High paying jobs in Jackson, TN that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Jackson, TN 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 Jackson, TN run 14.5% below the national average (2024), so a Jackson, TN salary is worth about 1.17× 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, Jackson, TN · Employed

1Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$83,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,840 – $167,590120
2Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$82,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,450 – $97,96070
3Dental Hygienists$82,750
Associate's degree
$65,630 – $91,990110
4Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,000
Associate's degree
$68,220 – $85,88090
5Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$80,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,970 – $100,380110
6Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$76,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,540 – $91,49050
7Industrial Machinery Mechanics$76,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,950 – $95,250630
8First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$75,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,690 – $116,900460
9Detectives and Criminal Investigators$75,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,010 – $149,280100
10First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$71,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,100 – $129,85090
11Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$69,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,400 – $102,91080
12First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$69,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,820 – $99,790430
13Chefs and Head Cooks$69,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,520 – $89,59060
14First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$67,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,360 – $109,160240
15Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$66,000
Associate's degree
$48,360 – $75,630120
16Respiratory Therapists$65,310
Associate's degree
$52,400 – $74,990110
17Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$65,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,020 – $98,85080
18Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$64,620
Associate's degree
$52,130 – $78,220160
19Insurance Sales Agents$64,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,790 – $227,510190
20Postal Service Clerks$64,290
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,03060
21Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$63,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,080 – $77,28040
22First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$63,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,070 – $101,160850
23Sheet Metal Workers$63,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,100 – $83,30040
24Maintenance Workers, Machinery$62,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,780 – $76,00050
25Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,440 – $79,83050
26First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$61,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,120 – $96,810330
27Food Service Managers$61,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,370 – $89,65080
28First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,550 – $98,2301,040
29Physical Therapist Assistants$60,980
Associate's degree
$50,420 – $79,510120
30Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$60,680
Associate's degree
$22,170 – $82,94040
31Electricians$60,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,650 – $81,660520
32Computer Network Support Specialists$60,010
Associate's degree
$44,880 – $97,74040
33Millwrights$59,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,760 – $66,11040
34Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$59,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,240 – $113,690590
35Crane and Tower Operators$59,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,620 – $76,31070
36Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$59,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,060 – $79,970120
37Surgical Technologists$59,090
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,610 – $79,57070
38Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,010
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $82,740200
39Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$58,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,490 – $75,230110
40Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$58,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,950 – $71,06080
41Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$58,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,570 – $76,94040
42Chemical Technicians$57,390
Associate's degree
$43,680 – $81,78030
43Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$57,270
Associate's degree
$56,220 – $69,47040
44Tool and Die Makers$57,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,420 – $71,910110
45Medical Records Specialists$57,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,560 – $81,02090
46Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$55,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,780 – $80,530100
47Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$55,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,610 – $72,610210
48Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$55,160
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,530 – $76,1101,870
49Construction and Building Inspectors$54,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,070 – $81,19060
50Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$54,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,540 – $77,370260

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

#	Occupation	MedianJackson, TN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,130	$44,840 – $167,590	120
2	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$82,800	$45,450 – $97,960	70
3	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$82,750	$65,630 – $91,990	110
4	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$82,000	$68,220 – $85,880	90
5	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,940	$53,970 – $100,380	110
6	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,480	$47,540 – $91,490	50
7	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,260	$46,950 – $95,250	630
8	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,860	$48,690 – $116,900	460
9	Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,610	$58,010 – $149,280	100
10	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,380	$32,100 – $129,850	90
11	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$69,950	$48,400 – $102,910	80
12	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,890	$47,820 – $99,790	430
13	Chefs and Head CooksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,280	$40,520 – $89,590	60
14	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,300	$58,360 – $109,160	240
15	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$66,000	$48,360 – $75,630	120
16	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$65,310	$52,400 – $74,990	110
17	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,300	$46,020 – $98,850	80
18	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$64,620	$52,130 – $78,220	160
19	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,310	$36,790 – $227,510	190
20	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$64,290	$42,600 – $75,030	60
21	Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,900	$36,080 – $77,280	40
22	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,550	$49,070 – $101,160	850
23	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,300	$36,100 – $83,300	40
24	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,890	$40,780 – $76,000	50
25	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,830	$48,440 – $79,830	50
26	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,720	$42,120 – $96,810	330
27	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,380	$52,370 – $89,650	80
28	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,270	$40,550 – $98,230	1,040
29	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$60,980	$50,420 – $79,510	120
30	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$60,680	$22,170 – $82,940	40
31	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,360	$37,650 – $81,660	520
32	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$60,010	$44,880 – $97,740	40
33	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,670	$42,760 – $66,110	40
34	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,560	$35,240 – $113,690	590
35	Crane and Tower OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,410	$42,620 – $76,310	70
36	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,160	$45,060 – $79,970	120
37	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,090	$47,610 – $79,570	70
38	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,010	$42,390 – $82,740	200
39	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,950	$35,490 – $75,230	110
40	Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,490	$42,950 – $71,060	80
41	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,310	$40,570 – $76,940	40
42	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$57,390	$43,680 – $81,780	30
43	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$57,270	$56,220 – $69,470	40
44	Tool and Die MakersPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,240	$46,420 – $71,910	110
45	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,150	$37,560 – $81,020	90
46	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,750	$37,780 – $80,530	100
47	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,690	$39,610 – $72,610	210
48	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,160	$37,530 – $76,110	1,870
49	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,450	$43,070 – $81,190	60
50	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$54,150	$39,540 – $77,370	260

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