High paying healthcare support jobs in Virginia with no degree

The best paid healthcare support occupations in Virginia 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 Virginia run 1.1% above the national average (2024), so a Virginia salary is worth about 0.99× 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 Virginia.

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

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OccupationMedian, Virginia · Employed

1Physical Therapist Assistants$73,760
Associate's degree
$54,170 – $93,6003,370
2Massage Therapists$62,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,070 – $119,5702,730
3Dental Assistants$46,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,720 – $58,91010,760
4Medical Equipment Preparers$46,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,320 – $61,2801,840
5Phlebotomists$46,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,370 – $58,4703,600
6Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$46,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,930 – $65,9202,180
7Medical Assistants$44,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,090 – $52,00016,650
8Nursing Assistants$43,200
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,560 – $50,98040,580
9Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$37,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,430 – $48,5804,810
10Home Health and Personal Care Aides$30,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,980 – $40,65070,070

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

#	Occupation	MedianVirginia	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$73,760	$54,170 – $93,600	3,370
2	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,220	$38,070 – $119,570	2,730
3	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,670	$37,720 – $58,910	10,760
4	Medical Equipment PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,580	$37,320 – $61,280	1,840
5	PhlebotomistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,340	$37,370 – $58,470	3,600
6	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,060	$35,930 – $65,920	2,180
7	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,740	$37,090 – $52,000	16,650
8	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,200	$31,560 – $50,980	40,580
9	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,450	$30,430 – $48,580	4,810
10	Home Health and Personal Care AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,300	$26,980 – $40,650	70,070

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