High paying jobs in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 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 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS run 10.0% below the national average (2024), so a Gulfport-Biloxi, MS salary is worth about 1.11× 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, Gulfport-Biloxi, MS · Employed

1Gambling Managers$121,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$78,490 – $195,12060
2Power Plant Operators$104,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,330 – $107,330110
3Air Traffic Controllers$99,800
Associate's degree
$61,570 – $132,60050
4Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$93,640
Associate's degree
$65,970 – $117,39080
5Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$90,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,330 – $159,430200
6Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$82,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,240 – $85,520290
7Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$81,330
Associate's degree
$62,390 – $115,210260
8Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$81,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,260 – $137,86090
9First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$81,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,000 – $111,4801,010
10Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$79,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,890 – $102,240280
11Mechanical Drafters$78,640
Associate's degree
$50,760 – $126,43090
12Lodging Managers$76,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,880 – $107,66080
13First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$75,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,890 – $95,6701,200
14Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$74,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,580 – $88,340300
15Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$74,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,070 – $93,310100
16Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$73,940
Associate's degree
$56,950 – $79,14070
17Dental Hygienists$73,500
Associate's degree
$64,270 – $90,990160
18Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$71,770
Associate's degree
$64,300 – $84,44060
19First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$69,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,160 – $104,480910
20Industrial Machinery Mechanics$69,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,150 – $85,480330
21Respiratory Therapists$66,660
Associate's degree
$51,780 – $89,850190
22First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$66,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,550 – $105,470170
23Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$65,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,580 – $99,960290
24Transportation Security Screeners$65,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,110 – $69,24050
25Crane and Tower Operators$64,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,480 – $64,520140
26Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$63,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,600 – $68,160300
27Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$63,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,410 – $93,730600
28Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$63,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,960 – $63,4402,220
29Machinists$63,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,760 – $63,470420
30Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$63,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,890 – $63,180700
31Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$63,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,630 – $72,3901,240
32Sheet Metal Workers$62,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,060 – $62,650500
33Postal Service Clerks$62,610
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,03080
34Electricians$62,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,380 – $69,6202,010
35Computer Network Support Specialists$62,270
Associate's degree
$44,760 – $82,890140
36First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$62,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,410 – $84,120350
37Food Service Managers$61,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,110 – $112,220350
38Physical Therapist Assistants$61,820
Associate's degree
$31,340 – $76,470190
39Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,400 – $91,270200
40Paramedics$61,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,680 – $74,41090
41Occupational Therapy Assistants$61,120
Associate's degree
$47,030 – $83,20060
42Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$60,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,480 – $83,240140
43Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$60,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,250 – $97,470180
44Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$60,000
Associate's degree
$47,010 – $81,250320
45Tutors$59,150
Some college, no degree
$27,550 – $72,430170
46First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$58,860
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,920 – $73,070350
47First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$58,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,100 – $85,9701,890
48Architectural and Civil Drafters$57,940
Associate's degree
$40,390 – $87,26050
49First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$57,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,720 – $77,290600
50Postal Service Mail Carriers$57,700
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040440

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

#	Occupation	MedianGulfport-Biloxi, MS	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Gambling ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$121,420	$78,490 – $195,120	60
2	Power Plant OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$104,190	$66,330 – $107,330	110
3	Air Traffic ControllersAssociate's degree	$99,800	$61,570 – $132,600	50
4	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$93,640	$65,970 – $117,390	80
5	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$90,770	$52,330 – $159,430	200
6	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,050	$42,240 – $85,520	290
7	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$81,330	$62,390 – $115,210	260
8	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water VesselsPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,290	$31,260 – $137,860	90
9	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,260	$53,000 – $111,480	1,010
10	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,250	$52,890 – $102,240	280
11	Mechanical DraftersAssociate's degree	$78,640	$50,760 – $126,430	90
12	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,990	$40,880 – $107,660	80
13	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,850	$48,890 – $95,670	1,200
14	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,460	$60,580 – $88,340	300
15	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,460	$38,070 – $93,310	100
16	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$73,940	$56,950 – $79,140	70
17	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$73,500	$64,270 – $90,990	160
18	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$71,770	$64,300 – $84,440	60
19	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,720	$42,160 – $104,480	910
20	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,200	$47,150 – $85,480	330
21	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$66,660	$51,780 – $89,850	190
22	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,080	$39,550 – $105,470	170
23	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,960	$39,580 – $99,960	290
24	Transportation Security ScreenersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,170	$61,110 – $69,240	50
25	Crane and Tower OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,520	$52,480 – $64,520	140
26	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,640	$45,600 – $68,160	300
27	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,520	$31,410 – $93,730	600
28	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,440	$38,960 – $63,440	2,220
29	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,330	$47,760 – $63,470	420
30	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,180	$48,890 – $63,180	700
31	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,040	$39,630 – $72,390	1,240
32	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,650	$39,060 – $62,650	500
33	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$62,610	$42,600 – $75,030	80
34	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,440	$47,380 – $69,620	2,010
35	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$62,270	$44,760 – $82,890	140
36	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,150	$48,410 – $84,120	350
37	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,890	$41,110 – $112,220	350
38	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$61,820	$31,340 – $76,470	190
39	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,580	$48,400 – $91,270	200
40	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,320	$43,680 – $74,410	90
41	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$61,120	$47,030 – $83,200	60
42	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,640	$39,480 – $83,240	140
43	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,100	$39,250 – $97,470	180
44	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$60,000	$47,010 – $81,250	320
45	TutorsSome college, no degree	$59,150	$27,550 – $72,430	170
46	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,860	$36,920 – $73,070	350
47	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,390	$38,100 – $85,970	1,890
48	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$57,940	$40,390 – $87,260	50
49	First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,810	$40,720 – $77,290	600
50	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$57,700	$42,390 – $81,040	440

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS. 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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