High paying jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX run 1.9% below the national average (2024), so a Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX salary is worth about 1.02× 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, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$129,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$98,090 – $149,880470
2Dental Hygienists$105,480
Associate's degree
$58,120 – $120,4201,270
3Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$102,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,090 – $187,9401,980
4Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$98,010
Associate's degree
$63,790 – $114,400500
5First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$96,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,320 – $128,800780
6Physical Therapist Assistants$84,930
Associate's degree
$57,030 – $100,2301,180
7Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$84,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,530 – $108,570560
8Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$83,870
Associate's degree
$54,880 – $105,0201,520
9Respiratory Therapists$82,760
Associate's degree
$65,470 – $102,990770
10Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$82,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,990 – $103,1804,540
11Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$82,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,970 – $106,7001,270
12Occupational Therapy Assistants$81,500
Associate's degree
$81,500 – $95,9001,190
13Detectives and Criminal Investigators$78,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,840 – $114,7901,710
14First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$77,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,960 – $105,0308,010
15Construction and Building Inspectors$77,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,700 – $108,0701,430
16Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$77,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,220 – $108,610790
17First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$76,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,510 – $121,6605,560
18First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$76,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,090 – $111,49017,400
19Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$74,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,600 – $140,9105,970
20Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$74,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,820 – $101,5501,780
21Architectural and Civil Drafters$74,230
Associate's degree
$48,570 – $106,3001,300
22Surgical Technologists$73,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,550 – $95,060700
23First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$73,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,860 – $165,8902,090
24First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$71,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,250 – $108,7703,410
25Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$69,970
Associate's degree
$31,330 – $100,6001,240
26Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$69,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,730 – $98,1508,560
27Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$67,670
Associate's degree
$45,060 – $106,360780
28Paramedics$67,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,550 – $103,820890
29Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$67,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,790 – $100,200860
30Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$66,910
Associate's degree
$43,540 – $106,200480
31Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,690 – $78,2703,620
32Computer Network Support Specialists$64,360
Associate's degree
$47,640 – $105,5901,520
33Advertising Sales Agents$64,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,720 – $117,070890
34Paralegals and Legal Assistants$64,140
Associate's degree
$44,200 – $100,4604,390
35Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$64,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,610 – $79,1701,140
36Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$64,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,700 – $87,7901,080
37Sheet Metal Workers$62,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,020 – $77,8501,280
38Food Service Managers$62,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,890 – $103,3903,100
39Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$62,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,010 – $134,83016,700
40Transportation Security Screeners$62,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,600 – $69,100460
41Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$62,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,810 – $80,9205,260
42Industrial Machinery Mechanics$62,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,320 – $96,2402,940
43Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$62,600
Associate's degree
$37,880 – $107,160520
44Chefs and Head Cooks$62,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,740 – $93,2901,710
45Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$62,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,420 – $92,1601,110
46Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$62,320
Associate's degree
$43,690 – $94,870680
47Maintenance Workers, Machinery$62,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,780 – $100,590480
48Computer User Support Specialists$61,990
Some college, no degree
$39,110 – $95,7709,680
49First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$61,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,210 – $96,3303,820
50Public Safety Telecommunicators$61,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,000 – $76,330590

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

#	Occupation	MedianAustin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$129,690	$98,090 – $149,880	470
2	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$105,480	$58,120 – $120,420	1,270
3	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$102,720	$66,090 – $187,940	1,980
4	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$98,010	$63,790 – $114,400	500
5	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$96,240	$63,320 – $128,800	780
6	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$84,930	$57,030 – $100,230	1,180
7	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$84,440	$49,530 – $108,570	560
8	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$83,870	$54,880 – $105,020	1,520
9	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$82,760	$65,470 – $102,990	770
10	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,290	$51,990 – $103,180	4,540
11	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,120	$47,970 – $106,700	1,270
12	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$81,500	$81,500 – $95,900	1,190
13	Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,970	$48,840 – $114,790	1,710
14	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,800	$50,960 – $105,030	8,010
15	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,730	$47,700 – $108,070	1,430
16	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,380	$47,220 – $108,610	790
17	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,270	$47,510 – $121,660	5,560
18	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,240	$48,090 – $111,490	17,400
19	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,310	$38,600 – $140,910	5,970
20	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,290	$47,820 – $101,550	1,780
21	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$74,230	$48,570 – $106,300	1,300
22	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$73,810	$48,550 – $95,060	700
23	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,390	$45,860 – $165,890	2,090
24	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,470	$44,250 – $108,770	3,410
25	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$69,970	$31,330 – $100,600	1,240
26	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,600	$52,730 – $98,150	8,560
27	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$67,670	$45,060 – $106,360	780
28	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,290	$49,550 – $103,820	890
29	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,050	$45,790 – $100,200	860
30	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$66,910	$43,540 – $106,200	480
31	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,580	$51,690 – $78,270	3,620
32	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$64,360	$47,640 – $105,590	1,520
33	Advertising Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,270	$36,720 – $117,070	890
34	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$64,140	$44,200 – $100,460	4,390
35	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,080	$32,610 – $79,170	1,140
36	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,000	$47,700 – $87,790	1,080
37	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,990	$38,020 – $77,850	1,280
38	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,930	$44,890 – $103,390	3,100
39	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,900	$36,010 – $134,830	16,700
40	Transportation Security ScreenersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,820	$51,600 – $69,100	460
41	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,810	$40,810 – $80,920	5,260
42	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,660	$47,320 – $96,240	2,940
43	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$62,600	$37,880 – $107,160	520
44	Chefs and Head CooksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,400	$42,740 – $93,290	1,710
45	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,400	$46,420 – $92,160	1,110
46	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$62,320	$43,690 – $94,870	680
47	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,010	$44,780 – $100,590	480
48	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$61,990	$39,110 – $95,770	9,680
49	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,920	$42,210 – $96,330	3,820
50	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,790	$50,000 – $76,330	590

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. 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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