High paying production jobs in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA with no experience

The best paid production occupations in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA run 1.8% above the national average (2024), so a Providence-Warwick, RI-MA salary is worth about 0.98× 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, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · Employed

1Tool and Die Makers$64,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,750 – $83,520390
2Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$62,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,900 – $83,980670
3Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$61,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,400 – $100,240580
4Machinists$58,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,090 – $82,4001,290
5Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$57,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,950 – $75,360740
6Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$56,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,150 – $66,960650
7Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$53,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,510 – $74,400250
8Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$52,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,580 – $81,0002,490
9Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,510 – $82,1302,790
10Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$49,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,360 – $64,070220
11Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,270 – $68,720810
12Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,580 – $65,450240
13Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$48,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,590 – $77,210710
14Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,830 – $66,140260
15Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,000 – $56,660370
16Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,150 – $60,520410
17Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,070 – $59,510300
18Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,780 – $59,420240
19Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,700 – $61,970890
20Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders$45,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,930 – $53,130250
21Printing Press Operators$45,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,430 – $68,640780
22Butchers and Meat Cutters$45,210
No formal educational credential
$34,690 – $60,740380
23Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,790 – $58,1201,010
24Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$43,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,970 – $55,700340
25Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$41,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,490 – $56,6801,600
26Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$40,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $59,2203,980
27Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,690 – $59,900870
28Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$39,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,080 – $55,840300
29Helpers--Production Workers$39,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,830 – $55,820460
30Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,650 – $59,790540
31Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$38,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,360 – $44,840320
32Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$38,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,340 – $78,5401,850
33Sewing Machine Operators$38,160
No formal educational credential
$33,050 – $50,560820
34Slaughterers and Meat Packers$37,570
No formal educational credential
$34,830 – $51,190310
35Bakers$36,920
No formal educational credential
$31,830 – $53,680980
36Production Workers, All Other$36,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $57,020740
37Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$36,560
No formal educational credential
$31,200 – $42,880940
38Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$36,320
No formal educational credential
$31,380 – $50,090770
39Food Batchmakers$36,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $46,390830
40Food Processing Workers, All Other$34,770
No formal educational credential
$31,200 – $49,860220

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

#	Occupation	MedianProvidence-Warwick, RI-MA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Tool and Die MakersPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,270	$43,750 – $83,520	390
2	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,440	$48,900 – $83,980	670
3	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,660	$37,400 – $100,240	580
4	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,950	$40,090 – $82,400	1,290
5	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,790	$42,950 – $75,360	740
6	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,020	$45,150 – $66,960	650
7	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,280	$40,510 – $74,400	250
8	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,800	$35,580 – $81,000	2,490
9	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,790	$36,510 – $82,130	2,790
10	Fiberglass Laminators and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,260	$47,360 – $64,070	220
11	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,830	$36,270 – $68,720	810
12	Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,820	$38,580 – $65,450	240
13	Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,800	$36,590 – $77,210	710
14	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,310	$32,830 – $66,140	260
15	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,970	$37,000 – $56,660	370
16	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,860	$37,150 – $60,520	410
17	Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,830	$39,070 – $59,510	300
18	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,220	$33,780 – $59,420	240
19	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,540	$36,700 – $61,970	890
20	Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,930	$35,930 – $53,130	250
21	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,390	$39,430 – $68,640	780
22	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$45,210	$34,690 – $60,740	380
23	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,750	$33,790 – $58,120	1,010
24	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,120	$31,970 – $55,700	340
25	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,600	$34,490 – $56,680	1,600
26	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,720	$31,200 – $59,220	3,980
27	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,520	$31,690 – $59,900	870
28	Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,110	$32,080 – $55,840	300
29	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,020	$33,830 – $55,820	460
30	Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,740	$35,650 – $59,790	540
31	Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,350	$35,360 – $44,840	320
32	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,220	$34,340 – $78,540	1,850
33	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$38,160	$33,050 – $50,560	820
34	Slaughterers and Meat PackersNo formal educational credential	$37,570	$34,830 – $51,190	310
35	BakersNo formal educational credential	$36,920	$31,830 – $53,680	980
36	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,720	$31,200 – $57,020	740
37	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$36,560	$31,200 – $42,880	940
38	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and TrimmersNo formal educational credential	$36,320	$31,380 – $50,090	770
39	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,220	$31,200 – $46,390	830
40	Food Processing Workers, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$34,770	$31,200 – $49,860	220

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA. 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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