High paying jobs in Anniston-Oxford, AL that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Anniston-Oxford, AL and typically require less than a bachelor's degree to enter — a high school diploma, a postsecondary certificate, or an associate's degree. Entry requirements come from the BLS Employment Projections program and describe what is typical, not mandatory.

Cost of living: prices in Anniston-Oxford, AL run 14.1% below the national average (2024), so a Anniston-Oxford, AL salary is worth about 1.16× 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, Anniston-Oxford, AL · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$98,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,510 – $107,05060
2First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$78,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,280 – $103,25040
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,940 – $105,060290
4Insurance Sales Agents$76,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,960 – $223,07090
5First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,910 – $104,470380
6First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$73,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,960 – $100,16030
7First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$73,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,390 – $89,61030
8Respiratory Therapists$66,740
Associate's degree
$53,360 – $80,57060
9Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$64,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,480 – $105,06050
10Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,300 – $119,690370
11Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$62,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,650 – $70,82050
12Physical Therapist Assistants$61,910
Associate's degree
$49,240 – $88,41050
13Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,370 – $70,820510
14Machinists$61,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,870 – $70,240240
15Painters, Construction and Maintenance$61,480
No formal educational credential
$42,640 – $64,40070
16Detectives and Criminal Investigators$61,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,760 – $97,71030
17Industrial Machinery Mechanics$60,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,830 – $73,770460
18Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$59,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,710 – $67,350430
19Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$59,730
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,700 – $90,79080
20First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$58,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,360 – $93,850200
21Food Service Managers$58,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,480 – $92,280100
22Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$58,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,260 – $64,520170
23Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$57,190
Associate's degree
$43,790 – $76,98070
24Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$57,090
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,860 – $62,180230
25First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$57,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,080 – $92,020280
26Dental Hygienists$56,950
Associate's degree
$46,780 – $60,27070
27Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$56,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,570 – $74,460130
28Crane and Tower Operators$56,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,570 – $67,35040
29Postal Service Mail Carriers$55,930
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,120150
30Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$55,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,600 – $77,710190
31Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$55,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,780 – $66,380180
32First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$54,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,150 – $82,160340
33Electricians$54,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,900 – $66,400170
34Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$52,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,690 – $96,70040
35First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$51,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,750 – $65,39030
36Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$51,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,030 – $68,35030
37Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,430 – $71,200680
38Foundry Mold and Coremakers$50,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,380 – $55,500170
39Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$50,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,530 – $57,74070
40Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,670 – $58,570210
41Computer User Support Specialists$49,630
Some college, no degree
$39,640 – $70,14080
42Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$49,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,810 – $75,37090
43Carpenters$49,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,410 – $58,64070
44Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$49,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,350 – $61,05050
45Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$48,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,360 – $63,730340
46Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$48,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,310 – $65,93050
47Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$47,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,870 – $64,920130
48Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$47,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,370 – $87,000150
49Automotive Body and Related Repairers$46,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,380 – $81,51050
50Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$46,770
No formal educational credential
$27,840 – $58,98050

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

#	Occupation	MedianAnniston-Oxford, AL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$98,840	$57,510 – $107,050	60
2	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,980	$46,280 – $103,250	40
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,130	$46,940 – $105,060	290
4	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,200	$35,960 – $223,070	90
5	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,650	$45,910 – $104,470	380
6	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,600	$50,960 – $100,160	30
7	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$73,340	$46,390 – $89,610	30
8	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$66,740	$53,360 – $80,570	60
9	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,400	$61,480 – $105,060	50
10	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,710	$37,300 – $119,690	370
11	Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and BlastersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,070	$49,650 – $70,820	50
12	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$61,910	$49,240 – $88,410	50
13	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,480	$52,370 – $70,820	510
14	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,480	$39,870 – $70,240	240
15	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$61,480	$42,640 – $64,400	70
16	Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,140	$37,760 – $97,710	30
17	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,640	$45,830 – $73,770	460
18	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,820	$39,710 – $67,350	430
19	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,730	$48,700 – $90,790	80
20	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,960	$34,360 – $93,850	200
21	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,910	$44,480 – $92,280	100
22	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,610	$45,260 – $64,520	170
23	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$57,190	$43,790 – $76,980	70
24	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,090	$44,860 – $62,180	230
25	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,080	$30,080 – $92,020	280
26	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$56,950	$46,780 – $60,270	70
27	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,850	$37,570 – $74,460	130
28	Crane and Tower OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,010	$37,570 – $67,350	40
29	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$55,930	$42,390 – $81,120	150
30	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,580	$42,600 – $77,710	190
31	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,440	$37,780 – $66,380	180
32	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,660	$38,150 – $82,160	340
33	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,200	$36,900 – $66,400	170
34	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,010	$39,690 – $96,700	40
35	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,620	$27,750 – $65,390	30
36	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,580	$35,030 – $68,350	30
37	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,550	$38,430 – $71,200	680
38	Foundry Mold and CoremakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,420	$39,380 – $55,500	170
39	Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,420	$42,530 – $57,740	70
40	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,410	$34,670 – $58,570	210
41	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$49,630	$39,640 – $70,140	80
42	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,550	$36,810 – $75,370	90
43	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,070	$33,410 – $58,640	70
44	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,000	$38,350 – $61,050	50
45	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,970	$33,360 – $63,730	340
46	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,130	$33,310 – $65,930	50
47	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,780	$34,870 – $64,920	130
48	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,170	$35,370 – $87,000	150
49	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,860	$29,380 – $81,510	50
50	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$46,770	$27,840 – $58,980	50

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