High paying jobs in Eugene-Springfield, OR that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Eugene-Springfield, OR 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 Eugene-Springfield, OR run 1.6% above the national average (2024), so a Eugene-Springfield, OR salary is worth about 0.98× 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, Eugene-Springfield, OR · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$140,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$97,530 – $151,780120
2First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$125,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$98,970 – $156,090100
3Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$112,370
Associate's degree
$93,570 – $127,35050
4Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$110,120
Associate's degree
$64,640 – $133,62090
5Dental Hygienists$106,600
Associate's degree
$105,640 – $124,070340
6Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$96,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,390 – $152,650180
7Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$96,660
Associate's degree
$66,540 – $117,410260
8Electricians$94,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,420 – $122,700750
9Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$92,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$74,510 – $104,460360
10First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$90,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,060 – $125,220520
11First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$88,840
Postsecondary nondegree award
$82,150 – $113,290120
12Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$88,380
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,220 – $123,65060
13Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$86,180
Associate's degree
$41,740 – $137,25050
14Respiratory Therapists$85,930
Associate's degree
$73,710 – $108,480120
15Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$85,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,910 – $115,17070
16Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$84,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,520 – $102,500210
17Massage Therapists$83,880
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,580 – $96,750180
18First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$82,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,590 – $122,200550
19Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$81,790
Associate's degree
$65,150 – $99,79050
20Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$81,260
Associate's degree
$51,260 – $103,23060
21Correctional Officers and Jailers$79,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$68,300 – $79,630120
22Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$79,530
Associate's degree
$54,590 – $120,30050
23Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$79,440
Associate's degree
$53,050 – $97,81080
24Surgical Technologists$79,210
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,150 – $104,450110
25Construction and Building Inspectors$77,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,130 – $101,270130
26Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$77,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,180 – $94,530590
27Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$76,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,660 – $103,66070
28Public Safety Telecommunicators$75,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,240 – $82,59090
29Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$75,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,350 – $81,37050
30Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$74,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,440 – $85,220120
31Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$72,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,050 – $93,110330
32First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$72,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,560 – $106,920170
33Firefighters$72,280
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,800 – $81,880300
34Computer Network Support Specialists$71,870
Associate's degree
$50,040 – $100,13080
35Lodging Managers$71,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,990 – $101,060130
36First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$71,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,350 – $98,8701,040
37Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$71,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,160 – $135,120200
38Industrial Machinery Mechanics$70,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,510 – $91,460560
39Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$70,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,320 – $107,90080
40Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$69,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,270 – $87,990490
41Tree Trimmers and Pruners$68,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,520 – $101,20050
42First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$68,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,580 – $86,99090
43Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$67,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,470 – $98,770190
44Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$65,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,100 – $65,510290
45Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$65,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,360 – $97,900330
46First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$64,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,540 – $98,640750
47Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$64,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,780 – $102,77050
48Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$64,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,770 – $110,3801,230
49Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$64,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,930 – $89,99080
50Paramedics$63,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,700 – $74,73060

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

#	Occupation	MedianEugene-Springfield, OR	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$140,270	$97,530 – $151,780	120
2	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$125,420	$98,970 – $156,090	100
3	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$112,370	$93,570 – $127,350	50
4	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$110,120	$64,640 – $133,620	90
5	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$106,600	$105,640 – $124,070	340
6	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,900	$65,390 – $152,650	180
7	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$96,660	$66,540 – $117,410	260
8	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$94,680	$56,420 – $122,700	750
9	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,780	$74,510 – $104,460	360
10	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$90,280	$59,060 – $125,220	520
11	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$88,840	$82,150 – $113,290	120
12	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$88,380	$59,220 – $123,650	60
13	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$86,180	$41,740 – $137,250	50
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$85,930	$73,710 – $108,480	120
15	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$85,530	$45,910 – $115,170	70
16	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,910	$47,520 – $102,500	210
17	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$83,880	$40,580 – $96,750	180
18	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,870	$57,590 – $122,200	550
19	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$81,790	$65,150 – $99,790	50
20	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$81,260	$51,260 – $103,230	60
21	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,630	$68,300 – $79,630	120
22	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$79,530	$54,590 – $120,300	50
23	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$79,440	$53,050 – $97,810	80
24	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,210	$61,150 – $104,450	110
25	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,860	$51,130 – $101,270	130
26	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,790	$63,180 – $94,530	590
27	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and SearchersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,580	$62,660 – $103,660	70
28	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,740	$60,240 – $82,590	90
29	Tool Grinders, Filers, and SharpenersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,630	$50,350 – $81,370	50
30	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,700	$48,440 – $85,220	120
31	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,630	$55,050 – $93,110	330
32	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,440	$48,560 – $106,920	170
33	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,280	$38,800 – $81,880	300
34	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$71,870	$50,040 – $100,130	80
35	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,590	$44,990 – $101,060	130
36	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,490	$50,350 – $98,870	1,040
37	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,460	$56,160 – $135,120	200
38	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,350	$50,510 – $91,460	560
39	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,250	$56,320 – $107,900	80
40	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,670	$53,270 – $87,990	490
41	Tree Trimmers and PrunersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,290	$46,520 – $101,200	50
42	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,160	$42,580 – $86,990	90
43	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,200	$57,470 – $98,770	190
44	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,510	$47,100 – $65,510	290
45	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,390	$52,360 – $97,900	330
46	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,930	$47,540 – $98,640	750
47	Stationary Engineers and Boiler OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,670	$47,780 – $102,770	50
48	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,310	$43,770 – $110,380	1,230
49	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,300	$37,930 – $89,990	80
50	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,940	$52,700 – $74,730	60

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