High paying jobs in Fairbanks-College, AK that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Fairbanks-College, AK 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 Fairbanks-College, AK run 3.2% above the national average (2024), so a Fairbanks-College, AK salary is worth about 0.97× 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, Fairbanks-College, AK · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$137,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,640 – $193,48050
2Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$133,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$69,890 – $139,75040
3Dental Hygienists$131,860
Associate's degree
$81,490 – $137,30070
4Massage Therapists$130,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,120 – $159,62050
5Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$105,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$78,500 – $146,760110
6Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$104,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,200 – $109,050260
7First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$103,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,420 – $130,880330
8Commercial Pilots$103,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$91,200 – $133,81060
9Air Traffic Controllers$103,230
Associate's degree
$84,490 – $143,06080
10Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$100,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,100 – $100,73060
11Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$99,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,200 – $106,92040
12First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$98,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,170 – $129,060340
13Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$97,990
Postsecondary nondegree award
$75,290 – $110,30030
14Electricians$97,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,210 – $106,080260
15Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$97,860
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,370 – $103,28060
16Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$96,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,600 – $121,130200
17Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$94,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,400 – $94,60060
18Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$93,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,310 – $105,80090
19Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$92,410
No formal educational credential
$92,410 – $123,88040
20Industrial Machinery Mechanics$91,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,610 – $101,780130
21Real Estate Sales Agents$89,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,960 – $110,22040
22Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$89,170
Associate's degree
$50,780 – $115,03050
23Power Plant Operators$88,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,880 – $113,39060
24Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$86,530
Associate's degree
$53,560 – $98,63030
25First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$85,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,800 – $128,09070
26Carpenters$84,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,450 – $152,370280
27Food Service Managers$84,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,980 – $111,28060
28Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$82,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,210 – $101,080430
29Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$81,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,210 – $105,650130
30Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$80,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,980 – $109,94070
31First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$78,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,580 – $103,52060
32Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$78,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,080 – $127,09030
33Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$76,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$57,050 – $78,810590
34Sheet Metal Workers$75,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,800 – $116,83050
35Surgical Technologists$75,640
Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,140 – $92,31030
36First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$73,690
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,690 – $114,55050
37First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$73,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,720 – $97,910540
38Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$72,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,620 – $93,320130
39Paralegals and Legal Assistants$71,390
Associate's degree
$59,800 – $97,35060
40Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$68,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,100 – $89,81040
41Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$66,350
Associate's degree
$50,590 – $86,64040
42Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$64,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,290 – $86,130150
43Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$64,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,240 – $84,18050
44Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$63,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,950 – $78,23040
45Computer User Support Specialists$62,970
Some college, no degree
$45,870 – $87,510100
46Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$62,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,250 – $91,100380
47Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$62,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,920 – $123,31080
48Library Technicians$61,960
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,040 – $74,73050
49Automotive Body and Related Repairers$61,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,790 – $75,62080
50First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$61,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,590 – $114,810200

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

#	Occupation	MedianFairbanks-College, AK	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$137,880	$65,640 – $193,480	50
2	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$133,220	$69,890 – $139,750	40
3	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$131,860	$81,490 – $137,300	70
4	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$130,590	$34,120 – $159,620	50
5	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,370	$78,500 – $146,760	110
6	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$104,000	$65,200 – $109,050	260
7	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$103,570	$65,420 – $130,880	330
8	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$103,570	$91,200 – $133,810	60
9	Air Traffic ControllersAssociate's degree	$103,230	$84,490 – $143,060	80
10	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,680	$49,100 – $100,730	60
11	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$99,840	$52,200 – $106,920	40
12	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$98,110	$61,170 – $129,060	340
13	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$97,990	$75,290 – $110,300	30
14	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,860	$60,210 – $106,080	260
15	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$97,860	$60,370 – $103,280	60
16	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,670	$61,600 – $121,130	200
17	Earth Drillers, Except Oil and GasHigh school diploma or equivalent	$94,600	$62,400 – $94,600	60
18	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$93,820	$54,310 – $105,800	90
19	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$92,410	$92,410 – $123,880	40
20	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,330	$61,610 – $101,780	130
21	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,840	$48,960 – $110,220	40
22	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$89,170	$50,780 – $115,030	50
23	Power Plant OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$88,870	$54,880 – $113,390	60
24	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$86,530	$53,560 – $98,630	30
25	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$85,650	$56,800 – $128,090	70
26	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,970	$53,450 – $152,370	280
27	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,610	$45,980 – $111,280	60
28	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,390	$65,210 – $101,080	430
29	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,520	$47,210 – $105,650	130
30	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,210	$57,980 – $109,940	70
31	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,480	$51,580 – $103,520	60
32	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,310	$48,080 – $127,090	30
33	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,560	$57,050 – $78,810	590
34	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,750	$48,800 – $116,830	50
35	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,640	$54,140 – $92,310	30
36	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$73,690	$46,690 – $114,550	50
37	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,620	$50,720 – $97,910	540
38	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,970	$52,620 – $93,320	130
39	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$71,390	$59,800 – $97,350	60
40	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,180	$38,100 – $89,810	40
41	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$66,350	$50,590 – $86,640	40
42	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,310	$50,290 – $86,130	150
43	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,240	$49,240 – $84,180	50
44	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,860	$46,950 – $78,230	40
45	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$62,970	$45,870 – $87,510	100
46	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,520	$37,250 – $91,100	380
47	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,130	$42,920 – $123,310	80
48	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,960	$47,040 – $74,730	50
49	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,820	$45,790 – $75,620	80
50	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,630	$43,590 – $114,810	200

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Fairbanks-College, AK. 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.

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