High paying jobs in Cheyenne, WY that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Cheyenne, WY 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 Cheyenne, WY run 3.5% below the national average (2024), so a Cheyenne, WY salary is worth about 1.04× 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, Cheyenne, WY · Employed

1Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$116,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$92,270 – $158,39030
2Commercial Pilots$106,860
Postsecondary nondegree award
$96,110 – $129,62040
3Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$94,020
Associate's degree
$73,920 – $107,38040
4Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$91,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,690 – $122,70090
5Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$88,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$78,940 – $96,11050
6Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$86,110
Associate's degree
$62,360 – $113,82090
7Dental Hygienists$85,220
Associate's degree
$60,940 – $99,510110
8Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$81,590
No formal educational credential
$44,450 – $99,75050
9First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$80,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,160 – $119,860300
10First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$80,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,800 – $154,640460
11First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$77,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,620 – $131,71050
12Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$76,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,320 – $112,40080
13Insurance Sales Agents$75,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,430 – $136,680180
14First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,010 – $125,530130
15Electricians$74,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,820 – $94,230530
16Industrial Machinery Mechanics$72,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,280 – $102,690200
17Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$72,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,470 – $99,54090
18Architectural and Civil Drafters$67,640
Associate's degree
$50,920 – $72,44050
19First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$67,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,480 – $100,780270
20Medical Records Specialists$65,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,140 – $79,53060
21Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,810 – $78,15080
22First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$64,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,300 – $84,900420
23Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$63,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,860 – $132,090220
24Food Service Managers$63,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600 – $92,03090
25Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$63,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,600 – $98,7101,060
26Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$63,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,080 – $82,700180
27Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$63,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,070 – $83,20060
28Computer Network Support Specialists$63,080
Associate's degree
$57,440 – $84,270120
29Physical Therapist Assistants$63,010
Associate's degree
$50,700 – $78,27060
30Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$62,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,700 – $99,85090
31Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$62,520
No formal educational credential
$42,400 – $73,880360
32Construction and Building Inspectors$62,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,610 – $77,40070
33Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$61,880
No formal educational credential
$44,190 – $73,360110
34Computer User Support Specialists$61,780
Some college, no degree
$36,460 – $84,240190
35Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,860 – $83,18090
36Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$61,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,390 – $85,020190
37Postal Service Mail Carriers$61,310
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040100
38Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$60,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,990 – $143,670110
39Lodging Managers$60,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,620 – $124,85030
40Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,110
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,28050
41Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$59,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,110 – $76,830180
42Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$57,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,910 – $71,790270
43Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$57,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,220 – $80,880120
44Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$57,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,910 – $83,660200
45Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$57,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,770 – $73,47040
46Real Estate Sales Agents$57,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,970 – $97,47040
47First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$56,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,230 – $82,99030
48Carpenters$56,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,420 – $71,790310
49Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$54,790
Associate's degree
$46,130 – $72,57070
50Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$54,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,790 – $119,990170

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

#	Occupation	MedianCheyenne, WY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$116,550	$92,270 – $158,390	30
2	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$106,860	$96,110 – $129,620	40
3	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$94,020	$73,920 – $107,380	40
4	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,770	$57,690 – $122,700	90
5	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$88,800	$78,940 – $96,110	50
6	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$86,110	$62,360 – $113,820	90
7	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$85,220	$60,940 – $99,510	110
8	Service Unit Operators, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$81,590	$44,450 – $99,750	50
9	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,970	$57,160 – $119,860	300
10	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,270	$61,800 – $154,640	460
11	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,700	$58,620 – $131,710	50
12	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,250	$49,320 – $112,400	80
13	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,860	$43,430 – $136,680	180
14	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,860	$49,010 – $125,530	130
15	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,590	$46,820 – $94,230	530
16	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,950	$52,280 – $102,690	200
17	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,950	$37,470 – $99,540	90
18	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$67,640	$50,920 – $72,440	50
19	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,540	$44,480 – $100,780	270
20	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,680	$40,140 – $79,530	60
21	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,800	$51,810 – $78,150	80
22	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,110	$47,300 – $84,900	420
23	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,940	$42,860 – $132,090	220
24	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,810	$41,600 – $92,030	90
25	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,540	$47,600 – $98,710	1,060
26	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,510	$48,080 – $82,700	180
27	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and SearchersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,130	$47,070 – $83,200	60
28	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$63,080	$57,440 – $84,270	120
29	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$63,010	$50,700 – $78,270	60
30	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,850	$43,700 – $99,850	90
31	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$62,520	$42,400 – $73,880	360
32	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,490	$36,610 – $77,400	70
33	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$61,880	$44,190 – $73,360	110
34	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$61,780	$36,460 – $84,240	190
35	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,780	$46,860 – $83,180	90
36	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,470	$39,390 – $85,020	190
37	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$61,310	$42,390 – $81,040	100
38	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,980	$23,990 – $143,670	110
39	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,690	$45,620 – $124,850	30
40	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$59,110	$42,600 – $75,280	50
41	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,030	$43,110 – $76,830	180
42	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,970	$44,910 – $71,790	270
43	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,900	$38,220 – $80,880	120
44	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,820	$37,910 – $83,660	200
45	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,680	$49,770 – $73,470	40
46	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,470	$23,970 – $97,470	40
47	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,410	$50,230 – $82,990	30
48	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,160	$44,420 – $71,790	310
49	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$54,790	$46,130 – $72,570	70
50	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,500	$39,790 – $119,990	170

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