High paying jobs in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 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 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL run 3.0% below the national average (2024), so a Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL salary is worth about 1.03× 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, Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL · Employed

1Commercial Pilots$126,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$55,010 – $212,270110
2Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$93,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,330 – $161,640110
3First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$90,970
Postsecondary nondegree award
$64,460 – $148,700110
4Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$88,050
Associate's degree
$58,430 – $133,270140
5Dental Hygienists$88,030
Associate's degree
$74,760 – $98,510170
6Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$85,160
Associate's degree
$59,790 – $108,280210
7Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$84,270
Associate's degree
$45,450 – $130,45080
8Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other$83,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$73,920 – $112,26040
9Computer Network Support Specialists$81,780
Associate's degree
$61,410 – $127,440250
10First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$81,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,790 – $136,630140
11Avionics Technicians$80,710
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,760 – $102,94070
12Respiratory Therapists$80,530
Associate's degree
$62,550 – $91,98070
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$79,970
Associate's degree
$64,210 – $94,74050
14Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$79,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,790 – $102,260160
15Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$77,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,120 – $88,480140
16First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,770 – $110,140670
17Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$76,500
Associate's degree
$64,730 – $97,31040
18Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$75,380
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,250 – $92,850280
19Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$75,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,770 – $208,470110
20Food Service Managers$75,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,620 – $121,570310
21Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$75,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,740 – $88,48040
22First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,520 – $106,490970
23Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$74,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,930 – $97,47050
24First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$71,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,970 – $135,230140
25Industrial Machinery Mechanics$71,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,260 – $87,900120
26Physical Therapist Assistants$71,540
Associate's degree
$60,100 – $85,670110
27Construction and Building Inspectors$71,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,480 – $96,100230
28First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$68,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,220 – $110,050270
29Detectives and Criminal Investigators$67,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,840 – $144,89090
30Real Estate Brokers$65,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,750 – $123,69090
31Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$64,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,320 – $104,99090
32Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$63,880
Associate's degree
$47,360 – $82,600190
33Transportation Security Screeners$63,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,330 – $71,28080
34Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$62,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,190 – $88,480210
35Architectural and Civil Drafters$62,780
Associate's degree
$40,630 – $96,220130
36Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$62,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,590 – $79,85090
37First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$62,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600 – $96,400890
38Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$62,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,990 – $116,820620
39Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$62,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,510 – $126,8201,050
40Surgical Technologists$61,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,810 – $76,39090
41Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$61,740
Associate's degree
$41,350 – $98,540120
42Lodging Managers$61,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,710 – $136,750150
43Computer User Support Specialists$60,810
Some college, no degree
$43,430 – $99,720460
44Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$60,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,960 – $77,29060
45Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$60,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,760 – $119,610630
46Machinists$59,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,400 – $81,060170
47Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$59,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,590 – $75,050660
48Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,400 – $68,150490
49Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$59,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,280 – $91,500190
50Paramedics$58,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,420 – $62,02070

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

#	Occupation	MedianCrestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$126,270	$55,010 – $212,270	110
2	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$93,930	$46,330 – $161,640	110
3	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$90,970	$64,460 – $148,700	110
4	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$88,050	$58,430 – $133,270	140
5	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$88,030	$74,760 – $98,510	170
6	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$85,160	$59,790 – $108,280	210
7	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$84,270	$45,450 – $130,450	80
8	Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,780	$73,920 – $112,260	40
9	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$81,780	$61,410 – $127,440	250
10	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,090	$61,790 – $136,630	140
11	Avionics TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$80,710	$61,760 – $102,940	70
12	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$80,530	$62,550 – $91,980	70
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$79,970	$64,210 – $94,740	50
14	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,850	$51,790 – $102,260	160
15	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,800	$49,120 – $88,480	140
16	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,680	$45,770 – $110,140	670
17	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$76,500	$64,730 – $97,310	40
18	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,380	$50,250 – $92,850	280
19	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water VesselsPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,370	$31,770 – $208,470	110
20	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,040	$46,620 – $121,570	310
21	Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,030	$58,740 – $88,480	40
22	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,560	$47,520 – $106,490	970
23	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,510	$52,930 – $97,470	50
24	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,990	$47,970 – $135,230	140
25	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,960	$46,260 – $87,900	120
26	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$71,540	$60,100 – $85,670	110
27	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,230	$39,480 – $96,100	230
28	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,270	$42,220 – $110,050	270
29	Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,750	$58,840 – $144,890	90
30	Real Estate BrokersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,960	$47,750 – $123,690	90
31	Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems AssemblersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,600	$51,320 – $104,990	90
32	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$63,880	$47,360 – $82,600	190
33	Transportation Security ScreenersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,130	$40,330 – $71,280	80
34	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,850	$47,190 – $88,480	210
35	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$62,780	$40,630 – $96,220	130
36	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,710	$38,590 – $79,850	90
37	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,260	$41,600 – $96,400	890
38	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,170	$44,990 – $116,820	620
39	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,110	$38,510 – $126,820	1,050
40	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,830	$44,810 – $76,390	90
41	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$61,740	$41,350 – $98,540	120
42	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,210	$42,710 – $136,750	150
43	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$60,810	$43,430 – $99,720	460
44	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and SearchersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,090	$47,960 – $77,290	60
45	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,020	$34,760 – $119,610	630
46	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,630	$43,400 – $81,060	170
47	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,130	$49,590 – $75,050	660
48	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,060	$48,400 – $68,150	490
49	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,040	$44,280 – $91,500	190
50	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,600	$37,420 – $62,020	70

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL. 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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