $56,420320
29Helpers--Production Workers$42,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,480 – $47,340690
30Bakers$39,500
No formal educational credential
$31,760 – $49,230880
31Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$36,860
No formal educational credential
$31,270 – $44,540890

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

#	Occupation	MedianNew Hampshire	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool ProgrammersPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,680	$56,380 – $94,820	290
2	Tool and Die MakersPostsecondary nondegree award	$69,910	$52,000 – $93,480	250
3	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,940	$49,170 – $81,290	510
4	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,360	$47,540 – $80,290	1,110
5	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,500	$44,720 – $84,080	1,620
6	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,340	$43,080 – $83,750	590
7	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,730	$46,750 – $80,280	1,770
8	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,800	$41,660 – $77,520	3,050
9	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,920	$34,150 – $70,020	310
10	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,210	$45,520 – $75,980	580
11	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,200	$39,630 – $68,890	230
12	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,450	$39,580 – $81,870	620
13	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,440	$49,440 – $58,880	350
14	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,020	$40,340 – $62,080	2,930
15	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,410	$34,790 – $69,780	680
16	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,410	$40,590 – $73,920	430
17	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,110	$37,580 – $61,450	600
18	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,830	$37,820 – $61,910	790
19	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$47,740	$38,690 – $57,510	530
20	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,730	$40,000 – $59,200	410
21	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,620	$36,920 – $64,040	1,600
22	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,610	$39,070 – $62,590	1,080
23	Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,500	$40,080 – $60,700	290
24	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,940	$36,000 – $62,590	6,130
25	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,580	$38,730 – $60,020	600
26	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except SawingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,450	$39,130 – $62,040	440
27	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,710	$39,550 – $64,440	600
28	Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,650	$34,090 – $56,420	320
29	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,740	$35,480 – $47,340	690
30	BakersNo formal educational credential	$39,500	$31,760 – $49,230	880
31	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$36,860	$31,270 – $44,540	890

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