High paying jobs in Elizabethtown, KY that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Elizabethtown, KY 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 Elizabethtown, KY run 9.4% below the national average (2024), so a Elizabethtown, KY salary is worth about 1.10× 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, Elizabethtown, KY · Employed

1Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$94,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,850 – $159,99030
2Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$85,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,850 – $99,55060
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$83,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,510 – $129,990320
4Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$82,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,080 – $112,26050
5Construction and Building Inspectors$77,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,470 – $97,07040
6First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$76,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,950 – $107,89080
7Respiratory Therapists$74,040
Associate's degree
$63,780 – $92,36040
8Computer Network Support Specialists$72,030
Associate's degree
$53,520 – $100,18040
9First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$71,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,100 – $95,300380
10Food Service Managers$71,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,100 – $120,71050
11Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$69,240
Associate's degree
$41,690 – $92,86050
12Mechanical Drafters$67,660
Associate's degree
$63,250 – $104,30050
13Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$67,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,120 – $79,670240
14Maintenance Workers, Machinery$65,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,280 – $65,66070
15Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$65,660
Associate's degree
$44,420 – $72,23040
16Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$64,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,330 – $78,85050
17Dental Hygienists$64,620
Associate's degree
$56,680 – $81,70070
18Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$64,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,010 – $89,06040
19First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$63,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,610 – $98,380150
20Postal Service Clerks$63,640
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,03030
21Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$63,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,380 – $75,00060
22Industrial Machinery Mechanics$62,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,090 – $78,500230
23First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$61,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,630 – $118,66050
24Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,080
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,710 – $76,440200
25Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$60,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,020 – $74,46050
26Physical Therapist Assistants$60,560
Associate's degree
$30,210 – $81,99050
27Paralegals and Legal Assistants$60,540
Associate's degree
$35,620 – $81,33080
28Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$59,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,960 – $71,100660
29Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$59,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,630 – $107,84090
30Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$59,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,940 – $78,56050
31First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,730 – $90,530370
32Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$59,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,500 – $93,340180
33Computer User Support Specialists$59,140
Some college, no degree
$34,650 – $89,110260
34Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$59,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,990 – $80,790340
35Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$58,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,790 – $123,010360
36Postal Service Mail Carriers$57,910
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $83,740140
37Machinists$57,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,020 – $66,33070
38Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$57,460
Associate's degree
$33,660 – $75,27050
39Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$55,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,190 – $78,450160
40First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$54,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,660 – $88,560140
41Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$54,950
Associate's degree
$47,940 – $64,940240
42Procurement Clerks$54,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,940 – $63,27040
43Electricians$54,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,600 – $72,340300
44Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$53,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,960 – $62,780130
45Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$53,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,270 – $71,53050
46Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$52,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,300 – $71,28040
47Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$51,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,690 – $74,56060
48Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$51,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,410 – $103,860230
49Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$50,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,080 – $79,870110
50Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,210 – $73,270560

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

#	Occupation	MedianElizabethtown, KY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$94,820	$53,850 – $159,990	30
2	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$85,700	$45,850 – $99,550	60
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,140	$51,510 – $129,990	320
4	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,200	$59,080 – $112,260	50
5	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,580	$47,470 – $97,070	40
6	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,800	$64,950 – $107,890	80
7	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$74,040	$63,780 – $92,360	40
8	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$72,030	$53,520 – $100,180	40
9	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,620	$45,100 – $95,300	380
10	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,490	$58,100 – $120,710	50
11	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$69,240	$41,690 – $92,860	50
12	Mechanical DraftersAssociate's degree	$67,660	$63,250 – $104,300	50
13	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,510	$44,120 – $79,670	240
14	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,660	$51,280 – $65,660	70
15	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$65,660	$44,420 – $72,230	40
16	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,710	$41,330 – $78,850	50
17	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$64,620	$56,680 – $81,700	70
18	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,320	$46,010 – $89,060	40
19	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,730	$43,610 – $98,380	150
20	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$63,640	$42,600 – $75,030	30
21	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,170	$43,380 – $75,000	60
22	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,450	$44,090 – $78,500	230
23	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,750	$47,630 – $118,660	50
24	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,080	$49,710 – $76,440	200
25	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,780	$49,020 – $74,460	50
26	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$60,560	$30,210 – $81,990	50
27	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$60,540	$35,620 – $81,330	80
28	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,900	$48,960 – $71,100	660
29	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,800	$29,630 – $107,840	90
30	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,390	$49,940 – $78,560	50
31	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,340	$37,730 – $90,530	370
32	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,250	$41,500 – $93,340	180
33	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$59,140	$34,650 – $89,110	260
34	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,030	$44,990 – $80,790	340
35	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,540	$33,790 – $123,010	360
36	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$57,910	$42,390 – $83,740	140
37	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,480	$38,020 – $66,330	70
38	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$57,460	$33,660 – $75,270	50
39	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,740	$34,190 – $78,450	160
40	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,990	$35,660 – $88,560	140
41	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$54,950	$47,940 – $64,940	240
42	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,950	$49,940 – $63,270	40
43	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,460	$37,600 – $72,340	300
44	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,290	$37,960 – $62,780	130
45	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,290	$32,270 – $71,530	50
46	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,420	$36,300 – $71,280	40
47	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,720	$34,690 – $74,560	60
48	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,360	$33,410 – $103,860	230
49	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,960	$43,080 – $79,870	110
50	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,680	$37,210 – $73,270	560

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