High paying jobs in Duluth, MN-WI that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Duluth, MN-WI 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 Duluth, MN-WI run 11.2% below the national average (2024), so a Duluth, MN-WI salary is worth about 1.13× 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, Duluth, MN-WI · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$101,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$74,210 – $114,740170
2First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$100,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$79,990 – $127,480120
3Dental Hygienists$98,600
Associate's degree
$78,450 – $101,280220
4Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$97,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,660 – $160,430130
5Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$96,980
Associate's degree
$79,460 – $104,33040
6Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$94,850
Associate's degree
$78,930 – $122,06090
7Power Plant Operators$94,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$74,190 – $116,870220
8First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$91,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,510 – $117,590820
9Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$91,440
Associate's degree
$67,810 – $126,22090
10Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$89,040
Associate's degree
$44,300 – $94,56050
11Plant and System Operators, All Other$88,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$88,150 – $95,66040
12Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$87,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$80,350 – $87,540150
13First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$87,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$75,420 – $107,18050
14Sheet Metal Workers$86,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,180 – $104,540110
15Continuous Mining Machine Operators$86,230
No formal educational credential
$62,390 – $94,88050
16Respiratory Therapists$85,700
Associate's degree
$76,470 – $99,560100
17Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$85,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,300 – $109,350420
18First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$84,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,720 – $118,570520
19Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$84,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,260 – $86,40060
20Industrial Machinery Mechanics$83,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,850 – $94,380460
21Electricians$82,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,060 – $110,010680
22First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$81,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,480 – $123,81080
23Medical Equipment Repairers$81,810
Associate's degree
$39,350 – $106,34040
24Brickmasons and Blockmasons$80,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,200 – $97,99060
25Chemical Technicians$80,190
Associate's degree
$49,020 – $80,33060
26Construction and Building Inspectors$79,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,670 – $105,44050
27Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$79,280
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,340 – $84,24050
28Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$78,690
Associate's degree
$63,210 – $95,640130
29Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$78,060
Associate's degree
$64,110 – $96,680280
30Millwrights$77,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,600 – $92,17040
31Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$77,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,780 – $95,380390
32Detectives and Criminal Investigators$77,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,090 – $112,260120
33Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$77,200
Associate's degree
$48,260 – $113,63070
34Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$76,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,110 – $106,330120
35First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$76,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,930 – $115,960510
36Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$76,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,300 – $102,740510
37Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$75,710
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,740 – $98,970170
38Surgical Assistants$75,470
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,870 – $95,81040
39Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$75,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,760 – $91,67080
40Crane and Tower Operators$75,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,080 – $104,71040
41Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$75,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,790 – $95,140770
42Sailors and Marine Oilers$74,920
No formal educational credential
$37,060 – $79,78050
43Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$73,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,060 – $102,340200
44Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$73,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,160 – $74,110120
45Roofers$72,860
No formal educational credential
$47,110 – $90,040240
46Surgical Technologists$72,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,580 – $83,820110
47First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$72,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,890 – $116,720100
48Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$71,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,690 – $83,32060
49Computer Network Support Specialists$71,760
Associate's degree
$51,330 – $96,56070
50Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$70,990
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,28040

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

#	Occupation	MedianDuluth, MN-WI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,660	$74,210 – $114,740	170
2	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,810	$79,990 – $127,480	120
3	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$98,600	$78,450 – $101,280	220
4	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,990	$66,660 – $160,430	130
5	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$96,980	$79,460 – $104,330	40
6	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$94,850	$78,930 – $122,060	90
7	Power Plant OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$94,390	$74,190 – $116,870	220
8	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,630	$54,510 – $117,590	820
9	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$91,440	$67,810 – $126,220	90
10	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including HealthAssociate's degree	$89,040	$44,300 – $94,560	50
11	Plant and System Operators, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$88,290	$88,150 – $95,660	40
12	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$87,400	$80,350 – $87,540	150
13	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$87,010	$75,420 – $107,180	50
14	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$86,630	$47,180 – $104,540	110
15	Continuous Mining Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$86,230	$62,390 – $94,880	50
16	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$85,700	$76,470 – $99,560	100
17	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$85,060	$46,300 – $109,350	420
18	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,340	$56,720 – $118,570	520
19	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,310	$61,260 – $86,400	60
20	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,380	$56,850 – $94,380	460
21	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,700	$47,060 – $110,010	680
22	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,880	$47,480 – $123,810	80
23	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$81,810	$39,350 – $106,340	40
24	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,660	$58,200 – $97,990	60
25	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$80,190	$49,020 – $80,330	60
26	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,470	$57,670 – $105,440	50
27	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,280	$53,340 – $84,240	50
28	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$78,690	$63,210 – $95,640	130
29	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$78,060	$64,110 – $96,680	280
30	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,890	$58,600 – $92,170	40
31	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,850	$55,780 – $95,380	390
32	Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,330	$62,090 – $112,260	120
33	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,200	$48,260 – $113,630	70
34	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,800	$56,110 – $106,330	120
35	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,340	$54,930 – $115,960	510
36	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,220	$58,300 – $102,740	510
37	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,710	$48,740 – $98,970	170
38	Surgical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,470	$60,870 – $95,810	40
39	Stationary Engineers and Boiler OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,260	$59,760 – $91,670	80
40	Crane and Tower OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,230	$51,080 – $104,710	40
41	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,040	$47,790 – $95,140	770
42	Sailors and Marine OilersNo formal educational credential	$74,920	$37,060 – $79,780	50
43	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,260	$58,060 – $102,340	200
44	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,210	$58,160 – $74,110	120
45	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$72,860	$47,110 – $90,040	240
46	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,360	$61,580 – $83,820	110
47	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,290	$44,890 – $116,720	100
48	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,780	$47,690 – $83,320	60
49	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$71,760	$51,330 – $96,560	70
50	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$70,990	$42,600 – $75,280	40

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