High paying jobs in Delaware that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Delaware 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 Delaware run 0.2% below the national average (2024), so a Delaware salary is worth about 1.00× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Delaware.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Delaware · Employed

1Commercial Pilots$163,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$83,180 – $264,590220
2Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$145,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$101,250 – $210,080310
3First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$131,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$98,030 – $190,120410
4Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$103,510
Associate's degree
$80,350 – $117,110170
5Dental Hygienists$98,910
Associate's degree
$93,580 – $112,940750
6Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$98,530
Associate's degree
$83,240 – $115,800220
7Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$97,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,570 – $119,790330
8Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$93,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,370 – $98,580310
9Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$92,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,470 – $130,8701,800
10Respiratory Therapists$91,080
Associate's degree
$79,210 – $109,890500
11Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$87,640
Associate's degree
$39,980 – $111,240290
12Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$86,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,100 – $104,270160
13First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$86,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,920 – $133,470960
14First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$84,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,160 – $104,880240
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$84,210
Associate's degree
$61,770 – $108,980650
16Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$83,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,280 – $116,370240
17First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$83,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,390 – $125,4601,890
18Legal Support Workers, All Other$81,170
Associate's degree
$51,920 – $133,340290
19First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$81,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,630 – $116,6702,590
20First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$79,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,120 – $123,1001,450
21Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$78,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,940 – $100,1301,320
22Occupational Therapy Assistants$78,640
Associate's degree
$63,970 – $82,070220
23Chemical Technicians$78,620
Associate's degree
$44,520 – $94,660540
24Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$75,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,180 – $105,150150
25First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$75,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,860 – $107,8805,480
26Physical Therapist Assistants$74,610
Associate's degree
$51,750 – $83,510340
27Food Service Managers$74,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,820 – $107,200770
28First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$74,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,250 – $89,660250
29Architectural and Civil Drafters$73,040
Associate's degree
$48,810 – $88,020290
30Construction and Building Inspectors$72,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,350 – $95,690570
31Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$68,710
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,210 – $77,5802,240
32Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$67,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,720 – $110,690790
33Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$67,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,920 – $121,5302,910
34Industrial Machinery Mechanics$67,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,410 – $102,610890
35Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$67,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,900 – $85,140540
36Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$66,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,530 – $85,200440
37Brickmasons and Blockmasons$66,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,350 – $84,390200
38Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$66,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,960 – $91,310980
39Correctional Officers and Jailers$65,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,520 – $79,2601,730
40Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$64,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,160 – $84,360340
41Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$64,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,990 – $95,5201,590
42Paramedics$64,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,550 – $102,140340
43Electricians$63,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,280 – $105,3402,260
44Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$63,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,250 – $82,650670
45Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$63,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,460 – $82,1001,160
46Paralegals and Legal Assistants$63,110
Associate's degree
$48,880 – $99,3902,480
47First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$62,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,000 – $89,460180
48Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$62,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,230 – $92,440450
49Machinists$62,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,710 – $95,660310
50First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$62,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,480 – $97,7702,270

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

#	Occupation	MedianDelaware	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$163,600	$83,180 – $264,590	220
2	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$145,000	$101,250 – $210,080	310
3	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$131,080	$98,030 – $190,120	410
4	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$103,510	$80,350 – $117,110	170
5	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$98,910	$93,580 – $112,940	750
6	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$98,530	$83,240 – $115,800	220
7	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,180	$48,570 – $119,790	330
8	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$93,850	$38,370 – $98,580	310
9	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,970	$62,470 – $130,870	1,800
10	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$91,080	$79,210 – $109,890	500
11	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$87,640	$39,980 – $111,240	290
12	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$86,290	$62,100 – $104,270	160
13	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$86,260	$61,920 – $133,470	960
14	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,760	$59,160 – $104,880	240
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$84,210	$61,770 – $108,980	650
16	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$83,550	$63,280 – $116,370	240
17	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,250	$60,390 – $125,460	1,890
18	Legal Support Workers, All OtherAssociate's degree	$81,170	$51,920 – $133,340	290
19	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,100	$59,630 – $116,670	2,590
20	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,100	$54,120 – $123,100	1,450
21	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,920	$53,940 – $100,130	1,320
22	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$78,640	$63,970 – $82,070	220
23	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$78,620	$44,520 – $94,660	540
24	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,720	$52,180 – $105,150	150
25	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,220	$48,860 – $107,880	5,480
26	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$74,610	$51,750 – $83,510	340
27	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,430	$57,820 – $107,200	770
28	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,340	$48,250 – $89,660	250
29	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$73,040	$48,810 – $88,020	290
30	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,700	$52,350 – $95,690	570
31	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$68,710	$59,210 – $77,580	2,240
32	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,600	$45,720 – $110,690	790
33	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,540	$39,920 – $121,530	2,910
34	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,320	$49,410 – $102,610	890
35	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,010	$47,900 – $85,140	540
36	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,670	$49,530 – $85,200	440
37	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,550	$52,350 – $84,390	200
38	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,130	$43,960 – $91,310	980
39	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,880	$46,520 – $79,260	1,730
40	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,940	$48,160 – $84,360	340
41	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,720	$40,990 – $95,520	1,590
42	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,240	$50,550 – $102,140	340
43	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,700	$38,280 – $105,340	2,260
44	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,590	$49,250 – $82,650	670
45	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,200	$50,460 – $82,100	1,160
46	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$63,110	$48,880 – $99,390	2,480
47	First-Line Supervisors of Security WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,840	$43,000 – $89,460	180
48	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,700	$44,230 – $92,440	450
49	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,650	$41,710 – $95,660	310
50	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,510	$45,480 – $97,770	2,270

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Delaware. 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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