High paying jobs in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 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 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL run 15.2% below the national average (2024), so a Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL salary is worth about 1.18× 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, Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$90,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$82,970 – $96,400110
2Machinists$82,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,060 – $105,370160
3Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$81,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,570 – $110,74040
4First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$76,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,740 – $115,17070
5Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$72,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,410 – $87,03070
6First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$71,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,390 – $108,260370
7Structural Iron and Steel Workers$69,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,570 – $79,90060
8Postal Service Clerks$68,620
No formal educational credential
$55,660 – $76,36030
9Tool and Die Makers$68,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,720 – $75,63050
10Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$68,030
Associate's degree
$43,680 – $86,48050
11Chemical Technicians$64,070
Associate's degree
$39,780 – $78,72030
12First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$63,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,950 – $95,380450
13First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$62,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,240 – $100,180670
14Insurance Sales Agents$61,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,860 – $97,300160
15Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$61,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,720 – $122,620580
16Food Service Managers$60,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,680 – $93,260140
17Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$60,790
Associate's degree
$31,320 – $84,590120
18First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$60,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,570 – $100,81060
19Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$60,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,730 – $83,120340
20Electricians$59,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,670 – $98,470570
21Physical Therapist Assistants$59,700
Associate's degree
$49,430 – $78,07080
22Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$59,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,010 – $84,57040
23Industrial Machinery Mechanics$59,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,510 – $81,180580
24Dental Hygienists$58,660
Associate's degree
$46,580 – $61,43080
25Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$58,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,660 – $89,58040
26Postal Service Mail Carriers$58,410
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040190
27Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$58,100
Associate's degree
$32,230 – $93,08060
28First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$57,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,150 – $92,490330
29Occupational Therapy Assistants$57,450
Associate's degree
$47,170 – $79,40030
30First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$57,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,400 – $84,620500
31Automotive Body and Related Repairers$56,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,820 – $80,01080
32Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$56,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,020 – $75,810110
33Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$56,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,800 – $77,730310
34Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$55,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,510 – $65,640320
35Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$55,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,430 – $67,23060
36Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$54,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,020 – $97,86080
37First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$52,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,490 – $75,46080
38Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$52,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,610 – $83,44060
39Carpenters$51,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,430 – $77,160170
40Tree Trimmers and Pruners$50,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,560 – $56,97060
41Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$50,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,220 – $83,29060
42Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$50,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,380 – $105,370130
43Logging Equipment Operators$49,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,660 – $82,49040
44Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$49,610
No formal educational credential
$35,070 – $62,030360
45Computer User Support Specialists$49,120
Some college, no degree
$35,550 – $70,190110
46Surgical Technologists$49,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,550 – $62,35070
47Architectural and Civil Drafters$48,520
Associate's degree
$35,790 – $70,04030
48Driver/Sales Workers$48,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,590 – $60,670130
49Painters, Construction and Maintenance$48,190
No formal educational credential
$36,550 – $48,19080
50Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,140
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,680 – $71,550830

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

#	Occupation	MedianFlorence-Muscle Shoals, AL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$90,000	$82,970 – $96,400	110
2	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,690	$35,060 – $105,370	160
3	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,700	$38,570 – $110,740	40
4	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,050	$46,740 – $115,170	70
5	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,010	$40,410 – $87,030	70
6	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,450	$44,390 – $108,260	370
7	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,530	$41,570 – $79,900	60
8	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$68,620	$55,660 – $76,360	30
9	Tool and Die MakersPostsecondary nondegree award	$68,290	$47,720 – $75,630	50
10	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$68,030	$43,680 – $86,480	50
11	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$64,070	$39,780 – $78,720	30
12	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,520	$43,950 – $95,380	450
13	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,760	$48,240 – $100,180	670
14	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,590	$30,860 – $97,300	160
15	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,490	$36,720 – $122,620	580
16	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,950	$46,680 – $93,260	140
17	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$60,790	$31,320 – $84,590	120
18	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,610	$45,570 – $100,810	60
19	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,590	$36,730 – $83,120	340
20	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,770	$36,670 – $98,470	570
21	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$59,700	$49,430 – $78,070	80
22	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,390	$46,010 – $84,570	40
23	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,370	$39,510 – $81,180	580
24	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$58,660	$46,580 – $61,430	80
25	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,450	$39,660 – $89,580	40
26	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$58,410	$42,390 – $81,040	190
27	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$58,100	$32,230 – $93,080	60
28	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,850	$32,150 – $92,490	330
29	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$57,450	$47,170 – $79,400	30
30	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,330	$38,400 – $84,620	500
31	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,690	$36,820 – $80,010	80
32	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,510	$47,020 – $75,810	110
33	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,010	$36,800 – $77,730	310
34	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,360	$39,510 – $65,640	320
35	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,360	$37,430 – $67,230	60
36	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,990	$37,020 – $97,860	80
37	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,710	$39,490 – $75,460	80
38	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,550	$38,610 – $83,440	60
39	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,740	$35,430 – $77,160	170
40	Tree Trimmers and PrunersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,960	$40,560 – $56,970	60
41	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,930	$36,220 – $83,290	60
42	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,410	$37,380 – $105,370	130
43	Logging Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,990	$36,660 – $82,490	40
44	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$49,610	$35,070 – $62,030	360
45	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$49,120	$35,550 – $70,190	110
46	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,060	$36,550 – $62,350	70
47	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$48,520	$35,790 – $70,040	30
48	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,190	$24,590 – $60,670	130
49	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$48,190	$36,550 – $48,190	80
50	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,140	$35,680 – $71,550	830

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL. 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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