High paying jobs in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN run 4.6% below the national average (2024), so a Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN salary is worth about 1.05× 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, Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Employed

1Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$106,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,640 – $208,5801,920
2Dental Hygienists$102,940
Associate's degree
$81,800 – $131,4901,700
3First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$102,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$75,580 – $128,580790
4Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$93,600
Associate's degree
$75,140 – $102,750490
5Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$93,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,860 – $119,070730
6First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$86,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,790 – $123,630820
7Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$85,410
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,650 – $132,0001,370
8Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$84,950
Associate's degree
$72,090 – $106,730540
9First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$82,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,010 – $127,0504,000
10Respiratory Therapists$81,600
Associate's degree
$66,160 – $99,0201,300
11First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$80,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,820 – $105,4404,730
12Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$80,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,070 – $98,6303,900
13Maintenance Workers, Machinery$79,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,610 – $162,980940
14Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$79,270
Associate's degree
$61,680 – $98,4501,650
15First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$78,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,960 – $151,1601,390
16Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$77,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,980 – $104,4201,830
17Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$77,600
Associate's degree
$47,080 – $87,9101,480
18Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$76,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,470 – $91,550880
19Construction and Building Inspectors$76,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,930 – $96,900630
20Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$75,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,370 – $154,96012,360
21First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,200 – $105,7705,930
22Structural Iron and Steel Workers$75,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,390 – $88,350480
23Sheet Metal Workers$73,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,360 – $96,550910
24Computer Network Support Specialists$71,920
Associate's degree
$42,520 – $122,3901,420
25Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$70,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,800 – $102,6001,830
26Brickmasons and Blockmasons$70,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,860 – $84,290440
27Industrial Machinery Mechanics$70,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,740 – $93,4505,150
28Architectural and Civil Drafters$70,010
Associate's degree
$48,640 – $96,100480
29First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$69,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,740 – $101,8509,420
30Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$68,270
Associate's degree
$47,680 – $94,890390
31Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$67,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,070 – $98,240360
32Occupational Therapy Assistants$67,460
Associate's degree
$58,670 – $80,800480
33Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$66,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,210 – $99,5003,120
34Physical Therapist Assistants$65,170
Associate's degree
$51,070 – $87,880930
35Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$65,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,830 – $101,8003,640
36Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$64,850
Associate's degree
$45,750 – $105,680460
37Paralegals and Legal Assistants$64,330
Associate's degree
$47,680 – $94,9701,700
38Food Service Managers$64,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,230 – $89,5301,760
39Tool and Die Makers$64,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,150 – $94,640680
40Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,570 – $75,3106,400
41First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$63,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,790 – $92,5504,940
42Electricians$63,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,530 – $98,2605,640
43Surgical Technologists$63,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,090 – $82,010670
44Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$63,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,250 – $82,7701,230
45Insurance Sales Agents$63,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,520 – $133,3702,990
46Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$62,990
No formal educational credential
$44,920 – $79,8401,410
47Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$62,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,780 – $79,8102,300
48Public Safety Telecommunicators$62,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,920 – $70,300650
49Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$62,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,750 – $96,4002,950
50Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,070
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0402,140

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

#	Occupation	MedianCincinnati, OH-KY-IN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$106,160	$66,640 – $208,580	1,920
2	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$102,940	$81,800 – $131,490	1,700
3	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$102,870	$75,580 – $128,580	790
4	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$93,600	$75,140 – $102,750	490
5	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$93,150	$60,860 – $119,070	730
6	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$86,770	$60,790 – $123,630	820
7	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$85,410	$50,650 – $132,000	1,370
8	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$84,950	$72,090 – $106,730	540
9	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,330	$54,010 – $127,050	4,000
10	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$81,600	$66,160 – $99,020	1,300
11	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,520	$57,820 – $105,440	4,730
12	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,410	$57,070 – $98,630	3,900
13	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,410	$47,610 – $162,980	940
14	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$79,270	$61,680 – $98,450	1,650
15	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,860	$48,960 – $151,160	1,390
16	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,640	$48,980 – $104,420	1,830
17	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,600	$47,080 – $87,910	1,480
18	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,840	$49,470 – $91,550	880
19	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,440	$48,930 – $96,900	630
20	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,950	$41,370 – $154,960	12,360
21	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,880	$49,200 – $105,770	5,930
22	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,700	$48,390 – $88,350	480
23	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,690	$41,360 – $96,550	910
24	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$71,920	$42,520 – $122,390	1,420
25	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,980	$47,800 – $102,600	1,830
26	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,760	$45,860 – $84,290	440
27	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,640	$49,740 – $93,450	5,150
28	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$70,010	$48,640 – $96,100	480
29	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,880	$46,740 – $101,850	9,420
30	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$68,270	$47,680 – $94,890	390
31	Occupational Health and Safety TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,930	$52,070 – $98,240	360
32	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$67,460	$58,670 – $80,800	480
33	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,950	$47,210 – $99,500	3,120
34	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$65,170	$51,070 – $87,880	930
35	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,160	$46,830 – $101,800	3,640
36	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$64,850	$45,750 – $105,680	460
37	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$64,330	$47,680 – $94,970	1,700
38	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,320	$46,230 – $89,530	1,760
39	Tool and Die MakersPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,270	$43,150 – $94,640	680
40	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,180	$51,570 – $75,310	6,400
41	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,900	$46,790 – $92,550	4,940
42	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,490	$38,530 – $98,260	5,640
43	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,450	$49,090 – $82,010	670
44	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,200	$50,250 – $82,770	1,230
45	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,110	$37,520 – $133,370	2,990
46	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$62,990	$44,920 – $79,840	1,410
47	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,400	$45,780 – $79,810	2,300
48	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,260	$40,920 – $70,300	650
49	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,240	$39,750 – $96,400	2,950
50	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$62,070	$42,390 – $81,040	2,140

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