High paying production jobs in Utah with no experience

The best paid production occupations in Utah 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 Utah run 1.1% below the national average (2024), so a Utah salary is worth about 1.01× 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 Utah.

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

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OccupationMedian, Utah · Employed

1Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$105,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,140 – $109,390600
2Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$61,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,710 – $79,8601,900
3Machinists$61,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,160 – $80,1103,810
4Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$60,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,880 – $73,2701,350
5Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$58,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,850 – $79,5204,440
6Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$51,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,700 – $75,440550
7Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$48,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,640 – $77,9306,630
8Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$48,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,780 – $70,270780
9Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,610 – $68,6401,740
10Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,050 – $70,0401,290
11Dental Laboratory Technicians$47,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,210 – $79,1701,300
12Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$46,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,090 – $63,9002,220
13Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,570 – $72,9702,400
14Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,420 – $62,4301,050
15Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$46,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,000 – $61,1202,120
16Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,330 – $59,810740
17Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$45,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,300 – $61,1801,170
18Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$44,150
No formal educational credential
$37,320 – $46,0201,080
19Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$44,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,840 – $59,86019,110
20Slaughterers and Meat Packers$44,040
No formal educational credential
$36,460 – $46,810560
21Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$43,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,040 – $60,0306,350
22Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,240 – $55,8401,340
23Butchers and Meat Cutters$43,440
No formal educational credential
$32,060 – $53,4701,500
24Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$43,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,300 – $57,790710
25Production Workers, All Other$41,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,550 – $55,1304,470
26Food Processing Workers, All Other$41,400
No formal educational credential
$30,830 – $52,990620
27Food Batchmakers$41,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,840 – $57,6103,250
28Printing Press Operators$41,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $61,2001,970
29Print Binding and Finishing Workers$39,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,790 – $52,010690
30Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$39,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,360 – $49,6801,050
31Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$39,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,770 – $62,3002,610
32Helpers--Production Workers$37,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,690 – $51,5401,000
33Bakers$36,670
No formal educational credential
$26,070 – $47,0003,190
34Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$35,690
No formal educational credential
$26,980 – $45,2301,470
35Sewing Machine Operators$35,550
No formal educational credential
$29,870 – $45,5901,020

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

#	Occupation	MedianUtah	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and GaugersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,980	$65,140 – $109,390	600
2	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,290	$45,710 – $79,860	1,900
3	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,280	$43,160 – $80,110	3,810
4	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,790	$45,880 – $73,270	1,350
5	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,380	$43,850 – $79,520	4,440
6	Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems AssemblersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,130	$35,700 – $75,440	550
7	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,910	$37,640 – $77,930	6,630
8	Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,130	$35,780 – $70,270	780
9	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,880	$36,610 – $68,640	1,740
10	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,180	$36,050 – $70,040	1,290
11	Dental Laboratory TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,110	$37,210 – $79,170	1,300
12	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,940	$35,090 – $63,900	2,220
13	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,750	$37,570 – $72,970	2,400
14	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,670	$37,420 – $62,430	1,050
15	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,390	$35,000 – $61,120	2,120
16	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,510	$35,330 – $59,810	740
17	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,140	$36,300 – $61,180	1,170
18	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and TrimmersNo formal educational credential	$44,150	$37,320 – $46,020	1,080
19	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,040	$35,840 – $59,860	19,110
20	Slaughterers and Meat PackersNo formal educational credential	$44,040	$36,460 – $46,810	560
21	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,780	$35,040 – $60,030	6,350
22	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,550	$35,240 – $55,840	1,340
23	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$43,440	$32,060 – $53,470	1,500
24	Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,440	$35,300 – $57,790	710
25	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,460	$31,550 – $55,130	4,470
26	Food Processing Workers, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$41,400	$30,830 – $52,990	620
27	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,390	$31,840 – $57,610	3,250
28	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,030	$31,200 – $61,200	1,970
29	Print Binding and Finishing WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,570	$34,790 – $52,010	690
30	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except SawingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,260	$35,360 – $49,680	1,050
31	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,020	$34,770 – $62,300	2,610
32	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,110	$31,690 – $51,540	1,000
33	BakersNo formal educational credential	$36,670	$26,070 – $47,000	3,190
34	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$35,690	$26,980 – $45,230	1,470
35	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$35,550	$29,870 – $45,590	1,020

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