High paying jobs in Elmira, NY that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Elmira, NY 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 Elmira, NY run 5.6% below the national average (2024), so a Elmira, NY salary is worth about 1.06× 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, Elmira, NY · Employed

1Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$109,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,700 – $161,24030
2First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$101,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$90,750 – $121,82040
3First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$87,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,220 – $131,72050
4First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$78,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,280 – $114,370140
5First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$78,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,530 – $101,210210
6Correctional Officers and Jailers$76,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,010 – $85,070550
7First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$76,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,970 – $125,950140
8Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$74,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,790 – $104,420150
9Dental Hygienists$73,210
Associate's degree
$69,530 – $81,39040
10Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$72,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,290 – $109,63060
11Construction and Building Inspectors$65,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,410 – $104,58040
12Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$65,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,010 – $117,79070
13Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$65,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,260 – $84,16030
14Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$65,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,190 – $121,140250
15Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$65,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,600 – $89,470170
16Industrial Machinery Mechanics$64,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,840 – $79,700120
17Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$64,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,100 – $119,150140
18First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$64,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,390 – $92,690280
19Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$63,890
Associate's degree
$53,030 – $81,40040
20Chefs and Head Cooks$63,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,810 – $86,78040
21Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,390 – $64,250350
22Highway Maintenance Workers$62,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,860 – $71,89080
23Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$62,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,570 – $84,72080
24Carpenters$61,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,780 – $88,50090
25Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$61,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,820 – $76,11040
26First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$60,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,720 – $88,840110
27Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,190 – $79,36070
28Insurance Sales Agents$60,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,480 – $99,69070
29Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$60,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,510 – $65,400140
30Computer Network Support Specialists$59,940
Associate's degree
$37,810 – $81,09040
31Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$59,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,680 – $110,150110
32Painters, Construction and Maintenance$59,490
No formal educational credential
$38,740 – $98,87090
33Machinists$59,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,330 – $72,030180
34Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$59,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,820 – $86,810120
35Roofers$58,730
No formal educational credential
$39,790 – $60,700120
36Postal Service Mail Carriers$57,470
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,120130
37Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,080
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,010 – $80,560390
38Production Workers, All Other$56,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,900 – $67,77060
39Paralegals and Legal Assistants$56,230
Associate's degree
$39,400 – $81,39050
40Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$55,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,130 – $69,780240
41Computer User Support Specialists$55,060
Some college, no degree
$38,610 – $84,320130
42Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$52,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,400 – $55,99090
43First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$51,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,940 – $84,93040
44Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,000 – $64,440250
45Bus Drivers, School$50,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,310 – $75,390190
46Construction Laborers$49,600
No formal educational credential
$36,470 – $75,210130
47Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,830 – $69,720440
48Dental Assistants$49,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,890 – $57,96040
49Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$48,900
Associate's degree
$36,530 – $55,61050
50Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$48,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,040 – $72,03090

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

#	Occupation	MedianElmira, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$109,980	$65,700 – $161,240	30
2	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,350	$90,750 – $121,820	40
3	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$87,670	$60,220 – $131,720	50
4	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,720	$59,280 – $114,370	140
5	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,350	$50,530 – $101,210	210
6	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,820	$64,010 – $85,070	550
7	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,600	$48,970 – $125,950	140
8	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,270	$55,790 – $104,420	150
9	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$73,210	$69,530 – $81,390	40
10	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,390	$61,290 – $109,630	60
11	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,790	$40,410 – $104,580	40
12	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,760	$37,010 – $117,790	70
13	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,390	$43,260 – $84,160	30
14	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,230	$44,190 – $121,140	250
15	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,180	$38,600 – $89,470	170
16	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,750	$46,840 – $79,700	120
17	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,680	$45,100 – $119,150	140
18	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,120	$45,390 – $92,690	280
19	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$63,890	$53,030 – $81,400	40
20	Chefs and Head CooksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,410	$46,810 – $86,780	40
21	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,390	$53,390 – $64,250	350
22	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,440	$43,860 – $71,890	80
23	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,400	$46,570 – $84,720	80
24	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,190	$46,780 – $88,500	90
25	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,050	$46,820 – $76,110	40
26	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,940	$45,720 – $88,840	110
27	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,450	$45,190 – $79,360	70
28	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,270	$37,480 – $99,690	70
29	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,260	$38,510 – $65,400	140
30	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$59,940	$37,810 – $81,090	40
31	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,760	$35,680 – $110,150	110
32	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$59,490	$38,740 – $98,870	90
33	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,330	$43,330 – $72,030	180
34	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,010	$39,820 – $86,810	120
35	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$58,730	$39,790 – $60,700	120
36	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$57,470	$42,390 – $81,120	130
37	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,080	$39,010 – $80,560	390
38	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,810	$39,900 – $67,770	60
39	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$56,230	$39,400 – $81,390	50
40	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,380	$38,130 – $69,780	240
41	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$55,060	$38,610 – $84,320	130
42	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,460	$36,400 – $55,990	90
43	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,500	$35,940 – $84,930	40
44	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,170	$40,000 – $64,440	250
45	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,370	$46,310 – $75,390	190
46	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$49,600	$36,470 – $75,210	130
47	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,560	$37,830 – $69,720	440
48	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,450	$38,890 – $57,960	40
49	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$48,900	$36,530 – $55,610	50
50	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,820	$46,040 – $72,030	90

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