High paying jobs in Dothan, AL that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Dothan, AL 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 Dothan, AL run 16.2% below the national average (2024), so a Dothan, AL salary is worth about 1.19× 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

Find high paying jobs in Dothan, AL

OccupationMedian, Dothan, AL · Employed

1Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$116,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,780 – $209,20040
2Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$75,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,470 – $101,32090
3First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$75,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,000 – $113,89070
4First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$65,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,530 – $133,020400
5First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$64,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,590 – $121,43040
6Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$62,620
Associate's degree
$50,740 – $79,67070
7Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$61,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,550 – $74,8201,640
8Food Service Managers$61,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,510 – $123,010150
9First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$61,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,440 – $99,980430
10Construction and Building Inspectors$61,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,260 – $76,17040
11Respiratory Therapists$61,290
Associate's degree
$41,900 – $82,190100
12Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,290 – $78,95080
13Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$61,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,600 – $78,55030
14Postal Service Clerks$60,790
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,69040
15First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$60,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,350 – $92,260420
16First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$60,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,040 – $92,340330
17Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$59,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,980 – $103,170700
18Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$59,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,490 – $77,270430
19First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$59,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,780 – $104,77060
20Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,010
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040180
21Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$58,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,610 – $88,35060
22Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$58,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,060 – $96,30050
23Cargo and Freight Agents$58,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,010 – $66,97050
24First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$58,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,520 – $95,91030
25Dental Hygienists$58,310
Associate's degree
$45,930 – $62,190100
26First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$56,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,020 – $82,790580
27Physical Therapist Assistants$56,150
Associate's degree
$49,010 – $71,910130
28Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$55,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,350 – $62,98070
29Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$54,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,890 – $91,430280
30Chemical Technicians$53,610
Associate's degree
$35,920 – $118,31030
31Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$52,230
Associate's degree
$40,550 – $75,660160
32Industrial Machinery Mechanics$51,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,740 – $76,600260
33Machinists$50,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,510 – $71,92090
34Millwrights$50,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,120 – $61,06060
35Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$50,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,150 – $68,410270
36Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$49,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,680 – $75,74060
37Architectural and Civil Drafters$49,260
Associate's degree
$37,970 – $69,67040
38Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$49,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,980 – $67,070130
39Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$49,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,440 – $59,60090
40Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,340 – $57,17070
41Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$47,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,270 – $57,260540
42Electricians$47,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,700 – $111,000280
43Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$47,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,070 – $65,86040
44Dental Laboratory Technicians$47,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,340 – $57,72050
45First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$47,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,820 – $63,09040
46Paralegals and Legal Assistants$47,260
Associate's degree
$34,030 – $61,110120
47Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$47,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,790 – $74,880200
48Surgical Technologists$47,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,750 – $61,430140
49Computer User Support Specialists$47,000
Some college, no degree
$32,280 – $72,790110
50Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$46,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,450 – $74,320180

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

#	Occupation	MedianDothan, AL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$116,340	$60,780 – $209,200	40
2	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,640	$42,470 – $101,320	90
3	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,210	$45,000 – $113,890	70
4	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,670	$42,530 – $133,020	400
5	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,020	$46,590 – $121,430	40
6	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$62,620	$50,740 – $79,670	70
7	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,900	$38,550 – $74,820	1,640
8	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,640	$44,510 – $123,010	150
9	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,350	$40,440 – $99,980	430
10	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,300	$44,260 – $76,170	40
11	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$61,290	$41,900 – $82,190	100
12	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,060	$35,290 – $78,950	80
13	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,060	$41,600 – $78,550	30
14	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$60,790	$42,600 – $75,690	40
15	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,770	$37,350 – $92,260	420
16	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,410	$39,040 – $92,340	330
17	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,240	$32,980 – $103,170	700
18	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,210	$35,490 – $77,270	430
19	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,060	$42,780 – $104,770	60
20	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,010	$42,390 – $81,040	180
21	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,800	$41,610 – $88,350	60
22	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,740	$40,060 – $96,300	50
23	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,610	$49,010 – $66,970	50
24	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,540	$39,520 – $95,910	30
25	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$58,310	$45,930 – $62,190	100
26	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,650	$37,020 – $82,790	580
27	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$56,150	$49,010 – $71,910	130
28	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,040	$38,350 – $62,980	70
29	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,940	$33,890 – $91,430	280
30	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$53,610	$35,920 – $118,310	30
31	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$52,230	$40,550 – $75,660	160
32	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,600	$37,740 – $76,600	260
33	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,740	$35,510 – $71,920	90
34	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,630	$39,120 – $61,060	60
35	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,500	$38,150 – $68,410	270
36	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,360	$38,680 – $75,740	60
37	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$49,260	$37,970 – $69,670	40
38	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,070	$35,980 – $67,070	130
39	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,040	$29,440 – $59,600	90
40	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,160	$29,340 – $57,170	70
41	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,820	$34,270 – $57,260	540
42	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,630	$36,700 – $111,000	280
43	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,490	$35,070 – $65,860	40
44	Dental Laboratory TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,390	$29,340 – $57,720	50
45	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,310	$31,820 – $63,090	40
46	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$47,260	$34,030 – $61,110	120
47	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,120	$29,790 – $74,880	200
48	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,100	$31,750 – $61,430	140
49	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$47,000	$32,280 – $72,790	110
50	Merchandise Displayers and Window TrimmersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,400	$30,450 – $74,320	180

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

More for Dothan, AL

Other metro areas in AL

By field in Dothan, AL

Without a degree

The same fields, narrowed to what you can enter without one. Fields missing here have too few such occupations in Dothan, AL to rank honestly.

High paying jobs in Dothan, AL that need no degree

More for Dothan, AL

Other metro areas in AL

By field in Dothan, AL

Without a degree

High paying jobs in each state that need no degree