High paying production jobs in Wyoming with no experience

The best paid production occupations in Wyoming 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 Wyoming run 7.3% below the national average (2024), so a Wyoming 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. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Wyoming.

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

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OccupationMedian, Wyoming · Employed

1Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$111,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,940 – $116,180100
2Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$108,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,000 – $117,600410
3Chemical Plant and System Operators$107,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$88,360 – $114,380300
4Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$101,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,470 – $101,590290
5Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$100,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$69,320 – $114,040560
6Power Plant Operators$99,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$82,650 – $119,380230
7Gas Plant Operators$81,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,980 – $110,220480
8Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$71,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,350 – $110,270170
9Plant and System Operators, All Other$66,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,370 – $118,16090
10Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$63,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,220 – $89,6101,850
11Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$63,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,960 – $107,370500
12Machinists$63,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,430 – $91,650290
13Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,350 – $78,110210
14Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$57,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,370 – $98,990990
15Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,230 – $77,210220
16Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$48,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,210 – $64,130360
17Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$46,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,230 – $58,24090
18Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$45,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,610 – $47,870120
19Butchers and Meat Cutters$44,820
No formal educational credential
$36,630 – $59,450210
20Printing Press Operators$40,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,750 – $60,57090
21Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$40,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,160 – $60,4601,200
22Helpers--Production Workers$40,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,060 – $63,840280
23Bakers$40,000
No formal educational credential
$30,620 – $48,040240
24Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$40,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,920 – $53,400110
25Food Batchmakers$38,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,960 – $45,560100
26Production Workers, All Other$37,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,550 – $74,050160
27Sewing Machine Operators$36,510
No formal educational credential
$30,440 – $46,610110
28Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$28,630
No formal educational credential
$27,460 – $41,160690

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

#	Occupation	MedianWyoming	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Stationary Engineers and Boiler OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$111,920	$62,940 – $116,180	100
2	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$108,900	$46,000 – $117,600	410
3	Chemical Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$107,810	$88,360 – $114,380	300
4	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,590	$48,470 – $101,590	290
5	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and GaugersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,350	$69,320 – $114,040	560
6	Power Plant OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$99,200	$82,650 – $119,380	230
7	Gas Plant OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,550	$66,980 – $110,220	480
8	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,300	$50,350 – $110,270	170
9	Plant and System Operators, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,770	$41,370 – $118,160	90
10	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,820	$47,220 – $89,610	1,850
11	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,260	$46,960 – $107,370	500
12	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,070	$37,430 – $91,650	290
13	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,320	$44,350 – $78,110	210
14	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,900	$39,370 – $98,990	990
15	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,220	$39,230 – $77,210	220
16	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,890	$32,210 – $64,130	360
17	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,380	$35,230 – $58,240	90
18	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,520	$39,610 – $47,870	120
19	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$44,820	$36,630 – $59,450	210
20	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,760	$27,750 – $60,570	90
21	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,720	$33,160 – $60,460	1,200
22	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,200	$30,060 – $63,840	280
23	BakersNo formal educational credential	$40,000	$30,620 – $48,040	240
24	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,000	$37,920 – $53,400	110
25	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,430	$26,960 – $45,560	100
26	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,500	$22,550 – $74,050	160
27	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$36,510	$30,440 – $46,610	110
28	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$28,630	$27,460 – $41,160	690

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