High paying production jobs in Utica-Rome, NY with no experience

The best paid production occupations in Utica-Rome, NY 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 Utica-Rome, NY run 7.3% below the national average (2024), so a Utica-Rome, NY salary is worth about 1.08× 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, Utica-Rome, NY · Employed

1Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$77,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,360 – $78,270190
2Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$64,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,910 – $82,10050
3Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$62,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,700 – $79,08050
4Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$57,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,510 – $77,710130
5Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$53,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,510 – $66,090110
6Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,550 – $61,31090
7Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,420 – $72,630190
8Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$50,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,900 – $80,670150
9Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,060 – $59,500100
10Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$49,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,710 – $72,830230
11Machinists$49,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,120 – $75,150320
12Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$48,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,670 – $71,750480
13Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$48,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,580 – $63,360230
14Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$48,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,770 – $57,96040
15Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,300 – $56,750150
16Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,520 – $83,34080
17Dental Laboratory Technicians$46,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,940 – $71,57050
18Butchers and Meat Cutters$45,520
No formal educational credential
$34,500 – $57,44060
19Printing Press Operators$44,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,570 – $56,300100
20Food Batchmakers$44,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $44,87080
21Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$44,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,220 – $61,870930
22Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$43,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,350 – $59,14070
23Production Workers, All Other$41,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $59,460130
24Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$40,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,990 – $53,29050
25Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$38,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,260 – $46,800260
26Helpers--Production Workers$37,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,990 – $47,72060
27Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$36,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,960 – $56,040500
28Bakers$33,630
No formal educational credential
$32,240 – $47,080210
29Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$33,370
No formal educational credential
$32,240 – $45,010120
30Sewing Machine Operators$32,480
No formal educational credential
$32,240 – $37,68090

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

#	Occupation	MedianUtica-Rome, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,560	$42,360 – $78,270	190
2	Stationary Engineers and Boiler OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,940	$46,910 – $82,100	50
3	Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,910	$36,700 – $79,080	50
4	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,420	$39,510 – $77,710	130
5	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,160	$36,510 – $66,090	110
6	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,320	$42,550 – $61,310	90
7	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,080	$42,420 – $72,630	190
8	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,920	$38,900 – $80,670	150
9	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,000	$38,060 – $59,500	100
10	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,630	$36,710 – $72,830	230
11	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,090	$37,120 – $75,150	320
12	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,810	$36,670 – $71,750	480
13	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,560	$38,580 – $63,360	230
14	Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,420	$37,770 – $57,960	40
15	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,660	$35,300 – $56,750	150
16	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,570	$34,520 – $83,340	80
17	Dental Laboratory TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,070	$35,940 – $71,570	50
18	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$45,520	$34,500 – $57,440	60
19	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,920	$38,570 – $56,300	100
20	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,870	$32,240 – $44,870	80
21	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,550	$34,220 – $61,870	930
22	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,390	$36,350 – $59,140	70
23	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,480	$32,240 – $59,460	130
24	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, WoodHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,260	$38,990 – $53,290	50
25	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,550	$33,260 – $46,800	260
26	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,780	$32,990 – $47,720	60
27	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,640	$33,960 – $56,040	500
28	BakersNo formal educational credential	$33,630	$32,240 – $47,080	210
29	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$33,370	$32,240 – $45,010	120
30	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$32,480	$32,240 – $37,680	90

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