High paying jobs in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Beaumont-Port Arthur, 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX run 10.0% below the national average (2024), so a Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX salary is worth about 1.11× 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, Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX · Employed

1Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$121,320
Associate's degree
$58,700 – $148,77070
2Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$112,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$64,780 – $158,790230
3Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$105,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,930 – $107,040400
4Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$104,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,750 – $172,210370
5Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$100,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$79,510 – $115,8801,480
6Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$100,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,150 – $116,05070
7First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$99,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$76,430 – $118,540100
8Calibration Technologists and Technicians$99,400
Associate's degree
$57,460 – $118,920260
9Dental Hygienists$97,350
Associate's degree
$81,980 – $100,760150
10Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$97,300
Associate's degree
$50,500 – $120,42060
11Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$96,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,030 – $111,1001,540
12Maintenance Workers, Machinery$91,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,080 – $113,100320
13Mechanical Drafters$87,220
Associate's degree
$52,660 – $159,390120
14First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$82,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,900 – $96,240120
15Occupational Therapy Assistants$82,610
Associate's degree
$57,700 – $94,61070
16Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$82,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,770 – $105,74090
17First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$80,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,270 – $151,9601,290
18Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$80,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,850 – $100,940320
19Chemical Technicians$79,290
Associate's degree
$47,940 – $111,970350
20First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$78,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,190 – $137,1401,280
21Computer Network Support Specialists$78,860
Associate's degree
$49,380 – $116,22050
22Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$78,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,550 – $95,370830
23Physical Therapist Assistants$77,830
Associate's degree
$55,010 – $97,640150
24Respiratory Therapists$76,660
Associate's degree
$63,990 – $95,170130
25First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$76,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,290 – $98,5102,460
26Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$76,080
Associate's degree
$63,630 – $101,25080
27Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$75,970
Associate's degree
$50,380 – $101,200170
28Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$74,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,860 – $107,90070
29Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$73,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,050 – $109,30080
30Transportation Inspectors$73,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,250 – $87,58050
31Boilermakers$73,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,080 – $103,600230
32Crane and Tower Operators$73,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,450 – $88,420240
33Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$72,580
Associate's degree
$41,840 – $107,66090
34Detectives and Criminal Investigators$70,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,990 – $114,460110
35Architectural and Civil Drafters$70,730
Associate's degree
$45,150 – $95,830150
36Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$66,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,020 – $100,060240
37Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$66,700
Associate's degree
$43,060 – $88,940270
38Pile Driver Operators$66,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,960 – $66,19090
39Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$65,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,760 – $101,88090
40Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$64,830
Associate's degree
$38,760 – $96,14060
41Firefighters$64,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,640 – $74,740380
42First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$64,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,260 – $108,030180
43Millwrights$64,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,750 – $97,840100
44Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$63,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,230 – $94,53050
45Riggers$63,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,960 – $75,850210
46Postal Service Clerks$62,610
No formal educational credential
$54,330 – $76,36070
47First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$62,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,890 – $99,360140
48Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,070 – $126,910980
49Construction and Building Inspectors$62,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,990 – $101,250270
50Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$62,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,640 – $85,3801,250

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

#	Occupation	MedianBeaumont-Port Arthur, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$121,320	$58,700 – $148,770	70
2	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water VesselsPostsecondary nondegree award	$112,320	$64,780 – $158,790	230
3	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$105,520	$63,930 – $107,040	400
4	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$104,550	$64,750 – $172,210	370
5	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and GaugersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,660	$79,510 – $115,880	1,480
6	Elevator and Escalator Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,350	$54,150 – $116,050	70
7	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$99,700	$76,430 – $118,540	100
8	Calibration Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$99,400	$57,460 – $118,920	260
9	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$97,350	$81,980 – $100,760	150
10	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$97,300	$50,500 – $120,420	60
11	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,790	$40,030 – $111,100	1,540
12	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,440	$47,080 – $113,100	320
13	Mechanical DraftersAssociate's degree	$87,220	$52,660 – $159,390	120
14	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$82,740	$43,900 – $96,240	120
15	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$82,610	$57,700 – $94,610	70
16	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead PumpersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,090	$46,770 – $105,740	90
17	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,860	$43,270 – $151,960	1,290
18	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,500	$51,850 – $100,940	320
19	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$79,290	$47,940 – $111,970	350
20	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,910	$47,190 – $137,140	1,280
21	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$78,860	$49,380 – $116,220	50
22	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,450	$56,550 – $95,370	830
23	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$77,830	$55,010 – $97,640	150
24	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$76,660	$63,990 – $95,170	130
25	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,390	$49,290 – $98,510	2,460
26	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$76,080	$63,630 – $101,250	80
27	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$75,970	$50,380 – $101,200	170
28	Occupational Health and Safety TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,620	$37,860 – $107,900	70
29	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,920	$48,050 – $109,300	80
30	Transportation InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,480	$44,250 – $87,580	50
31	BoilermakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,060	$54,080 – $103,600	230
32	Crane and Tower OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,050	$45,450 – $88,420	240
33	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$72,580	$41,840 – $107,660	90
34	Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,760	$45,990 – $114,460	110
35	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$70,730	$45,150 – $95,830	150
36	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,740	$47,020 – $100,060	240
37	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$66,700	$43,060 – $88,940	270
38	Pile Driver OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,140	$62,960 – $66,190	90
39	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,440	$44,760 – $101,880	90
40	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$64,830	$38,760 – $96,140	60
41	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,540	$37,640 – $74,740	380
42	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,480	$45,260 – $108,030	180
43	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,070	$47,750 – $97,840	100
44	Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,960	$47,230 – $94,530	50
45	RiggersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,950	$41,960 – $75,850	210
46	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$62,610	$54,330 – $76,360	70
47	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,590	$59,890 – $99,360	140
48	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,410	$36,070 – $126,910	980
49	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,390	$40,990 – $101,250	270
50	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,220	$45,640 – $85,380	1,250

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