High paying cleaning and grounds jobs in Montana with no degree

The best paid cleaning and grounds occupations in Montana that require no bachelor's degree — a high school diploma, a certificate, or an associate's degree is the typical entry. 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 Montana run 5.4% below the national average (2024), so a Montana salary is worth about 1.06× 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 Montana.

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

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OccupationMedian, Montana · Employed

1Tree Trimmers and Pruners$59,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,950 – $69,760230
2First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$59,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,600 – $94,370650
3Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other$49,580
No formal educational credential
$39,620 – $62,640210
4First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$48,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,310 – $66,810760
5Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$45,350
No formal educational credential
$32,170 – $59,3404,270
6Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$37,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,600 – $51,700630
7Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,110
No formal educational credential
$28,620 – $48,4508,320
8Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,740
No formal educational credential
$28,080 – $49,2105,380

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

#	Occupation	MedianMontana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Tree Trimmers and PrunersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,580	$46,950 – $69,760	230
2	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,460	$31,600 – $94,370	650
3	Grounds Maintenance Workers, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$49,580	$39,620 – $62,640	210
4	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,240	$34,310 – $66,810	760
5	Landscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersNo formal educational credential	$45,350	$32,170 – $59,340	4,270
6	Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, VegetationHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,760	$31,600 – $51,700	630
7	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping CleanersNo formal educational credential	$37,110	$28,620 – $48,450	8,320
8	Maids and Housekeeping CleanersNo formal educational credential	$35,740	$28,080 – $49,210	5,380

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