High paying healthcare support jobs in Maine with no degree

The best paid healthcare support occupations in Maine 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 Maine run 3.0% below the national average (2024), so a Maine salary is worth about 1.03× 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 Maine.

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

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OccupationMedian, Maine · Employed

1Massage Therapists$73,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,450 – $119,580370
2Physical Therapist Assistants$66,250
Associate's degree
$53,440 – $80,530410
3Occupational Therapy Assistants$64,270
Associate's degree
$53,230 – $81,220250
4Dental Assistants$60,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,290 – $62,6601,550
5Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$49,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,730 – $68,390420
6Medical Assistants$47,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,220 – $59,2204,480
7Nursing Assistants$47,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,100 – $58,1208,540
8Medical Equipment Preparers$46,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,010 – $59,780510
9Phlebotomists$45,640
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,810 – $50,740500
10Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$45,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,380 – $59,790690
11Home Health and Personal Care Aides$38,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,130 – $46,86018,630

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

#	Occupation	MedianMaine	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$73,290	$32,450 – $119,580	370
2	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$66,250	$53,440 – $80,530	410
3	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$64,270	$53,230 – $81,220	250
4	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,070	$47,290 – $62,660	1,550
5	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,100	$35,730 – $68,390	420
6	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,580	$40,220 – $59,220	4,480
7	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,070	$39,100 – $58,120	8,540
8	Medical Equipment PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,860	$38,010 – $59,780	510
9	PhlebotomistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,640	$37,810 – $50,740	500
10	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,510	$37,380 – $59,790	690
11	Home Health and Personal Care AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,580	$35,130 – $46,860	18,630

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