High paying jobs in Harrisonburg, VA that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Harrisonburg, VA 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 Harrisonburg, VA run 5.1% below the national average (2024), so a Harrisonburg, VA salary is worth about 1.05× 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, Harrisonburg, VA · Employed

1Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$105,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$79,050 – $182,81040
2Dental Hygienists$100,620
Associate's degree
$82,110 – $123,530100
3First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$81,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,710 – $108,94040
4First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$79,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,230 – $119,250340
5Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$76,210
Associate's degree
$59,930 – $97,08030
6First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$73,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,900 – $99,310490
7Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$69,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,230 – $125,59070
8Food Service Managers$69,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,230 – $93,93070
9First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$68,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,030 – $97,110540
10First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$67,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,130 – $99,270450
11First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$67,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,120 – $80,040330
12Food Batchmakers$66,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,960 – $66,330200
13Industrial Machinery Mechanics$64,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,170 – $89,430400
14Postal Service Clerks$64,670
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,03040
15Printing Press Operators$64,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,540 – $66,160130
16First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$63,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,650 – $95,96060
17Chefs and Head Cooks$63,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,220 – $81,59060
18Opticians, Dispensing$62,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,970 – $79,09030
19Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$62,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,760 – $78,630100
20Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$61,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,720 – $87,87080
21Electricians$61,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,460 – $79,360370
22Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$61,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,980 – $102,100310
23Construction and Building Inspectors$60,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,650 – $90,33060
24Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$60,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,740 – $78,500330
25Postal Service Mail Carriers$60,550
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $83,740130
26Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,260 – $79,310250
27Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$60,210
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,340 – $77,780340
28Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$59,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,520 – $64,57030
29Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$59,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,110 – $119,660430
30Computer User Support Specialists$59,310
Some college, no degree
$38,780 – $85,640190
31Insurance Sales Agents$58,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,960 – $135,940100
32Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,660
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,150 – $71,9201,290
33First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$58,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,890 – $77,33050
34Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$58,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,960 – $76,230230
35Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$58,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,480 – $80,66080
36Structural Iron and Steel Workers$57,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,520 – $74,21050
37Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$56,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,850 – $69,78050
38Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$56,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,380 – $87,140120
39Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$54,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,230 – $78,790140
40Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$53,440
No formal educational credential
$36,850 – $62,5901,040
41Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$52,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,710 – $80,120240
42Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$52,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,790 – $76,690340
43Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$51,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,140 – $74,220110
44Computer Network Support Specialists$51,350
Associate's degree
$39,150 – $83,35070
45Correctional Officers and Jailers$50,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,670 – $56,020100
46Paralegals and Legal Assistants$50,870
Associate's degree
$41,320 – $79,900110
47Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,830 – $76,360780
48Automotive Body and Related Repairers$49,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,260 – $95,72080
49Machinists$49,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,210 – $73,57060
50Highway Maintenance Workers$49,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,760 – $58,89080

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

#	Occupation	MedianHarrisonburg, VA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,650	$79,050 – $182,810	40
2	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$100,620	$82,110 – $123,530	100
3	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,440	$66,710 – $108,940	40
4	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,900	$54,230 – $119,250	340
5	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$76,210	$59,930 – $97,080	30
6	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,460	$46,900 – $99,310	490
7	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,380	$49,230 – $125,590	70
8	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,300	$50,230 – $93,930	70
9	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,800	$45,030 – $97,110	540
10	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,350	$49,130 – $99,270	450
11	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,300	$41,120 – $80,040	330
12	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,330	$35,960 – $66,330	200
13	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,990	$50,170 – $89,430	400
14	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$64,670	$42,600 – $75,030	40
15	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,180	$36,540 – $66,160	130
16	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,550	$49,650 – $95,960	60
17	Chefs and Head CooksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,270	$37,220 – $81,590	60
18	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,980	$40,970 – $79,090	30
19	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,730	$46,760 – $78,630	100
20	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,970	$43,720 – $87,870	80
21	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,880	$37,460 – $79,360	370
22	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,120	$34,980 – $102,100	310
23	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,930	$45,650 – $90,330	60
24	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,830	$49,740 – $78,500	330
25	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$60,550	$42,390 – $83,740	130
26	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,450	$42,260 – $79,310	250
27	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,210	$39,340 – $77,780	340
28	Occupational Health and Safety TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,550	$39,520 – $64,570	30
29	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,370	$37,110 – $119,660	430
30	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$59,310	$38,780 – $85,640	190
31	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,950	$43,960 – $135,940	100
32	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,660	$44,150 – $71,920	1,290
33	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,510	$42,890 – $77,330	50
34	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,260	$47,960 – $76,230	230
35	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,040	$42,480 – $80,660	80
36	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,720	$49,520 – $74,210	50
37	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,800	$44,850 – $69,780	50
38	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,380	$27,380 – $87,140	120
39	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,870	$38,230 – $78,790	140
40	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$53,440	$36,850 – $62,590	1,040
41	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,290	$39,710 – $80,120	240
42	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,260	$34,790 – $76,690	340
43	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,870	$35,140 – $74,220	110
44	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$51,350	$39,150 – $83,350	70
45	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,950	$47,670 – $56,020	100
46	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$50,870	$41,320 – $79,900	110
47	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,350	$34,830 – $76,360	780
48	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,920	$35,260 – $95,720	80
49	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,900	$39,210 – $73,570	60
50	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,750	$46,760 – $58,890	80

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