High paying jobs in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC 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 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC run 2.0% below the national average (2024), so a Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC salary is worth about 1.02× 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, Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$104,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$79,370 – $126,44050
2Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$101,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,710 – $204,73050
3Dental Hygienists$90,660
Associate's degree
$66,770 – $97,810160
4First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$85,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,560 – $133,16090
5First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$83,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$57,570 – $122,05090
6Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$79,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,670 – $123,83040
7Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$78,500
Associate's degree
$71,780 – $110,55030
8Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$77,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,610 – $98,48080
9Lodging Managers$76,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,040 – $132,62070
10Real Estate Sales Agents$76,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,560 – $195,880420
11Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$76,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,790 – $84,01060
12First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$76,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,060 – $105,730580
13First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$75,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,110 – $116,820390
14First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,900 – $108,130140
15Food Service Managers$74,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,660 – $124,480320
16Computer Network Support Specialists$74,180
Associate's degree
$38,850 – $112,99080
17Chefs and Head Cooks$73,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,060 – $102,220240
18Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$69,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,240 – $135,840380
19Postal Service Clerks$68,670
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $76,36050
20Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$64,620
Associate's degree
$52,000 – $82,470130
21Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,830 – $78,340250
22Surgical Technologists$62,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,820 – $80,06040
23Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$62,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,800 – $101,42070
24Massage Therapists$62,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$17,100 – $102,800140
25Computer User Support Specialists$61,930
Some college, no degree
$36,470 – $135,940200
26Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$61,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,160 – $149,990530
27Medical Records Specialists$61,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,710 – $77,360100
28Insurance Sales Agents$60,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,420 – $117,490240
29Brokerage Clerks$60,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,440 – $141,75040
30Postal Service Mail Carriers$60,880
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $83,740180
31Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$60,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,480 – $76,94070
32Architectural and Civil Drafters$60,880
Associate's degree
$47,470 – $97,29050
33First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$60,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,450 – $79,690260
34Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,300 – $81,15070
35Advertising Sales Agents$59,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,540 – $119,15050
36Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$59,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,790 – $97,62090
37Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$59,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,080 – $81,000540
38First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,160 – $88,480960
39First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$59,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,590 – $78,420160
40Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$58,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,360 – $63,500130
41Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$58,280
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,090 – $74,620420
42Physical Therapist Assistants$58,190
Associate's degree
$37,820 – $80,63070
43Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$57,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,200 – $76,18030
44First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$57,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,970 – $87,770220
45Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$57,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,700 – $82,930160
46Correctional Officers and Jailers$57,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,790 – $70,350100
47Electricians$57,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,090 – $73,860220
48Industrial Machinery Mechanics$56,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $75,74060
49Construction and Building Inspectors$56,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,100 – $82,970120
50Glaziers$54,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,430 – $73,01050

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

#	Occupation	MedianHilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$104,880	$79,370 – $126,440	50
2	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,830	$53,710 – $204,730	50
3	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$90,660	$66,770 – $97,810	160
4	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$85,120	$48,560 – $133,160	90
5	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$83,780	$57,570 – $122,050	90
6	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,000	$46,670 – $123,830	40
7	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$78,500	$71,780 – $110,550	30
8	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,540	$50,610 – $98,480	80
9	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,940	$40,040 – $132,620	70
10	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,820	$39,560 – $195,880	420
11	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,780	$60,790 – $84,010	60
12	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,620	$54,060 – $105,730	580
13	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,390	$46,110 – $116,820	390
14	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,370	$48,900 – $108,130	140
15	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,870	$53,660 – $124,480	320
16	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$74,180	$38,850 – $112,990	80
17	Chefs and Head CooksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,690	$53,060 – $102,220	240
18	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,990	$45,240 – $135,840	380
19	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$68,670	$42,600 – $76,360	50
20	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$64,620	$52,000 – $82,470	130
21	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,270	$51,830 – $78,340	250
22	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,810	$42,820 – $80,060	40
23	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,270	$46,800 – $101,420	70
24	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,120	$17,100 – $102,800	140
25	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$61,930	$36,470 – $135,940	200
26	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,860	$32,160 – $149,990	530
27	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,520	$40,710 – $77,360	100
28	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,980	$36,420 – $117,490	240
29	Brokerage ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,890	$50,440 – $141,750	40
30	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$60,880	$42,390 – $83,740	180
31	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,880	$45,480 – $76,940	70
32	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$60,880	$47,470 – $97,290	50
33	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,860	$41,450 – $79,690	260
34	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,130	$42,300 – $81,150	70
35	Advertising Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,770	$46,540 – $119,150	50
36	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,310	$37,790 – $97,620	90
37	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,240	$48,080 – $81,000	540
38	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,090	$39,160 – $88,480	960
39	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,090	$33,590 – $78,420	160
40	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,500	$35,360 – $63,500	130
41	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,280	$39,090 – $74,620	420
42	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$58,190	$37,820 – $80,630	70
43	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,600	$36,200 – $76,180	30
44	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,320	$40,970 – $87,770	220
45	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,190	$43,700 – $82,930	160
46	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,100	$43,790 – $70,350	100
47	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,030	$45,090 – $73,860	220
48	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,910	$37,440 – $75,740	60
49	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,160	$40,100 – $82,970	120
50	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,950	$41,430 – $73,010	50

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC. 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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